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Architects and Ethics
The “devotion to the art of architecture” that Carl Sapers, Hon. AIA, references as his fourth “tension point” in the video “Ethics: From...
Apr 14, 20161 min read


10 Tallest Buildings in Orlando
Here is an fun photo gallery showing you the tallest buildings in Orlando. The newest are not always the tallest, but I don’t want to...
Apr 12, 20161 min read


Urban-Suburban Densification
Richard Reep has written an article in the New Geography about new mixed use projects going up in the Orlando area, and how they impact...
Apr 7, 20161 min read


Luxury Apartments Planned near Fashion Square Mall
Orlando Fashion Square mall is set to get some new development — bringing with it some future shoppers and diners. Atlanta-based Trammell...
Apr 5, 20161 min read


Proton Treatment Center on the Forefront of Cancer Treatment
The therapy center, designed by RLF Inc. is three stories and 15,000 square feet, and will hold a Mevion S250 superconducting...
Mar 31, 20161 min read


Daytona Beach MOAS Expansion
Last fall the Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach opened their new West Galleries wing. The architect, VOA Associates Inc., was...
Mar 29, 20161 min read


Embry-Riddle Wind Tunnel Complex
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has announced a new engineering school facility with a wind tunnel lab. The new complex designed by...
Mar 25, 20161 min read


Isabel Roberts Honored with Gravestone
Here is a link to the announcement on the History Center website: http://www.thehistorycenter.org/historical-society-honors-orlando-trai...
Mar 7, 20161 min read


Four Seasons Gets 5 Diamond Award
Completed in 2014 by HKS Architects Inc., the Four Seasons Resort at Walt Disney World received an Eagle Award from the Associated...
Feb 22, 20161 min read


Geneva School Plans New Campus
SchenkelSchultz Architecture Inc. are planning a new campus in Casselberry for the Geneva School, a private Christian school. The...
Feb 17, 20161 min read


Florida Hospital Winter Garden Opens
Florida Hospital has just opened their $65 million, three-story, 97,000-square-foot emergency center and 32 bed outpatient facility...
Feb 15, 20161 min read


Taproom Sports Bar Opens in Historic Orlando Depot
The historic structure has been beautifully renovated and opened as Ferg’s Depot, offering wings, burgers and steaks. The outdoor patio...
Feb 8, 20161 min read
Imagineers Share the Disney Springs Storyline
Walt Disney World in Florida has been busy Expanding and re-branding their Downtown Disney retail and restaurant district, which provides...
Jan 27, 20162 min read


Bridge District a New I-4 Vision
I-4 in downtown Orlando (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) The City of Orlando is brainstorming a new park under the I-4 corridor downtown, when...
Jan 20, 20161 min read


Quote: Juhani Pallasmaa
Few people in the architectural world have done more than Juhani Pallasmaa (1936-) to make the complex ideas of phenomenology accessible...
Jan 18, 20161 min read


Dramatic Wood Finished Doctors Office
Little Diversified are the architects for a new office building planned for the corner of N. Pennsylvania Ave and Garfield Ave in Winter...
Jan 13, 20161 min read


Diversity Architecture Student Scholarships
The Architects Foundation’s Diversity Scholarships promote equity within the field of architecture, offering mentors, professional...
Jan 11, 20161 min read


Quote: Buckminster Fuller
This quote by Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983), shows that while a brilliant inventor/designer he was a humble man in his view of the world...
Jan 9, 20161 min read


Daytona Speedway Renovations Head to the Finish
Upgraded Concourses and 40 escalators will improve circulation at the famous Daytona International Speedway, which will host the Rolex 24...
Jan 6, 20161 min read


Happy Holidays to all our Followers
To all our ORCAD Blog followers, and all my friends and followers on Facebook as well. This is my annual holiday card design for 2015, it...
Dec 25, 20151 min read
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