Connecting to Nature – Orlando Health on Osceola Parkway
(This is a continuation of the Article featured in our April OFA Newsletter: FOUNDATIONS) HuntonBrady Architects received an Award of...
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May 9, 20161 min read
Quote: Peter Zumthor
This quote by Peter Zumthor (1943-), echos the wisdom of his years of experience. I may have misunderstood, but in architectural school,...
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Jan 18, 20161 min read
Quote: Juhani Pallasmaa
Few people in the architectural world have done more than Juhani Pallasmaa (1936-) to make the complex ideas of phenomenology accessible...
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Jul 15, 20151 min read
Cruise Ship Ports Need to Cultivate Luring First Impressions
Cruise passengers are pampered on their voyages, and are often disappointed on arrival at an island port, especially when it is their...
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Jul 6, 20152 min read
Vote Now for Central Florida in 2015 People’s Choice
48 dramatic new buildings are up for public favorites voting, in the 2015 2nd Annual Peoples Choice Awards by the Florida Foundation for...
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Jun 11, 20151 min read
A Case for Great Architecture
I have been trying to find time to share Marc Kushner’s TED talk with you. He very eloquently and passionately explains why great...
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May 11, 20151 min read
Casa Feliz 9th Annual Colloquium on Historic Preservation
This year’s keynote speaker, Sarah Susanka, is entertaining and dynamic, and the message of “The Not So Big House” is not only useful for...
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May 4, 20151 min read
Tangent Chair wins Bronze from A’ Awards
Local Designer and architectural intern Joe Bertucci of VOA Associates, received a Bronze award from A’ Design Awards for his Tangent...
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Apr 17, 20151 min read
Latest In Office Interior Trends
The Orlando Business Journal columnist Susan Lundine polled local interior designers to get their take on the latest in office interior...
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Apr 12, 20152 min read
New Smyrna Beach House Tour 4/18
This all day event, organized by the Nils M. Schweizer Fellows, begins at the beach with an insider’s view of local architecture, then...
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Apr 9, 20155 min read
The House Of The Future Will Be Solid State
Article and images by Richard Reep: Housing will take a great leap forward when the house becomes married to the concept of solid-state....
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Mar 18, 20151 min read
Frei Otto Wins 2015 Pritzker Prize
The 2015 Pritzker Architecture Prize, was announced yesterday, two weeks before the scheduled date, after the recipient, Frei Otto, died...
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Mar 16, 20155 min read
Observations on “A History of Water”
This post of observations on the current exhibit at the Orlando Museum of Art, was submitted by my colleagues. I hope you enjoy it and go...
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Mar 5, 20151 min read
The Grove Wins 2 Categories at NAIOP 2014 Awards
Tavistock Development Company took most of the honors in the Developer category at the 2014 NAIOP Central Florida Chapter Awards, held a...
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Feb 11, 20151 min read
Students Settle in at Florida Polytechnic University
You may have seen this building under construction in the background of Dodge Ram Pick-up television commercials last fall. But you may...
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Jan 23, 20151 min read
Healthcare: Lean Principles in Design & Construction 1/27
The AIA and the SMPS are doing a Healthcare Panel discussion on Lean Design & Construction at the Citrus Club Downtown. The panel has...
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Dec 31, 20141 min read
UCF Students Propose Bridge Across Alafaya Trail
27 students of UCF School of Visual Arts and Design explored the idea of a bridge as art. From the practical to the sublime, their...
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Dec 22, 20141 min read
Bob Snow speaks on Downtown Rebirth
Bob Snow arrived in Orlando in the late ’70s after starting a successful nightlife district in Pensacola. He bought up several blocks of...
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Dec 14, 20141 min read
Art by Design Wrap-Up
During October Architecture Month the local chapter of the AIA, hosted an art show to display the talent of local designers, students,...
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Nov 11, 20143 min read
Interfaith Chapel UNF, 2014 Merit Award
A competition for a difficult program, a chapel to support a variety of diverse religious practices, was held by the University of North...
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