Kauai protest focuses on rentals

Seven people held a sign-waving protest yesterday outside Kauai’s Historic County Building ... people rental homes just because they qualify for federal housing assistance through the Department [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:25:33

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Planning Commish Joins the CAMP Dogpile

Ouch. Joining the Landmarks and Preservation Board and a host of local NIMBYS, the city Planning Commission has expressed " ... "too stark of a contrast" to nearby historic buildings, but the developments would also (allegedly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 16:42:59

GERMANY'S RELIGIOUS PILGRIMS

As in Chaucer’s time, religious pilgrims continue to seek distant shrines in sundry lands ... history, so we are visiting several historic and modern buildings for research purposes— [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:09:14

Deadly Ike smashes Cuba; Is US Gulf Coast next?

Hurricane Ike roared down Cuba's spine Monday and toward the island's densely populated capital of fragile historic buildings after ravaging homes and forcing 1.2 million people to evacuate [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 23:34:35

This Week: Jan. 17, 2009

Peter will be broadcasting his radio show this Saturday from the Hilton hotel in St. Michael’s, Barbados ... historian and author, will talk about the historic buildings and the “seven wonders” of Barbados. And don’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:18:04

Lawyers: architects or bricklayers?

Yesterday lunchtime I managed to get out of the office for a walk at lunchtime ... and wandered, I admired the characteristic brickwork of Manchester’s historic cotton warehouses. Cruelly ... . Similarly few if any buildings are created purely speculatively. The client’s need (for a building [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:17:38

32′x40′ Pole Barn Blueprints

32'x40' Pole Barn Plans - DFWBuilder.com 32'x40' Pole Barn Plans - DFWBuilder ... (0) Historic Plans (0) Build a Multi-Purpose Backyard Cottage (0) Free Do It Yourself Playhouse Plans ... -earth or gravel floor, or pour a concrete slab. Door openings can be up 15′ wide for rolling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:32:17

Long lines

Long lines January 19, 2009 at 4:33 pm by Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Hearst Washington bureau Those long lines at congressional office buildings — where ... to exit historic Union Station earlier today were directed by security to a 15-minute line leading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:33:46

Silver Towers get landmark status

Filed under things I really don't understand: Silver Towers/University Village, ... Village Society for Historic Preservation, who battled to preserve the buildings: Silver Towers ... awards from the American Institute of Architects and the City Club, was dubbed "one of ten buildings [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 21:12:30

City panel rejects Ken Karl's appeal of house razing

The city’s decision 14 months ago to raze a historic house that building inspectors condemned got the backing Friday of an appeals panel weighing the ... Karl, who owned the 313 Main St. home knocked down under orders from the city, said he plans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:37:00

Discovering Salemi, Sicily

Moss Italian Property Consultants (MIPC) are organising a trip to Salemi in Sicily, Italy this weekend 24th January to 25th January ... to visiting the 1 Euro house in Salemi and larger historic buildings in Salemi, including tourist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 23:18:42

Blaze Damages Several Buildings In Panhandle

Federal investigators are expected at the scene of a blaze that severely damaged at least four office buildings and a historic theater in downtown Milton. Santa Rosa County … [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:35:17

Another Nail in CAMP's Shiny Mod Coffin

It appears a stand-off is a-brewin', passive-aggressive Presidio style ... for the preservation of some of the historic buildings and archaeological sites that Don Fisher [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:54:32

Firefighters taking ferry to Angel Island blaze

A wildfire on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay spread across 100 acres Sunday but didn't damage any buildings the the historic state park, a Marin County fire official said. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 11:08:34

An Ode to Florida's Forgotten Coast

We've always been fascinated with Florida's Gulf Coast, which has all of the sun and surf of the Atlantic side, minus the crowds, expense, ... buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 85 miles of designated hiking trails [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 18:04:42

Explore the Heart of Appalachia in Virginia

Cascade Waterfall - Giles County, ... built in 1802, throwing in some historical farm buildings, and finishing up with a 1917 Model T Ford [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:37:48

Full video of President-elect Obama's new economic recovery steps

Just in case you missed it when he said it the last two days, ... of historic proportions. So he took this priceless third occasion on daytime national television ... Reserve Bank ential administration of historic proportions that is each day beginning to build public [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 22:59:18

What’s Happening With The Religion Of Peace Today?

Hey, don’t worry about Iran, cause Obama will take care of it through his one on one chats with Ahmadenijad Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, ... of Australia Plans for building a Muslim cemetery in the ground of a historic Anglican graveyard ... into Western European culture: As they become wealthier and more assimilated, Muslims will shed vestiges [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:13:33

What’s Happening With The Religion Of Peace Today?

Hey, don’t worry about Iran, cause Obama will take care of it through his one-on-one chats with Ahmadenijad Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, ... of Australia Plans for building a Muslim cemetery in the ground of a historic Anglican graveyard ... into Western European culture: As they become wealthier and more assimilated, Muslims will shed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:12:26

Link to Tarpon Springs City Commission agenda

TARPON SPRINGS -- The City Commission will hear a presentation on the survey of historic buildings beginning this month at its meeting at 6 Tuesday (Jan. 13) at City Hall, 324 E Pine St [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:31:56

New Capitol Building Visitors' Center deconstructs history

Downplaying important historical events and rewriting history at taxpayer expense is now big business in Washington, D.C. Those who do not live near our nation's Capitol may not be aware at how [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:37:49

Tax break to boost historic projects

Tax break to boost historic projects by Kate Moran, The Times-Picayune Friday October 10, 2008, 9: ... of historic buildings in cities devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 02:40:29

Smithsonian adds photos to Flickr Commons

Smithsonian adds photos to Flickr Commons By Stephen Shankland – June 19, 2008 1: ... historic buildings, but also clutter shots with inane notes such as the "daddy?" note on a photo of Albert [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 22:16:11

56 Leonard Street, New York / Herzog & de Meuron

Yesterday, I was visiting the Skyscraper Museum in New York, ... . Undoubtedly, this city changes its shape very often. And as of now, new residential buildings ... and West Broadway, in the Tribeca Historic District of Manhattan, New York City (map). Schedule [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 12:00:48

New Mall Could Do What Board of Supes Couldn't

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... historic buildings, has languished at the whims of the Board of Supes for three years now. Planners [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:10:05

Daily Apple: Clear iPhones, Historical Resistance, Dumb Apple

See Inside Your iPhone - It’s a case mod that lets you in on the secret of your magical phone ... be. D.C. Store Meets Resistance From Historical Society - Nothing disrupts your attempts to stay ... brick buildings. Two preservation societies are blocking Apple’s move to their Washington D.C. site [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 02:32:05

A Brief Update and History

Today is the day we honor a revolutionary thinker and inspiration to millions-Martin Luther King ... . There are programs for empty buildings, programs for economic development, and programs for historic restoration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:37:27

Historic districts key economic strength, expert says in Ann Arbor appearance

Donovan Rypkema Donovan Rypkema took a wrecking ball to the notion of historic preservation as merely fixing up old buildings Wednesday night, asserting that such efforts go hand in hand [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 16:55:08

Downtown guru calls Zell's LA holdings "virtually worthless"

Cara Mia DiMassa, who covers downtown LA for The Times, got to talking with Tom Gilmore today ... in the city's Historic Core district, located mere blocks from the Times buildings now for sale ... for space. But we are still building out buildings in downtown. Someday, it will be a lovely shopping [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 20:33:00

Terrific analysis of LEED-ND by the National Trust

... for New Urbanism - and focuses on infrastructure and the public realm, with buildings as just one component. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been advising the staff at USGBC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:19:04

Tom Clancys End War PAL XBOX360-DNL

This article has been published at RLSLOG.net - visit our site for full content ... . Enjoy! In 2011, the United States and the European Union sign the historic SLAMS (Space-Land-Air ... uplinks, no destroying buildings, the only way to win this battle is to wipe out every last enemy unit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 05:01:48

Adaptive Re-use

by Erik Hare My daughter asked an innocent question as we rode past on the bus ... worth saving finds a purpose in a changing economy. The condo boom was a great gift to historic preservation at times, allowing Saint Paul to keep old buildings that are well built landmarks even after [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 03:56:37

Sen. Sam Nunn and Michelle Nunn: Strengthening Our Future

As the nation celebrates the 80th birthday of Dr. King and welcomes the historic presidency of Barack Obama, ... , teach our children, and build homes for those without shelter. It is exciting to see the dream ... who need tutoring, and to repair the homes of seniors so they can stay and live with dignity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 01:11:43

National Association of Home Builders: Prices to Fall 29% in 2009

The building industry trade show started today in Las Vegas ... a historic low," the economist said Tuesday at the building industry trade show [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 03:29:12

Nagin stills review panel; preservationists cry foul

Nagin stills review panel; preservationists cry foul by Michelle Krupa, The Times-Picayune Thursday September 11, 2008, 10:00 PM Claiming a desire to avoid "unnecessary delays" in removing buildings badly damaged ... for demolition permits in many historic neighborhoods. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 03:05:18

The Investment Gods Are Angry

The Working Capital Model (WCM) is an historically new methodology, but with roots deeply imbedded in the building blocks of capitalism, ... to people or countries around the Mediterranean. The sole purpose of the exercise was profit ... . The excess cash needed a home, and a wide variety of early entrepreneurial types were quick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:53:10

The Investment Gods Are Angry

The Working Capital Model (WCM) is an historically new methodology, but with roots deeply imbedded in the building blocks of capitalism, ... to people or countries around the Mediterranean. The sole purpose of the exercise was profit ... . The excess cash needed a home, and a wide variety of early entrepreneurial types were quick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:03:08

Inauguration: O.C. woman remembers segregated South

Meredith and Phil Bettencourt from Newport Beach are in town for the inaugural ... Southern Belle from Savannah, GA., I wanted to share my reflections on this historic occasion ... but equal” education—with outdated school books and decrepit buildings. I remember that my Grandfather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:48:10

United States Botanic Garden

Eyes from here in Georgia and all over the world will be upon the US Capitol Building for the next few days as history will once again be made on ... since we walked around to the back of the building. The Capitol building is one of many buildings rich ... for exhibition, study, conservation and exchange with other institutions. Historic specimens include [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 10:03:00

she's a brick... house

Via. Groan if you must, my other thought was "Just another brick in the wall ... son Rafael Guastavino Esposito inherited the business) erected nearly 1,000 buildings across North ... that can decipher the compression loading in historic structures and assess their safety. Called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:42:53

Drowned Rome

(Flood markers on the exterior wall of Santa Maria sopra Minerva. Photo by Kyle Williams. Source.) ... markers accurately recording the date and high water mark of historic flood events. Most are embedded on the sides of buildings, and their inscriptions read something like this:ANNO DOMINI MCDXXII IN DIE [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 10:36:00

Saint Elizabeths Progress

A major milestone was reached for the Department January 8, 2009, when the St ... on the East Campus. We currently have employees scattered throughout 70 buildings across ... of our Headquarters personnel at St. Elizabeths, a historic hospital [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:30:24

Inauguration events planned across New Jersey

Inauguration events planned across New Jersey by Judy Peet/The Star-Ledger Tuesday January 20, 2009, 6:00 AM Obama Mamas will meet for drinks ... . In living rooms, churches, colleges, libraries, municipal buildings and restaurants throughout New Jersey, everyone is anticipating the historic moment today when Barack Obama takes the presidential [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 11:17:59

Sarandon and Robbins Are Forgetting That It’s a Hospit-all, Not a Hospit-some

What do you think of when you hear the name Susan Sarandon? Besides “age-defying rack” and “awful taste in men.” That’s right: political activism! ... buildings in a $1.6 billion proposal to build a medical tower and a high-rise luxury condominium ... Historic District… She urged the commissioners “to slow down here and look [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 20:56:40

Sarandon and Robbins Are Forgetting That’s It’s a Hospit-all, Not a Hospit-some

What do you think of when you hear the name Susan Sarandon? Besides “age-defying rack” and “awful taste in men.” That’s right: political activism! ... buildings in a $1.6 billion proposal to build a medical tower and a high-rise luxury condominium ... Historic District… She urged the commissioners “to slow down here and look [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 20:53:04

Classic Group’s Philip Bates Elected President for Eastern Massachusetts National Assoc. of the Remodeling Industry

LEXINGTON, Mass. — The Classic Group, Inc., architects and custom home builders located in Lexington, is proud to announce Philip Bates, ... a collaborative approach to architecture and building and a clear, deliberate communication approach ... and minor renovations, and historic restoration. The firm is the recipient of many industry awards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:23:44

Inauguration? Just Another DC Weekend

The inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States will be an historic moment in time ... belief that gathering enough people near marble buildings and monuments will somehow alter the cosmos ... if they don’t try to save it with Citibank or Bank of America.Although the historic nature [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:39:10

Bible prophecy and the Gaza war

BIBLE PROPHECY, GAZA, AND THE EPICENTER * Could cease-fire make Israel’s southern border secure for the next few years? * Israel makes enormous, “historic” discovery of natural gas off coast of Haifa * Russia to build naval bases in Libya, Syria By Joel C. Rosenberg  (Erbil, Iraq, January 19, 2009) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 12:23:24

Architects and Architecture of London

By Kenneth AllinsonPublisher: Architectural Press Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: 2008-11-05 ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0750683376 ISBN-13 / EAN: ... you link the historical and contemporary into a single pattern of significant places, spaces and buildings ... notable buildings that you can visit and experience.Above all, the guide makes London [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:34:00

Chinatown's 'grandchildren' celebrate

Ron Louie has successfully designed high-end homes from Santa Monica to San Marino for four decades ... sacrifice, we wouldn’t be where we are today.” Organizers will show historic photographs, a swing band ... outlining the roof lines of his three buildings — an ornament that long distinguished Central Plaza [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 23:22:10

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