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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...
Mar 28, 20203 min read
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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,...
May 10, 20161 min read
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Quote: Juhani Pallasmaa
Few people in the architectural world have done more than Juhani Pallasmaa (1936-) to make the complex ideas of phenomenology accessible...
Jan 18, 20161 min read
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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...
Jul 15, 20151 min read
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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...
Jul 6, 20152 min read
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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...
Jun 11, 20151 min read
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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...
May 11, 20151 min read
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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...
May 4, 20151 min read
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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...
Apr 17, 20151 min read
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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...
Apr 12, 20152 min read
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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....
Apr 9, 20155 min read
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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...
Mar 18, 20151 min read
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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...
Mar 16, 20155 min read
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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...
Mar 5, 20151 min read
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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...
Feb 11, 20151 min read
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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...
Jan 23, 20151 min read
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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...
Dec 31, 20141 min read
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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...
Dec 22, 20141 min read
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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,...
Dec 14, 20141 min read
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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...
Nov 11, 20143 min read
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