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    St. Cloud Heritage Museum / Veterans Memorial Library
    John Dalles
    • Apr 25
    • 6 min

    St. Cloud Heritage Museum / Veterans Memorial Library

    One hundred years after its completion, the St. Cloud Heritage Museum (originally Veterans Memorial Library) remains as a symbol of the...
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    Green Parking Lot Coming to the Capen House
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Sep 7, 2015
    • 1 min

    Green Parking Lot Coming to the Capen House

    The Capen-Showalter house before relocation. Improving rain water absorption on property reduces saturation in our storm water...
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    Historic Church near Downtown Orlando Becomes Townhomes
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Sep 3, 2015
    • 1 min

    Historic Church near Downtown Orlando Becomes Townhomes

    In an unusual move for Orlando,  instead of razing a structure to build new, Mark Kinchla has transformed the former United Pentecostal...
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    Historic Cameo Theater Gets AIA Florida Award
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Aug 5, 2015
    • 2 min

    Historic Cameo Theater Gets AIA Florida Award

    If you haven’t noticed, the Cameo Theater at 1013 East Colonial Drive has been restored and is the new home of the Snap! Orlando...
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    Opposition to Condo Proposal to Build on Lake Eola Park
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Aug 3, 2015
    • 1 min

    Opposition to Condo Proposal to Build on Lake Eola Park

    The plans, for a new condominium tower at the corner of Rosalind and Central in Downtown Orlando, call for demolition of two 1920’s era...
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    Mid-Century Modern Treasures In Winter Park
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Jul 27, 2015
    • 1 min

    Mid-Century Modern Treasures In Winter Park

    Nils Schweizer’s downtown Winter Park office; photo by Rick Kilby While Modern Buildings from the 1960’s through the 1980’s may seem...
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    Orlando 1920’s Landmark Train Station Restored
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Jul 3, 2015
    • 1 min

    Orlando 1920’s Landmark Train Station Restored

    Last Week’s celebration highlighted the 2nd restoration of the Atlantic Coast Line’s railroad station built in 1926. The renovation...
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    Winter Park Battles over Historic District Ordinances
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Jun 29, 2015
    • 1 min

    Winter Park Battles over Historic District Ordinances

    The Historic Preservation Board of Winter Park has drafted revisions to their ordinances. The Winter Park City Council is now reviewing...
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    Isabel Roberts Helped Shape Early Orlando Architecture
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • May 25, 2015
    • 4 min

    Isabel Roberts Helped Shape Early Orlando Architecture

    One of Orlando’s architects in the early 1900’s, was a woman, and a Prairie School figure. She was not the only female architect in town....
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    Casa Feliz 9th Annual Colloquium on Historic Preservation
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • May 11, 2015
    • 1 min

    Casa Feliz 9th Annual Colloquium on Historic Preservation

    This year’s keynote speaker, Sarah Susanka, is entertaining and dynamic, and the message of “The Not So Big House” is not only useful for...
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    Winter Park Argues Historic District
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • May 6, 2015
    • 5 min

    Winter Park Argues Historic District

    There is a lot of heated debate over Winter Park residents wanting to designate the Orwin Manor subdivision as a historic district....
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    Prince Spears Legacy of Local Building to the Black Communities
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Apr 8, 2015
    • 2 min

    Prince Spears Legacy of Local Building to the Black Communities

    In the early 20th century, a black man had a successful career in Georgetown and Goldsboro as an architect, builder and brick mason....
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    Attend the Book Signing: College Park History
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Feb 24, 2015
    • 1 min

    Attend the Book Signing: College Park History

    The book is dedicated to Fred and Grace Hagedorn, who moved to College Park in the 1980s and contributed greatly to efforts to preserve...
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    Tribute To A Departing Landmark
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Nov 3, 2014
    • 1 min

    Tribute To A Departing Landmark

    Thanks to HuntonBrady Architects, the Orlando Business Journal has posted an archive of old photos of downtown’s iconic “round building,”...
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    Bok Tower Gardens Restoration & Expansion
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Oct 30, 2014
    • 1 min

    Bok Tower Gardens Restoration & Expansion

    Bok Tower Gardens is breaking ground on the largest expansion in its 85-year history. The elements planned include a children’s garden,...
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    Baldwin Park Architect’s Open House
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Oct 25, 2014
    • 1 min

    Baldwin Park Architect’s Open House

    Curious about design? Interested in learning how various architects and firms approach the design process? Well here is your opportunity!...
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    Orlando Foundation for Architecture Update
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Oct 20, 2014
    • 2 min

    Orlando Foundation for Architecture Update

    In early 2014 the AIA Orlando Chapter founded the Orlando Foundation for Architecture (OFA) as a separate nonprofit entity with IRS...
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    New Orange County Preservation Trust
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Oct 6, 2014
    • 1 min

    New Orange County Preservation Trust

    You may have seen the article this past week in the Orlando Sentinel about a new 501c3 in Orange County that is focused on education and...
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    Downtown Architect’s Open House
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Oct 3, 2014
    • 1 min

    Downtown Architect’s Open House

    Curious about design? Interested in learning how various architects and firms approach the design process? Well here is your opportunity!...
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    The Polasek – Capen Connection
    Gregory Stock, AIA
    • Sep 24, 2014
    • 1 min

    The Polasek – Capen Connection

    Efforts are underway to restore the Capen House, recently saved from demolition by floating it across a lake to a new location on the...
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