Graham Downes Remembrance by OMBAC

Graham Downes OMBAC remembrance

Between rugby games on Saturday April 27, 3013, The Old Mission Bay Athletic Club (OMBAC) held a remembrance for Graham[Read More...]

What does an Urban Church look like?

Church

Churches and other places of worship are important institutions in our communities that serve multiple roles and needs. 

Architect as Leader

Lead by Example

How many times have you told someone who is not in the A/E/C industry that you are an architect and[Read More...]

Demolition of Historic Building for Parking Lot Continues

741 F St. Demo

San Diego, 741 F Street, demolition continues on this historic warehouse to make room for surface parking.

Portland provides $300,000 worth of incentives for going green!

Portland energy efficiency rebate

Beginning this month, a fund of $300,000 will be made available

Land Use Law & Order

Chula Vista Bayfront

On January 18, 2013, I attended UCLA Extension’s annual Land Use Law and Planning Conference which covered a wide range[Read More...]

Cohasset Town Hall Renovation

Cohasset MA Town Hall

Things age, buildings as well as people. This is the case with Cohasset Town Hall, which could soon be getting[Read More...]

Peddocks Island: A Study of Public Art and Community

Fort Andrews

At the end of this past summer I made a trip to Peddocks Island in the Boston Harbor. The island[Read More...]

New Downtown San Diego Arts & Entertainment District Proposed

Historic postcard of Broadway San Diego

An arts & entertainment district is being proposed for San Diego’s downtown for the area North of Broadway, South of[Read More...]

Canstruction: Promoting Design and Fighting Hunger

Canstruction Shoe

While visiting FIGat7th  in Downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, I noticed that a giant shoe sculpture made entirely of canned food[Read More...]

Connections Housing colors: none

Connections Housing color contrast close-up

The former San Diego Athletic Club, turned Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, turned World Trade Center, turned Connections Housing unveiled its new[Read More...]

Newcastle Mural Advertisement on 6th Ave

Faded Beer Mural on 6th

Mural advertisements seem to be popping up on several old downtown San Diego buildings.  So far, most of the ones[Read More...]

15th & Market apartments break ground in East Village

15th & Market Apartments

The apartment project on the back side of the Albertsons Grocery Store in San Diego’s East Village has broken ground. 

Bank of America Plaza at 450 B Street to undergo extensive remodel

450 B St. Remodel

The Bank of America Plaza at 450 B St. will begin preliminary design review on Wednesday November 7 by the[Read More...]

A new challenge at Fort Point

Walk along the Atlantic - photo by flexgravityarchitecture

The new challenge for the city of Boston is named Street Seats Design Challenge. It is promoted by Boston Design[Read More...]

City – Park Streetcar Feasibility Study Completed.

Historic San Diego Streetcar

San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has released its City/Park Streetcar Feasibility Study. The proposal seeks ultimately to form a loop[Read More...]

Irvine Co. requests extension of approvals for 880 W. Broadway office tower

880 W Brdwy Concept Drawing

San Diego – The Irvine Co. is requesting an extension of the design approvals it received for its proposed office[Read More...]

New 7 Story Condo Project for Little Italy Proposed

Bella Pacifico

San Diego – A new condominium project in Little Italy is undergoing design review at Civic San Diego (formerly CCDC).[Read More...]

Blue Sky for Hole at 8th & B?

Blue-Sky-Basic_Concept_Drawings_web

San Diego – A new development proposal for the Northeast corner of 8th Ave. and “B” St, just East of[Read More...]

Visioning San Diego Lunch Forum

Martin Luther King, Jr. Promenade, looking West

Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 26th, during lunch hour, there will be a panel discussion on the Downtown Public Open Space Implementation[Read More...]