THE DOGRUN/2013
The Dogrun
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Cranbrook’s campus, located in Bloomfield Hills just north of Detroit, is known for its architecture. With its original buildings by Eliel Saarinen, the campus has seen more recent additions by such noted architects as Steven Holl, Rafael Moneo, and Todd Williams and Billie Tsien. When they needed a new middle school, they called Lake|Flato. Answers by: Brantley Hightower Client: Cranbrook Schools Project Team: Ted Flato, Greg Papay, Brantley Hightower, Vicki Yuan, Meredith Contello Year Completed: 2011 LF Scope: SD, DD Associate Architect: Ghafari & Associates Award: AIA Committee of...
The City of San Antonio’s Center City Development Office has engaged Project for Public Spaces Inc. (PPS) to assist the City of San Antonio, the community, and area stakeholders in creating a concept plan for Travis Park. Initial meetings were held in March 2013 and PPS returned in May 2013 to present a proposed concept plan. You can help this important project move forward with your response to a quick survey by June 7th. The PPS concept plan for this underutilized park includes food trucks, a picnic area, lawn game courts, a multipurpose pavilion, public art, improved landscaping, and a...
Are you a green building professional looking for ways to give back to the community? Do you enjoy working with children and want to help them become good stewards of their environments? Then we need YOU! In partnership with the National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA program , the USGBC Green Schools Committee is seeking mentors for its 2013-2014 Green Schools Challenge! Schools in Austin and San Antonio are currently being invited to form “Green Teams” of 4th and/or 5th graders to create projects aimed at greening their school environment. Two mentors (trained by USGBC) will then be...
Introducing the two recent additions to our crop of interns, Clay Cottingham and Joseph Dugan! Clay is originally from Panama City, Florida, where he discovered his love of hunting, camping and pretty much all things outdoors including spearfishing! He has one more year at Mississippi State University before he receives his Bachelor of Architecture. Clay's favorite LF project is the Rivercamps. Joseph joins us from Houston, where his BA in Architecture is in progress at the University of Houston. He also studied at Ecole Nationale Superieure d'Architecture de Paris La Villette in France...
Belgian artist Arne Quinze will be lecturing at the San Antonio Museum of Art on Tuesday, June 4 at 7pm, discussing his body of work and his new connection to our city. Quinze creates large-scale installations that promote and provoke interaction and social activity in public environments. The lecture is brought to you by SAMA and the San Antonio River Foundation. Click here for more information.
The Texas Coast is no stranger to the beatings of nature. The warm, shallow waters of the Gulf Coast make it primal territory for hurricanes to form and gain power. While the most recent coastal devastation was Hurricane Ike in 2008, rebuilding towns can take a decade or more. What Texans have seen instead is an increase in tropical storms and hurricanes, fickle industries, and a an abandonment of coastal areas. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Hurricane Center, there were 21 documented hurricanes in the Gulf during the 20th century. In the first ten...
Bob, Tenna, and I just returned from Seattle for this year's Living Future unConference . It was a fantastic event and we can't wait to share all the new things we learned there. A new program that was "unveiled" at the event was JUST, a voluntary disclosure program that produces an equity "nutrition label" on organizations that participate. Lake|Flato has already signed up to participate in the initiative and we encourage you to do the same! You can find more information on how to get involved on the International Living Future Institute's website .
A group from the office recently ventured 70 miles North East of San Antonio to Lockhart to eat the legendary BBQ at Smitty’s Market and to take in the unique atmosphere and intoxicating smoke. In this part of Texas BBQ joints make up part of the vernacular trinity of community buildings, the other two being dancehalls and icehouses. These buildings speak to their individual community’s values, traditions, and history in a unique and authentic way that the areas churches and courthouses do not. As for the food the pork ribs and the pork chops were universally recommended by our group. Smitty’...
"I may start calling her Mindy Matryoshka because just when you think you have her figured out, out comes another layer of talents and experience that you are convinced should belong to a whole nother person – she’s a Canadian farm girl, community mural artist, stellar cake baker, rock star designer, acclaimed speaker, and I am not sure what else…oh ya, an incredible and beautiful friend! I highly recommend getting to know her, especially if you have a birthday coming up!" - Laura Kaupp Hometown: Manning, Alberta, Canada Years at LF: 13 months Current Project: Olmos Park Residence and Baker...
Join the AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) on May 21 from 11:30am-1pm at The Center for Architecture at Pearl Brewery for a presentation about San Antonio’s historic buildings as part of the city’s Historic Preservation Month. This program will first explore the existing inventory of historic buildings and opportunities for restoration or adaptive reuse projects. Then, we will discuss sustainable building strategies and how LEED can apply to historic projects. Finally, we’ll delve into the technical aspects of optimizing building envelope performance without harming the building...
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