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Clear, Present Danger: How Glass Kills Birds

Posted by jenniferyoung on 8/17/12 at 4:00 pm

ABC (American Bird Conservancy) director Dr. Christine Sheppard talked recently on NPR about her research on how birds see...or don't see the glass in buildings. Sheppard says birds don't see the way we do. "Reflection is definitely a problem," she explains. Most birds don't have good depth perception beyond their beaks — they have to get relatively close to an object to see much detail or distinguish it from background. Reflections in glass can make it seem as if there's no building there — just more sky, clouds and trees.
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The Modern Family, Part I

Posted by vyuan on 9/13/12 at 9:12 am

Check out this short film by Dwell featuring the Yee Residence in Carmel, California. I hope that film exploring architecture continues to grow in popularity; it's a natural medium to understand and experience space, and this one is such an intimate portrait of how the owners live and adapt with the house. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrNXd7YxxUs&feature=player_embedded
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Broadway Reach

Posted by brandirickels on 10/17/12 at 11:19 am

Looking for something to do in and around town this weekend? The seven member institutions of the Broadway Reach (listed below) are hosting a Member's Open house weekend this Saturday and Sunday, Oct 20-21. If you are a member of ANYof the participating institutions, you have FREE access to any participating organization this weekend! Not a member? All venues will be selling memberships to new members at a discounted rate. BTW - you will notice several LF clients on the list! Brackenridge Park Conservancy, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio Children's Museum, San...
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Field Report: Custom Light Fixtures at Pearl

Posted by philzimmerman on 12/3/12 at 3:35 pm

As completion of the Pearl Parkway Buildings of the Pearl Brewery Redevelopment in San Antonio, TX wraps up, many finishing details are finally going into place. Custom light fixtures that were designed to utilize existing materials and found remnants of the historical brewery were recently installed. The “Beakerlier” as it has come to be known was created for a lobby space within one of the Parkway buildings called the Lab. The fixture is composed of materials originally used in the Brewery’s laboratory for beer quality and recipe testing. The chandelier’s design not only makes use of found...
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Craft Call: Hunt Restorations

Posted by vyuan on 1/24/13 at 7:10 pm

"It was a dark and stormy day, the scaffolding was shaking, Boogie was yelling at Bubba, "The sky's about to fall!" The year 1981. Whiskey Canyon Ranch. Outside Kerrville. I was under the influence of the mighty large RED pencil wielded by O'Neil Ford. He was fond of saying, "Ask the mason how the stone wants to be first..., ask Boogie or Bubba...the Hunt Brothers!..." Once Boogie and Curtis were working on the Alamo restoration and expansion with Ford Powell Carson, O'Neil was not happy with the size and shape of the stones, so they went to his home at Willow Way where he drew each stone out...