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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f.v.o.s. – friday video on saturday
October 3, 2009 – 11:45 am | No Comment
f.v.o.s. – friday video on saturday

We were out of the office most of the day yesterday so we missed our Friday video post.  The highlight of our day was a stop by Bold City Brewery for a couple of pints.  …

Hillside Office Park, gainesville fl: photo shoot
September 30, 2009 – 3:30 pm | 2 Comments
Hillside Office Park, gainesville fl: photo shoot

Yesterday was a full day.  I left the house at 5:30 in the morning and returned home at 10:30 p.m.  I went to Gainesville, FL with friend and architect Mike Walburn of Walburn Studio located …

Snakebit Film: a documentary about samuel mockbee and the spirit of the rural studio
September 25, 2009 – 9:52 am | 3 Comments
Snakebit Film:  a documentary about samuel mockbee and the spirit of the rural studio

Samuel Mockbes died on December 30th, 2001  from complications resulting from his battle with leukemia.  Before his untimely death, he co-founded the Auburn University Rural Studio program in Hale County, Alabama.
The Snakebit Film is a …

The Friday Video: Amazing 3D mapping projection
September 18, 2009 – 9:12 am | No Comment
The Friday Video:  Amazing 3D mapping projection

This video is a montage of Easyweb.fr ‘s work incorporating 3d video mapping and the projection on buildings, walls, and floors.  If you have seen our Urban Facelift Project, you can imagine how our wheels …

friday video: city of cranes
September 11, 2009 – 9:42 am | No Comment
friday video: city of cranes

Like most children, I grew up being fascinated by cranes and other large construction equipment.  Maybe it had to do with those mini documentaries that aired in the middle of Sesame Street, I don’t know.  …

The Friday Video……..
September 4, 2009 – 1:22 pm | No Comment
The Friday Video……..

It is always fun to find interesting videos online that have to do with things you enjoy.  We have decided to try to a weekly post on Fridays that will contain a video that we …

the urban facelift project fan page on facebook
September 2, 2009 – 8:52 am | No Comment
the urban facelift project fan page on facebook

If you’re reading this post, then there is a pretty good chance you’re already following our Urban Facelift Project.  We’re always looking for way to have more interaction with fans, proponents, and contributors of UFP, …

images of mackinac island
September 1, 2009 – 12:44 pm | No Comment
images of mackinac island

This image set is from a family trip this past June to Mackinac Island, Michigan.  It marked the first time that I’ve been able to visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and I have to say it …

The Urban Facelift Project #11 (1100 N Main Street)
August 24, 2009 – 9:34 am | 2 Comments
The Urban Facelift Project #11 (1100 N Main Street)

Here is another Facelift that has been in the works for a couple of weeks.  Sometimes it is hard to find the time to juggle these Urban Facelifts with actual revenue generating clients.  We decided …

The Urban Facelift Project #10 (2034 N Main Street)
August 21, 2009 – 3:12 pm | 4 Comments
The Urban Facelift Project #10 (2034 N Main Street)

We’re going to need to pick it up a little…when we first started this project we were hoping to post one every other week.  I just looked to see when we posted #9 and it …