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Mayflower Lofts

Mayflower Lofts

If you have transvered the intersection of Tuolomne and Broadway, you have no doubt noticed the progress on the construction on the Mayflower building. We’ve written before about the interesting design from Pasadena based developers Jake & Romi. I got a sneak peak tour today with Jake (@JakeKojikian). Below are a sampling of photos. This where [...]

3 Remarkable Products from the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference

3 Remarkable Products from the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference

Recently, Enoch Sears, attended the Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference (PCBC) in San Francisco, CA, touted to be the largest building products tradeshow on the west coast. Below is his review. The show was half the size it has been in previous years, but still big enough to take up half of the Moscone Center. Many products [...]

thank you for 3 years and counting

thank you for 3 years and counting

September was a good month. This blog was active, reporting and opinionating on various built environment issues. If you missed anything, here is the recap: BLUE BIRD grand opening in the Kress Bldg Park(ing) Day finds a spot in Fresno Fulton Village foundation Tower District streetscape pilot project potential: Central Valley Cheese Mayflower Hotel under construction what lies beneath: Tower Streetcar [...]

SHRC votes Fulton Mall eligible for the National Register

SHRC votes Fulton Mall eligible for the National Register

UPDATE: 4:30 4/30/2010 Patrick Kolasinski has posted his review of the SHRC meeting. The nomination is an interesting one, because (unlike most historic resources), the mall is a) less than 50 years old, b) subject to an unusual ownership situation, and c) incredibly controversial. The mall was built in 1964 as part of an attempt to revitalize [...]

Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding

Kress Building unveiled after 60 years of hiding

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

film showing: Visual Acoustics

film showing: Visual Acoustics

14 April 2010

7pm Wednesday at Revue Cafe in the Tower District, AIA San Joaquin will be hosting a free showing of Visual Acoustic: The Modernism of Julius Shulman. There is no fee for the film, however, it is required to buy something from the cafe. So arrive around 6:30, get a latte, mingle, and find a good [...]

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AIASJ Newsletter: Issue No. 10_Q2

AIASJ Newsletter: Issue No. 10_Q2

14 April 2010

There are some new kids in town; they call themselves the Belmont Merchant’s Association (BMA) In March of 2009, a group of property owners along the Belmont corridor between Freeway 41 and Chestnut Avenue came together to form the association in an effort to implement a revitalization of the area and take back their community.

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What is architecture to Warren Thompson FAIA

What is architecture to Warren Thompson FAIA

12 April 2010

We had some good discussions at Iron Bird Cafe Sunday morning. We were joined by architect, Warren Thompson FAIA of T Squared Architects with, his wife, daughter Cheryl Haskell (also an architect) and granddaughter. In this video, Warren answers the 2010 National Architecture Week prompt from American Institute of Architects. Site is Warren latest completed [...]

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PechaKucha Night Fresno Vol 7

PechaKucha Night Fresno Vol 7

11 April 2010

- PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide. Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of “chit [...]

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AIA National President kicks off National Architecture Week

AIA National President kicks off National Architecture Week

11 April 2010

Video of AIA National President, George H. Miller FAIA, highlighting Architecture Week 2010 Celebrations that will take place across the country. - - Check out the schedule of local events. We will also be posting videos of Fresnans talking about the significance of architecture and why design should mater to you. If you’d like to record a video, [...]

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Designers and Architects

Designers and Architects

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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