walnut house: certificate of appropriateness application and IKEA
September 1, 2010 – 10:54 am | 3 Comments

Today we’d like to share the Certificate of Appropriateness application for the Walnut House that was turned in to the Historic Preservation office yesterday.  As we mentioned on August 18th,  we had a very productive …

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11:00 pm friday video
May 14, 2010 – 9:58 pm | One Comment
11:00 pm friday video

A musician friend of mine sent me a link to Fluid Radio the other day, a very creative and interesting site. The site concentrates on experimental music, but you also get to see some amazing …

modern hd: the client
May 13, 2010 – 11:06 am | 3 Comments
modern hd: the client

The Client:
We thought we might start by giving you a little background on how we got here. Our clients (we may share who they are later, but for now it is not important) had …

CDG update: Roscoe House, Videos, and the Intro of Modern Design in a Historic District
May 7, 2010 – 3:24 pm | 4 Comments
CDG update: Roscoe House, Videos, and the Intro of Modern Design in a Historic District

We are back from a  little hiatus from posting with some exciting things getting ready to happen.Things have been a little crazy around here but we have finally got our hands around it. The Roscoe …

A little residential facelift
March 26, 2010 – 4:42 pm | 3 Comments
A little residential facelift

We have been pretty busy lately and have not had a chance to complete an Urban Facelift but we have been doing a few residential facelifts for clients. The original home is about as sad …

Intelligentsia – A little espresso to perk you up
March 20, 2010 – 11:27 am | One Comment
Intelligentsia – A little espresso to perk you up

The Free Green voting has completed and we were not chosen to be in the top twelve. It was really fun, and we greatly appreciated everyone who supported us.
Our general posting rule is, “It doesn’t …

Please Vote for Our Free Green Who’s Next Competition Entry
March 3, 2010 – 11:07 am | No Comment
Please Vote for Our Free Green Who’s Next Competition Entry

We just wanted to thank everyone for their support. Voting ends Wednesday and it has been a fun couple of weeks. If you have not had a chance to vote we would love your support. …

Vancouver 2010 Olympics on design
February 12, 2010 – 10:49 am | No Comment
Vancouver 2010 Olympics on design

Last week was the Superbowl, an exciting game to watch with some not so exciting commercials. This evening starts the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, BC. The 2008 Summer Games in Beijing provided a …

SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
February 5, 2010 – 2:45 pm | No Comment
SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know that this Sunday is Superbowl Sunday. On this day, either the Saints or the Colts will become the National Football League champions for the year. Advertisers …

The Unhappy Hipsters………LOL
February 2, 2010 – 3:11 pm | One Comment
The Unhappy Hipsters………LOL

OK, I am truly sorry if no one else thinks this blog is funny.  I broke down and added The Unhappy Hipsters to our blogs of interest (See below right on our home page).  We …

This is why street cars are better than cars and buses
January 27, 2010 – 1:20 pm | No Comment
This is why street cars are better than cars and buses

Jacksonville keeps trying to decide how it is going to spur development in the Urban Core. Our question would be, why are we so hesitant to look at what has been successful for other cities …