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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...

Dec 24, 20142 min read

Our 200th Post! 2 Years of Blogging on Architecture

With this post we reach 200 articles and announcements. We wanted to review our stats and favorite posts to date. Our Blog is gaining...

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...

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,...

Nov 28, 20141 min read

IAAPA Brass Ring Awards for 2 Local Parks

Legoland Florida and Busch Gardens theme parks have won 2014 Brass Rings Awards, presented during the International Association of...

Nov 24, 20141 min read

SchenkelShultz Plans Airport Expansion

SchenkelShultz Architecture announced it completed the master plan for the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority’s planned expansion. Above...

Nov 17, 20141 min read

Pizzuti breaks ground on downtown Orlando apartments

Construction breaks ground this week for new a nine-story, 333-unit luxury mid-rise apartment at 777 N. Orange Ave. in downtown Orlando....

Nov 14, 20141 min read

C.T. Hsu honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Well-known Orlando architect and business owner C.T. Hsu was the recipient of the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Asian American...

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...

Nov 5, 20141 min read

SSC Interior Design Course To Assist Those With Autism

His two children, Danny, 15, and Isabel, 14, have autism. The class is working on plans to redesign the kitchen and living room of their...

Nov 3, 20141 min read

Tribute To A Departing Landmark

Thanks to HuntonBrady Architects, the Orlando Business Journal has posted an archive of old photos of downtown’s iconic “round building,”...

Oct 30, 20141 min read

Bok Tower Gardens Restoration & Expansion

Bok Tower Gardens is breaking ground on the largest expansion in its 85-year history. The elements planned include a children’s garden,...

Oct 27, 20143 min read

San Andreas Courthouse 2014 AIA Orlando Honor Award

Our local office of DLR Group Architects has designed a striking new courthouse for Calaveras County in California. Like many local...

Oct 25, 20141 min read

Baldwin Park Architect’s Open House

Curious about design? Interested in learning how various architects and firms approach the design process? Well here is your opportunity!...

Oct 23, 20141 min read

Buildings that Heal Seminar 10/29

MASS Design group is a nonprofit design firm based in Boston, MA and Kigali, Rwanda. Its work seeks to leverage design to improve lives...

Oct 20, 20142 min read

Orlando Foundation for Architecture Update

In early 2014 the AIA Orlando Chapter founded the Orlando Foundation for Architecture (OFA) as a separate nonprofit entity with IRS...

Oct 17, 20141 min read

Evidence Based Design Verifies Healthcare Improvements

But just like Post Occupancy Evaluation information that architecture firms try obtain from clients, it takes a commitment from the...

Oct 13, 20141 min read

YAF PechaKucha -20 Slides 10 Minutes

Witness this exhilarating performance of creativity. You’ll watch as young designers present their work in an exciting, fast-paced...

Oct 10, 20141 min read

The Planning and Permit Process Presentation

There has to be a trick to getting your new building or renovation reviewed and permitted, wouldn’t you think? Please join WIA-O for a...

Oct 6, 20141 min read

New Orange County Preservation Trust

You may have seen the article this past week in the Orlando Sentinel about a new 501c3 in Orange County that is focused on education and...

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