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Still Fresno’s 1st & only Architecture & Built Environment Blog
Posted on 19 January 2010.
A few week back I stumbled upon the first blog post I wrote on Fresno Famous. That was two years ago. I wrote a handful of posts on Famous before eventually branching out and creating this site. It’s awesome to see that I’ve implemented many of those ideas set back then. We’ve made great [...]
1968 Airstream Ambassador Remodel Video
Posted on 14 January 2010.
The video below was produced by friends of the owner, Vicente Aello and design/builder, Josh Ganshorn, of the remodeled 1968 Airstream Ambassador that was on display during the January, 2010 Art Hop. Check it out, it’s pretty retro & groovy.
archop park: Make A Difference Day
Posted on 27 October 2009.
Saturday was a very active day in the Lowell Neighborhood. Hundreds of volunteers met up at Lowell Elementary School to kick of HandsOn Central California’s Make A Difference Day. This is an annual event that focuses local volunteers on one neighborhood with the hope of making a big difference. Mayor Ashley Swearengin was on hand [...]
art & architecture installation
Posted on 14 October 2009.
Looking back in time to October of 2008 our 1st anniversary: On display was an installation designed by artist Ramiro Martinez in collaboration with architect and Fresno State professor Riitta Vepsalainen. This design was made reality through material donations of Patton Air Conditioning and the volunteer work of Fresno State interior design students and Fresno [...]
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archop park trees
Posted on 12 October 2009.
We got our first donation for archop park! . It is very exciting that the endeavor to revitalize a Central Fresno park that began in March is becoming real. The story of how we got to the first donation is as interesting as the donation itself. I had made the decision to propose building the park [...]
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archop park: monument sign
Posted on 05 October 2009.
We have been working in collaboration with graphic designer Floyd Sanchez of Anti Laboratories. The goal being the development of archop park wayfinding and place making signage. Above is the conceptual design of monument signage that we propose locating at the major entries to the park. The form is inspired by the gateway signage to [...]
archop park: stage design
Posted on 23 August 2009.
Below is a first draft of a design for a new stage at archop park. It is a teardrop shaped concrete platform that is elevated 3 steps (18-21 inches). The existing park is in need of both some changes in elevation aswell as a central gathering place. This stage would fill that role. This stage can [...]
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archop park: sound seat
Posted on 10 August 2009.
Last week we focused on the design of archop park. We made some good progress. As the designs become visualized, I’ll post them here. We’ll also be taking them back to the community and the PARCS Department for further input. One of the community requirement was nice places to sit with a good view of the [...]
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100th comment
Posted on 31 July 2009.
I put a little competition out there this week. It was that whoever posted the 100th comment on this site would win. The prize was that we’d write about the house of the commenter’s choice. We left it open, it could be the commenter’s house that they’d like know more about or to showcase to [...]
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archop park as-built drawings
Posted on 15 June 2009.
Several times over the last few weeks I’ve been asked “how’s the park going?” This question has helped me realize two things. First, that there is a community buzz about this park, people want to see it come to fruition. And second, that since we announced the community drawing workshop at the park on April [...]
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archop park: community design workshop
Posted on 16 April 2009.
place: future location of archop park time: april 17th 4:30pm – 6:30pm who: community members reason: redesign of existing park At the corner of San Pablo & Belmont is a clean but stark triangle of concrete and gravel quietly winding under the rush of the 180. This is a park. However, it’s not a park in [...]
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tkc archop starts strong
Posted on 07 April 2009.
On Monday March 30, upwards of 40 people attended the inaugural TKC Archop at the 210 Connect facility in Visalia. All were able to view and discuss work by local architecture firms including Canby Architecture Studio, Christiansen Group, DKSJ, Fred Scott & Associates, Mangini Associates, Taylor Teter Parthership, Thom Black and Townsend Architectural Group. [...]
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glowing in the night
Posted on 06 April 2009.
Thousands sleeping in tents tonight. A temperate night before days of storm. A beakon sown one night in Febuary. What has happened since then? Is the light fading or is the storm growing?photo by Shaunt Yemenjian
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Listen up: San Joaquin Spotlight
Posted on 19 January 2009.
Over the weekend I discussed archop’s past, present and future with Sevag Tateosian of KFSR’s San Joaquin Spotlight (listen online or download the recording). I give Sevag some inside scoops on archop that you can only hear in the interview—so I encourage you to listen! The planning for the February 5 opening of the Urban Housing Choices [...]
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