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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...

May 8, 20151 min read

Adventist Health Received IIDA’s Member Award

In keeping with the Adventist Health System’s philosophical approach to healing (the intersections of faith and medicine), the project...

May 6, 20155 min read

Winter Park Argues Historic District

There is a lot of heated debate over Winter Park residents wanting to designate the Orwin Manor subdivision as a historic district....

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...

Apr 30, 20151 min read

Tupperware wins IIDA Challenges Design Award

Designed by Tupperware’s inhouse team led by Michelle Hernandez, IIDA Exhibit design by Design Island Architect of Record – HuntonBrady...

Apr 27, 20152 min read

7th Annual Case Study Competition Winners

The 7th Annual NAIOP Case Study Competition is an intercollegiate competition between undergraduate student teams from the University of...

Apr 22, 20151 min read

SOCO Restaurant Wins IIDA Hospitality Project Award

The Gravity Company worked with the Thornton Park Restaurant Group, an independent ownership group in Orlando to design SOCO to reflect...

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...

Apr 15, 20151 min read

Robins & Morton Office Showcase Their Construction Talent

Robins and Morton was VOA Associate’s client as well as the contractor for the 9,000 SF interior build-out, creating a unique...

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...

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....

Apr 7, 20152 min read

Prince Spears Legacy of Local Building to the Black Communities

In the early 20th century, a black man had a successful career in Georgetown and Goldsboro as an architect, builder and brick mason....

Mar 31, 20151 min read

Debra Lupton Finalist in 2015 Women Who Mean Business

Debra’s nomination revolves around many business accomplishments (from blazing the trail in architectural school as one of five women in...

Mar 26, 20151 min read

Become a Member of the Orlando Architecture Foundation

The Orlando Foundation for Architecture (OFA) is calling on your passion & commitment to help us advance the profession of architecture...

Mar 20, 20151 min read

Noted Architect Michael Graves Dies at 80

Michael Graves was a pioneering postmodern architect and designer known locally for the Swan and Dolphin Hotel at Walt Disney World, and...

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...

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...

Mar 11, 20152 min read

Rooftop Pools

Creating a pool on the roof of a building takes special consideration. The pools are typically built inside a waterproof tray or box...

Mar 9, 20151 min read

Winter Park Brownstones to Break Ground on Morse

Winter Park is set to break ground on eight luxury townhomes on Morse Avenue in the second quarter of 2015. Phil Kean brings his...

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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