by Tim Alatorre
Posted on March 11, 2011
Accessibility, Donna Duerk, Greg Wynn, Moon Base, Space, Sustainability
At 5:23 this afternoon Emeritus Professor Donna Duerk celebrated the close of her final quarter teaching at Cal Poly by slicing up a cake to share with her Arch 252 class. This quarter’s theme, “The Green Machine” started with a design for a moon base and concluded with the design of a sustainable mixed use…
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on February 11, 2011
Admissions, BIM, CalPoly, China, Frank Gehry, Frank Lloyd Wright, LEED, Minorities, NAAB, Revit, Solar Decathlon, Spider Building, Sustainability, Technology
Building 53 demolition is underway, the future of BIM and sustainability are up for debate, and the two Franks are in the news again. Plus we discuss the shocking truth about minorities in architecture.
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on October 29, 2010
AIA, China, Frank Lloyd Wright, Ghana, New York, Revit, Sandy Stannard, Sustainability, World Expo
Carisa Nakano, B’Arch ’10, LEED AP, shares her experiences doing her senior project in Ghana, her thoughts on the World Expo in China, and Haley isn’t sure if she wants to own Uncle Frank.
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on October 8, 2010
Autodesk, Frank Lloyd Wright, Recession, Solar Power, Sustainability, Unity Temple, Vellum Competition, White House, Wind Power
Wind power is disturbing the peace but there may be hope for White House solar power, Uncle Frank’s masterpiece is desecrated, buildings remain empty, and Autodesk is getting way to friendly with Apple.
by Tim Alatorre
Posted on May 29, 2010
Chumash Architecture Show, Residential Design, Sustainability
Chumash Architecture Show, 2010: Studio Williams Trudy’s stated goals were to be sensitive to the: Site Environment Program Inhabitable Spaces “Budget, Program, Scale; these three topics really go hand in hand when designing a home.”