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California High Speed Rail – Fresno station AIASJ 2009 Design Awards Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture Penstar Group purchases Bank of Italy Building archop park: Make A Difference Day Well Church responds to controversy over Neighborhood Thrift mural City of Fresno selects Moule & Polyzoides as Downtown Specific Plan consultant
 
California High Speed Rail – Fresno station

California High Speed Rail – Fresno station

There is much anticipation for the California High-Speed Rail and the transformative properties it may have on Fresno. With state and federal money now allotted to the project, it is hard to curb my enthusiasm about the idea. After all we must be realistic that it will be several years if not a decade or [...]

AIASJ 2009 Design Awards

AIASJ 2009 Design Awards

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 [...]

Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture

Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture

Inspired by an article that John King wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle, we decided to do a Decade in Review article to identify the 10 best buildings representing Fresno architecture. Our parameters were that the buildings be in Fresno County with construction completed between 2000 and 2009. The reviewers were Joe Moore, president of [...]

Penstar Group purchases Bank of Italy Building

Penstar Group purchases Bank of Italy Building

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, [...]

archop park: Make A Difference Day

archop park: Make A Difference Day

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 [...]

Well Church responds to controversy over Neighborhood Thrift mural

Well Church responds to controversy over Neighborhood Thrift mural

Update 10/26/09 In a dramatic turn of events, the mural on the East wall of Neighborhood Thrift got spared from being painted over. In an outpouring of community support that involved emails, phone calls and a human wall in front of the mural the Neighborhood Thrift Board reconsidered it’s course of action. See The Fresno Beehive [...]

City of Fresno selects Moule & Polyzoides as Downtown Specific Plan consultant

City of Fresno selects Moule & Polyzoides as Downtown Specific Plan consultant

The City of Fresno’s Downtown and Revitalization Department has made an announcement on the consultant it selected to complete the Downtown and Neighborhood Specific Plans. The announcement came through a note from department director Craig Scharton on the Department Facebook page. See full announcement below. On Friday we announced that we have selected a team for [...]

step loudly – Henry Madden Library design flaw

step loudly – Henry Madden Library design flaw

13 October 2009

The Henry Madden Library at CSU Fresno is perhaps the most high profile new building in the San Joaquin Valley. It surely is has become a landmark building and destination of the Fresno State campus. The Madden Library warrants a full detailed review, which my take sometime. However, recently a note was posted to the [...]

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Fresno Planning Commissioner, Cam Maloy, resigns

Fresno Planning Commissioner, Cam Maloy, resigns

13 October 2009

Update 10/15/09 A vote Cam Maloy cast in September is being reviewed for conflict of interest after she resigned from the commission. The 4-0 Planning Commission vote approved locked-in fees and requirements of a tentative tract map on a Granville project located just North of Tokyo Garden on Van Ness. Read more from the Fresno Bee. Original [...]

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archop park trees

archop park trees

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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Visalia City Council candidates green forum

Visalia City Council candidates green forum

06 October 2009

5:30pm Wednesday October 7th Visalia Downtown Marriott The USGBC (United States Green Building Council) Central California Chapter and Tulare/Kings Branch will be hosting the Visalia City Council candidates green forum. Candidates will respond to critical questions on Visalia’s sustainability practices. names of candidates: Greg Collins Paul Fry Jesus Gamboa Warren Gubler Mike Lane Dominic Prado Mary Wheeler for additional information contact: Robert Mihares, T/K USGBC Chair Robert Mijares, [...]

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US Mayors climate protection agreement

US Mayors climate protection agreement

30 September 2009

- SEATTLE MAYOR GREG NICKELS TO ANNOUNCE THE 1,000th SIGNATORY TO THE MAYORS’ CLIMATE PROTECTION AGREEMENT AT MAYOR’S MEETING 60+ Will Gather in Seattle October 1-3 For Discussions With White House and Cabinet Officials On Recession and Green Economic Recovery Seattle, WA. – U.S. Conference of Mayors President Seattle (WA) Mayor Greg Nickels will announce that by Friday, [...]

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Joe Moore joins Historic Preservation Commission

Joe Moore joins Historic Preservation Commission

28 September 2009

On July 17th, Fresno Mayor, Ashley Swearengin proposed changes to the city’s Historic Preservation Ordinance. The changes which City Council approved allowed the mayor to appoint non-city residence to the commission. Before that was not allowed. That applied to residents who lived in county island as well. That included Joe Moore. If you spend anytime [...]

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