step loudly – Henry Madden Library design flaw
The Henry Madden Library at CSU Fresno is perhaps the most high profile new building in the San Joaquin Valley. It surely is has become a landmark building and destination of the Fresno State campus....
View ArticleFCC AIAS Design Competition
This morning I will be on a jury of a design competition that is organized by the Fresno City College AIAS club. Below is a model of the site in SketchUp that was provided to the student competitors....
View ArticleAIASJ 2009 Design Awards
The American Institute of Architects has long set the bar for quality design in the United States. The organization awards buildings and architects that are contributers to a high quality built...
View ArticleCalifornia High Speed Rail – Fresno station
There is much anticipation for the California High-Speed Rail and the transformative properties it may have on Fresno. With state and federal money now allotted to the project, it is hard to curb my...
View ArticleWTF: California Funding & Investments
This is the first of a reoccurring feature we will cal: What The Façade or WTF Every once in awhile you come across a building that is really well thought out, contextual and pleasing to the eye. This...
View ArticleAIASJ Newsletter: Issue No. 10_Q3
Below is an article by Enoch Sears, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP. The article was pulled from the newsletter to give you a feel for the content. The newsletter is meant to keep the chapter members and general...
View ArticleFulton Village foundation
From a ground breaking in late May of 2010, Granville Urban’s latest project Fulton Village is making strides forward. You will see the foundations popping up like rafts in a sea of dirt on the Fulton...
View ArticleMayflower Hotel under construction
Have you noticed all the construction happening in the Cultural Arts District these days? Another cool project under construction to add to the list is the Mayflower Hotel on Broadway just North of...
View Articlethe best and worst architecture of 2010 – nominations
At the start of this year and double ought teens decade, with the help of Joe Moore, and Shaunt Yemenjian,we put together an op-ed list. Decade in Review: Top 10 in Fresno Architecture. Now at the end...
View ArticleSeeing through the Eyes of an Architect
If you’ve ever known an architect, chances are he or she has some really cool and funky designer glasses. Let me give you some examples: So what makes an architect? Awesome glasses? Definitely. A slick...
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