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Aug 19, 20151 min read

City of Orlando Pursuing ‘Complete Streets’ Concept

The Daily City just shared news of a new program the City of Orlando is pursuing. Orlando is establishing a formalized design guidebook...

Aug 10, 20151 min read

Oviedo Medical Center Preview

Nashville based HCA Holdings Inc. has released additional information of the planned 80 bed Oviedo Medical Center by Gould Turner Group....

Aug 5, 20152 min read

Historic Cameo Theater Gets AIA Florida Award

If you haven’t noticed, the Cameo Theater at 1013 East Colonial Drive has been restored and is the new home of the Snap! Orlando...

Aug 3, 20151 min read

Opposition to Condo Proposal to Build on Lake Eola Park

The plans, for a new condominium tower at the corner of Rosalind and Central in Downtown Orlando, call for demolition of two 1920’s era...

Jul 29, 20151 min read

18 Local Architecture Firms Rank in National Top 300

We have covered some of their local projects on this blog before, check the links below: AECOM- https://orcadblog.wordpress.com/2014/03/2...

Jul 27, 20151 min read

Mid-Century Modern Treasures In Winter Park

Nils Schweizer’s downtown Winter Park office; photo by Rick Kilby While Modern Buildings from the 1960’s through the 1980’s may seem...

Jul 23, 20152 min read

The Mid Century Motel gets Supersized at Universal Orlando

Universal’s 1800 Room Cabana Bay Beach Resort is Universal’s latest addition to its collection of on property guest resorts adjacent to...

Jul 20, 20152 min read

Contemporary Look for Nemours Ronald McDonald House

Since the Nemours Hospital in Lake Nona is more like a giant colorful child’s play toy than a hospital, it seems only fitting that the...

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...

Jul 12, 20151 min read

Way Cool Homes Tour

Phil Kean Design Group focuses their design studio on Modern styling. The houses they have designed are sleek, clean and spacious, with...

Jul 8, 20151 min read

AIA Orlando 2015 Design Award Winners

Out of 52 submissions, an independent jury has selected 10 projects as Excellence, Honor, Merit and Honorable Merit award winners. Some...

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...

Jul 3, 20151 min read

Orlando 1920’s Landmark Train Station Restored

Last Week’s celebration highlighted the 2nd restoration of the Atlantic Coast Line’s railroad station built in 1926. The renovation...

Jun 29, 20151 min read

Winter Park Battles over Historic District Ordinances

The Historic Preservation Board of Winter Park has drafted revisions to their ordinances. The Winter Park City Council is now reviewing...

Jun 22, 20151 min read

Instagram for Architects

If you’re not so sure about Instagram or how you would use it in your firm, check out the article posted on the blog “Young Architect” by...

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...

May 25, 20154 min read

Isabel Roberts Helped Shape Early Orlando Architecture

One of Orlando’s architects in the early 1900’s, was a woman, and a Prairie School figure. She was not the only female architect in town....

May 21, 20152 min read

Hotel Proposed for Dr. Phillips PAC Front Lawn

The city had envisioned a hotel on the site during planning, and only one team submitted a response to the city’s request for proposals....

May 18, 20151 min read

Orlando 8th Greenest City in US

A report release by NerdWallet has ranked Orlando as a great place to live if you desire an environmentally sensitive lifestyle. The...

May 13, 20152 min read

Landscaping Provides More Than Just Curb Appeal

Here is a before and after story of a property in the Audubon Park subdivision of Orlando. Ann Berendzen was the landscape consultant for...

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