Tobi Fairley: Think Like a Professional Interior Designer — and Trust Your Gut
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An Old Basement Goes Feng Shui
Rob Van Winkle gives a tired family basement a modern feng-shui feel.
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Sears Demolition - Ala Moana Shopping Center...
Sears at Pearl Ridge and Windward Mall are still open. New shops and parking coming to Ala Moana Shopping Center. LINK: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t rct=j ...
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Sandy Hook School Demolition Begins: Connecticut elementary school to be rebuilt elsewhere
The demolition of Newtown, Connecticut #39;s Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 young children and six adults were shot to death last December, has started. ...
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Building and racing demolition derby cars is more than a hobby for one Florence family; it is a legacy.
Dustin Looney has been building demolition cars with his dad, Terry Looney, since he was 16. Now at the age of 23 he can practically put a whole car together by himself, but he still enjoys working with his dad.
It makes it fun, he said. My dad and uncle did it as kids. They passed it to my brother, Matt Druse, who passed it to me.
Several nephews and Druses son are now interested in the family hobby. Looney said his dad builds the engine and front end, family friend Keith Ottensmeier welds, and Looney does everything else.
Its something we like to pass down, he said. I have friends I build them with, its fun.
The Looneys build their cars from scratch, starting with a frame, usually from some type of Ford or Lincoln. First they tilt the front end down, to better absorb impacts from hits.
Most Ford models are built with their front end at a slight upward angle, he said.
After reinforcing the frame and axles, they gut the cars body, take out the seats, gas tank, and all the glass, and add safety bars so the car will not crush the driver when rammed during competitions.
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WEST HARTFORD An architectural firm on Wednesday presented and sought reaction on three conceptual designs for the future Charter Oak International Academy at a public meeting held at the school.
The three options were developed after the Perkins Eastman firm held meetings to gather input from parents, teachers and faculty members, students and the community regarding the $44.6 million project.
The town plans to build the new 86,000-square-foot school, a much larger building, in an effort to draw more students and correct racial imbalances at the town's two magnet schools: Charter Oak, an International Baccalaureate school, and Smith STEM School; STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and math.
The new school, to be built on the Charter Oak property, is expected to cost the town between $9 million and $16.65 million, after reimbursement from the state under diversity school legislation.
The first concept, nicknamed the "pathway scheme" by the architects, is an L-shaped, linear building situated along Flatbush Avenue. The design includes groups of classrooms along a corridor with the administrative offices and a "learning commons" near the main entrance. The gymnasium, cafeteria and auditorium were grouped together along one hallway.
The second possibility the "village scheme" features clusters for different groups within the school, which architect Mark McCarthy called "neighborhoods" or "communities." For instance, the pre-kindergarten classrooms and the Family Resource Center might be grouped together, and upper-grade classrooms might be separated from the lower grades.
The third design, called the "campfire scheme," is a circular school with a courtyard in the center.
"Something we heard over and over again about the school was the sense of community," McCarthy said. "The nice thing about a circle is you can always reference the center. It seemed like a nice metaphor for the school."
Each concept features a different configuration for parking and for bus and car drop-off areas, which the architects said were interchangeable among each building design. All three designs included a separate parking lot and drop-off area for pre-K students.
All three would be "largely two-story" buildings with portions that are one level. None would have a basement.
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Let #39;s Play Minecraft Survival: Episode 22 - Finishing the Retaining Wall
Another pre-recorded episode where I build stuff and talk about other stuff.
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Architects who redeveloped English castle win Stirling Prize: Astley Castle dates from 12th century
A ruined castle in Warwickshire, England has won the 2013 Stirling Prize, the most prestigious award in British architecture. Astley Castle, which was built ...
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Gregg Pasquarelli, co-founder and partner at SHoP Architects in New York, built this futuristic cityscape. Photo: Gregory Reid
Snohetta found a delicate equilibrium with this boomerang-shaped tower. Photo: Gregory Reid
SOM froze its unique LEGO infrastructure in a solid block of ice. Photo: Zack Burris
The buildings were inspired by the postwar Japanese movement Metabolism, which fuses architecture with concepts of organic growth. Photo: Gregory Reid
One of the building's elegant spires. Photo: Gregory Reid
A view from above. Photo: Gregory Reid
Some of the custom, 3-D-printed bricks made for the job. Photo: Gregory Reid
The set includes translucent blocks as well as white ones. Photo: Gregory Reid
Curves. Photo: Gregory Reid
Drone's eye view of SHoP's cluster. Photo: Gregory Reid
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Orlando, FL (PRWEB) October 30, 2013
Gold Key Roofing, an Orlando roofing company, has been working alongside the Central Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal Association to raise thousands of dollars for charity. The company has raised $7,000 for the Russell Home of Orlando, FL, which is a home that takes in unwanted children and adults with physical and mental disabilities.
The home receives no funding from the government, which means that every cent raised is invaluable in terms of helping it to carry out its work. Jeff Hewitt, the owner of Gold Key Roofing, is an elected board member of CFRSA, and the money that has been raised by the two will make an important contribution to the home's funding.
Gold Key Roofing a very experienced roofing company is offering services in the Central Florida area. Services are offered on both a commercial and residential basis, with the company offering a range of repairs and services to customers in the area. The provider also has a comprehensive portfolio on the website for potential customers to get an idea of the workmanship and quality offered by the experts at the company. There are also customer reviews to provider website visitors with an idea of the level of service to expect from the roofing company.
An official from Gold Key Roofing said: "The Russell Home of Orlando, FL provides an invaluable service to both adults and children who suffer from mental and physical disabilities. However, this home receives no government funding at all, which means that lack of funding can have a serious negative impact on the great way that it does. By raising thousands of dollars for the home, we hope to be able to make a contribution to the hard work and dedicated that the staff at the home provide to all those that require the services."
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