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Designers and Architects
Posted on 11 April 2010.
Designers and Architects have much in common. We deal with complex and even highly technical design problem, requiring our creative process to solve. We often time find ourselves justifying quality design to our clients. And we geek out on things that the rest of the general public couldn’t care less about, such as typeface or [...]
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Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding
Posted on 29 March 2010.
UPDATE: 4/7/10 The Fresno Bee has caught up with coverage of this fascinating building and interesting sequence of events that led to its discovery. Reporter, George Hostetter wrote the article that is feature on the website and on the front page of today’s paper. Though, you may notice that the story told below starting on March [...]
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Fresno City College Architecture Student Showcase
Posted on 24 March 2010.
The American Institute of Architects Club of Fresno City College are hosting a showcase of architecture student work at the Spectrum Art Gallery tonight. his is a benefit showcase being put on by the students to help raise money for the annual Cal Poly Design Village Competition. Donations will be accepted but the is no fee [...]
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Fulton Corridor Specific Plan Community Advisory Committee Meeting Notes
Posted on 15 March 2010.
Following the development of the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan from the inside, Tim Schulz, will be reporting on his experiences on the Community Advisory Committee. Below are his notes from the 1st public meeting. - Representing Moule & Polyzoides Architects and Urbanists are; Stefanos Polyzoides, David Sargent, and Juan Gomez-Novy Most of what the M & P representatives’ presentation [...]
iBikeFresno
Posted on 14 March 2010.
This video for a PSA was posted on the Fresno County Bicycle Coalition’s website. As an avid bike rider, I’m sharing it with you. In the video, I also appreciate the snippets of Fresno’s built environement that are the setting for the video.
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1st Public Meeting for Fulton Corridor Specific & Downtown Neighborhood Community Plans
Posted on 10 March 2010.
‘m in Portland for National Charrette Institute training. So , unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend the 1st public meeting for the creation of the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan and Downtown Neighborhood Community Plan. Though some discussion has been picking up on twitter. So did you attend? What were your thoughts and observations? I also will [...]
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speaking of façade improvements
Posted on 09 March 2010.
I posted about a bad façade job yesterday. Then today I saw some news in the Business Journal about Fresno County’s façade improvement program. It seems to be pretty effective. [PDF] It was a little reminder that the City of Fresno’s façade improvements are getting more and more behind. I mean if Caruthers businesses are [...]
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Specific Plans
Posted on 04 March 2010.
The days of vague plans for downtown Fresno are over. It’s time to get specific. his is the hope of the Swearengin administration, Downtown Revitalization Department, The Planning and Development Department and a diversity of private citizens. The contract for the Fulton Corridor Specific Plan and the Downtown Neighborhoods Community Plan were approved by Fresno City [...]
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Developer pours millions into downtown landmark but refuses to pay architect
Posted on 02 February 2010.
On the front page of Saturday’s (1/29/10) Fresno Bee there ran another success story of downtown revitalization. However, after I read through the story, there were a few key details that were left out regarding the San Joaquin Light & Power Corporation Building aka International Trade Center. Both in the article and at the State [...]
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AIASJ 2009 Design Awards
Posted on 01 February 2010.
The American Institute of Architects has long set the bar for quality design in the United States. The organization awards buildings and architects that are contributers to a high quality built environment. Awards are given by the national, state and local chapters of the organization. The AIA San Joaquin has a bi-annual awards program. Projects [...]
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AIASJ 2009 Architecture Design Awards
Posted on 18 January 2010.
The American Institute of Architects, San Joaquin Chapter, invites you to attend the 2009 Architecture Design Awards Dinner and Presentation. This event will showcase architectural projects by local firms that demonstrate a combination of those qualities of talent, vision, and which have produced a significant contribution to the built environment. This event is open to [...]
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Fresno’s Planning and Development Department Receives State Historic Preservation Award
Posted on 13 January 2010.
Fresno, CA – The City of Fresno’s Planning and Development Department has been awarded a 2009 Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for its 2008 publication, Architecture, Ethnicity and Historic Landscapes of California’s San Joaquin Valley. Fresno is one of 12 statewide projects that will be honored at a ceremony and reception at the Leland Stanford Mansion [...]
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Tweeting toward government transparency
Posted on 13 January 2010.
Tuesday 01/12/2010 I was interviewed by CBS 47 for a news segment regarding the City of Fresno’s use of twitter. Below is the embedded video. I’d like to know what you’re thoughts are on @CityofFresno tweets. Is this platform a good way to increase government transparency? How does Fresno stack up to other jurisdictions that [...]
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unemployed architects
Posted on 30 December 2009.
A report of unemployment statistics through the 3rd quarter of 2009, released this week, finds the architecture industry is the hardest hit by the continued recession. - Job losses in the profession jumped 17.8 percent, bringing the total number of employed architects to 189,000 in the first three quarters of 2009, compared to 230,000 in the [...]
Boomerang talk
Posted on 27 December 2009.
Below is the talk I gave at the Boomerang Reception held on 12/20/2009 at the CSUF Smitcamp Alumni House. I was the first speaker of the evening. The other speakers were Mayor Ashley Swearengin, CSUF President Dr. John Welty, FUSD Superintendent Michael Hansen, and FPU President Merrill Ewert. It was an honor to be [...]
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Iron Bird Lofts open house this weekend
Posted on 17 December 2009.
As some downtown buildings just begin construction and others get a new lease on life, the Iron Bird Lofts opens its doors. - I ran into developer, Reza Assemi, Wednesday morning on my way back from the Bank of Italy press conference. He was busy giving direction to the concrete sub-contractor at Broadway Lofts
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Granville Homes moves dirt on Fulton Village
Posted on 16 December 2009.
Tractors have been rumbling outside my office this week. I decided to walk over and snap some photos. I caught this one of Tommy Yoshioka, owner of Tokyo Garden, and construction worker look on as tractor pushes dirt around Granville Homes latest downtown project Fulton Village I was also lucky enough to chat with Darius Assemi [...]
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Penstar Group purchases Bank of Italy Building
Posted on 16 December 2009.
In Fresno, CA there is only one building on the Fulton Mall that is also on the National Register of Historic Places. That is the Bank of Italy Building. A new owner of the building was announced today in a press conference hosted by the City of Fresno. The new owner is the Penstar Group, [...]
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FCC AIAS Design Competition
Posted on 04 December 2009.
This morning I will be on a jury of a design competition that is organized by the Fresno City College AIAS club. Below is a model of the site in SketchUp that was provided to the student competitors. Jury will include Michael Fennacy, AIA. He is an architect with Darden Architects. and on the AIASJ [...]
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AIASJ – 2009 Design Awards Call for Entries
Posted on 11 November 2009.
2009 DESIGN AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES The American Institute of Architects has a long tradition of recognizing individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievements in support of the profession of architecture and the AIA. In keeping with that tradition, the AIA San Joaquin hold biannual design awards program. The application process for awards is now open. [...]
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