Felipe Batista - These Colours Dont Run (Architects Drum cover)
Esse mais um vdeo cover, tocando Architects - These colours don #39;t run Espero que gostem e se puderem compartilhar, eu agrao de corao! Curta a pgina da...
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Ivan Trabado - ARCHITECTS - Devil #39;s Island (drum cover)
First drum cover, Big thanks to sir Emil Dela Rosa, sir Macoy Manuel and Tower of Doom! I had a wonderful time playing this simple but heavy song from ARC...
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An Ann Arbor developer is proposing a 110-room hotel with ground-floor retail space in a new 91,000-square-foot building in the citys downtown.
First Martin Corp., a developer of office, retail and residential space, has submitted site plans for the development, located at 116-120 W. Huron St., between South Ashley and South Main streets, to the city for review.
Construction costs and timelines were not immediately available Thursday. First Martin had not yet responded to messages seeking comment.
The 0.48-acre site is currently home to the Greyhound Bus Depot and the Ann Arbor Convention and Visitors Bureau, according to a site plan cover letter posted to the citys website. The existing buildings would be removed and the businesses would relocate.
Retail frontage would be along Huron while the entrance for core hotel functions would be along Ashley.
In addition to about 6,000 square feet of retail and possible restaurant or bar space, the first floor would also include the hotel lobby, meeting rooms, office space, an exercise room, patio, pool and kitchen and laundry space. The top five floors would be for hotel rooms, which would be studio and one- and two-bedroom units.
The site is adjacent to an 800-car parking structure at the corner of Ashley and Ann streets, according to the cover letter. There is also surface parking northeast of the site and on the south side of Huron Street, the letter says.
Architects on the project are Fairfax, Va.-based Zivic & Hurdle Architects PC and Ann Arbor-based Hobbs & Black Architects. Ann Arbor-based Midwestern Consulting LLC is the project engineer, surveyor and landscape architect.
The city planning department is reviewing the site plans.
Kirk Pinho: (313) 446-0412, kpinho@crain.com. Twitter: @kirkpinhoCDB
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More retail and office space is coming to the Bee Cave area through the Gateway at Falconhead. The 127,000-square-foot project located on 14 acres at the southwest corner of RM 620 and Falconhead Boulevard is anticipated to have a completed retail section by the first quarter of 2015, and a complete office section by the second quarter.
John Elges, the senior vice president of developer La Croix, said the project would include a bank, several restaurants, a salon and a daycare. Elges said there is also high demand for office space in the area, and that Gateway to Falconhead provides 80,000 square feet of office space.
Traffic patterns in Austin are getting wretched, he said. Larger companies are not quite yet in the process of coming to Lakeway and Bee Cave, but there are a ton of smaller organizations that could be there, and theyre leaning more and more toward the idea of not having to make the drive in Austin we dont have a tenant right now, but there are quite a few people circling, and theyre extremely excited about it.
The retail portion of Gateway to Falconhead is designed to have a boutique feel, Elges said.
Its not going to be a typical big box retail location, Elges said. What most retailers are looking for historically over the last 10 to 15 years has been a big box environment, and this is the antithesis of that. This is a much smaller feel and is designed to fit the sensibilities of being in a desired real estate area, which really does end up as a boutique feel. Its not going to be a strip center there will be buildings to walk around, with fronts and backs to them as opposed to just fronts.
The project experienced holdups when the original developer dropped out and a new one had to be found, but everything is back on track, Elges said. The project has also been held up by the Bee Cave City Councils decision that the project had to have a detention pond on it when the original plans did not accommodate for one.
Yes, of course it [the detention pond] will hold us up, but the good news is that its going to be beautiful, Elges said. Ive been joking that theyre going to need some swans. Theres going to be standing water in there, and theyre going to put some fountains, and its going to be beautiful. My guess is that its going to be the prettiest shopping center all along the Bee Cave and Lakeway corridor.
Construction will begin soon, Elges said.
Im on the edge of my chair waiting for that to occur, Elges said.
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The days of developers building large tracts of single-family homes in Fairfield County -- confident that they would snapped up by buyers -- may be over, but the desire for more new apartments continues to keep the construction trade busy, as the millennium generation seeks out urban housing and baby boomers look to downsize.
Some young adults can't afford a down payment on a house, while others prefer to rent a new upscale apartment in a downtown atmosphere. And their baby boomer parents, seeking a less-cluttered lifestyle, may be looking for much the same housing in an urban environment or a location within walking distance of shops and restaurants.
That is what Boston-based Trinity Financial was considering when it planned Park Square West, a 209-unit complex in Stamford scheduled for occupancy next spring.
Built for convenience, the 15-story building will have 6,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space, and apartments ranging from studios up to three bedrooms. Trinity is also scheduled to start building a similar 207-unit tower next door. The company has pegged the total cost of the two buildings and improvements to the nearby Summer Street garage at $130 million.
`Important audience'
According to a Downtown Special Services District survey, young professionals dominate the demographic profile of Stamford's downtown rental market, according to Maixuan Phan, senior project manager at Trinity.
"This is obviously an important audience," she said, "but we think the prime location and quality of our building will also appeal to a broader audience of people -- including baby boomers -- who don't want the burdens of home ownership or car dependence, yet still prefer an active, sociable and walkable lifestyle that they can get from an urban environment."
Stamford was a prime location for the project because of its importance as a business hub in the New York region and access to mass transit.
"It has become increasingly appealing as a place to live for people who work in and around Stamford, and for some who are priced out of the New York rental market," Phan said.
Other major apartment complexes that are under way in Stamford include The Summer House, a 23-story, 226-unit complex on Summer Street, developed by Thomas Rich, also a partner in a mixed-use project with New Jersey-based Ironstate Development that will include about 700 apartments. Construction is expected to start this year.
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Published: Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 11:20 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 4:33 p.m.
The vote, attended by the projects influential supporters including the France family, Atlanta developer Jim Jacoby, former Daytona Beach Mayor Glenn Ritchey and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President John Johnson, was the final step toward securing roughly $44.5 million in public investment from the county and city.
It will make this a better place for all of us to live, work and play, Ritchey said during the meeting. This will be a linchpin project.
It will give others that have been on the sidelines a reason to get started, and start quickly.
International Speedway Corp. CEO and vice chairwoman Lesa France Kennedy told the council: I appreciate your leadership and vision for Volusia County.
The money had previously been approved in concept and faced only final approval with some added contractual language.
The Daytona Beach City Commission also gave the project unanimous support, but its contribution hinged on Thursdays approval from the county.
County Councilman Doug Daniels, who was the lone no in the councils 5-1 vote last month, still had reservations but said he was voting on faith. He said he drove to the council meeting with the intention of voting no once again.
I got a call from a friend of mine, and she reminded me that Lesa France Kennedy was the one behind this, Daniels said. And Lesa, when we met, she told me she wanted to do something for her town, something to put it on the map.
He added: Its not this agreement I have faith in, I have no faith in it at all. Lesa, Im putting my faith in you.
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April 2nd, New York City. WhiteClouds, a 3D printing and modeling service company, is demonstrating its capabilities at Mediabistro's Inside 3D Conference and Expo. WhiteClouds display is located at the Javits Convention Center in the Maker Pavilion, booths M522 and M523.
WhiteClouds has several commercial 3D printers, including the Connex500, the ProJet 660, and has just acquired Stratasys new Connex3 full-color 3D printer, capable of printing in multiple colors and materials. WhiteClouds is one of a few select companies in the U.S. with this printer.
WhiteClouds is staffed with a team of experienced designers and offers design services for those without 3D modeling experience, allowing anybody with a vision to have their idea 3D designed and printed.
Jerry Ropelato, WhiteClouds CEO, said about the conference, We're excited to debut our new models at Inside 3D. We have some displays that push the boundaries of 3D design and the capabilities of 3D printing.
Kyle Gifford, a designer at WhiteClouds said, I think the services we offer are the first of its kind, and will continue to evolve over the next several years. 3D printing has started coming into its own recently, and more people are realizing its potential for both quick prototyping and elaborate consumer goods. Our 3D design services allow anybody to transform an idea into a 3D file, and ultimately a tangible item.
The attention we have attracted with this spans from local inventors to foreign businesses, all with different motives, ideas, and experience. I think this has been a great opportunity for everybody involved to learn about new, exciting technologies. We are happy to serve as the bridge between ideas and technology, and hope to teach all those we interact with about the exciting world of 3D printing, Gifford explained.
Kelly Root, another WhiteClouds designer, agrees. I think the projects weve worked on will help show the capabilities of 3D printing. This industry is still so unknown that most people arent even aware that it exists, much less what can be done with it. By doing these large scale projects, we can help educate people what the possibilities of 3D printing can be, and hopefully in the future, give them ideas of the different things that can be done with it as well.
Some of the models WhiteClouds is showcasing includes architectural models, futuristic cities, and Classic Crusaders, which are well-known fairy tale characters and legends reimagined and redesigned by the WhiteClouds team.
One model, a futuristic city, was designed by Root. It was printed in 38 pieces, using the Zprinter, Connext500, and the ProJet 3500 HD Max. It has a footprint of 14.15 x 12.15 x 11.5.
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Times-Call community reporter
When Lyons resident Mike Clark responds to questions about the damage to his home during the September flood, he starts by counting his blessings and then quickly shifts the focus to his home-away-from-home, the St. Vrain River.
Clark has been fly-fishing for more than 36 years and owns South Creek Ltd., a fly-fishing shop on Main Street that specializes in bamboo rods. The shop, the people and the river are why Clark calls Lyons home, and he has never seen them in such disarray.
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What: Big Mountain Enduro Pre-Season Party
When: Saturday, group rides begin at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.; the benefit begins at 4 p.m.; live music starts at 8:30 p.m.
Where: Oskar Blues, 303 Main St., Lyons
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After months of planning, Greg Young and Dawn Stephens got a 2,900-square-foot house onto a semi truck on Thursday morning. They were moving a 117-year-old historic home from Mercy Medical Centers property to a site in the Oak Hill Jackson neighborhood about ten blocks away.
It was a long process, Young said. Dawn and I have been involved in historical preservation for over 20 years, and were interested in the houses fate after Mercy Medical Center bought the property in 2011.
The couple plans to restore the home, which was built in 1897 and is known as the Luther Brewer home. They hope to have an inhabitable bedroom, bathroom and kitchen by June.
Theyre also waiting to receive tax credits to aid in the restoration process.
The Luther Brewer, named after its first owner, a Cedar Rapids publisher and newspaper editor, the housewaslocated on the north edge of the Mercy Medical Center campus at 847 Fourth Ave. SE. The home, the last one standing on Fourth Avenues mansion hill, islisted on the National Register of Historic Places.
Cedar Rapids historianMark Stoffer Hunter told The Gazette thatPresident William Howard Taft, Brewers friend, made numerous visits in its early days.
As I had the opportunity to walk through this really beautiful, period home, it became clear that what we needed to do was find a solution that enabled this house to be preserved, said Mercy President and CEO Tim Charles.
This was a house of significance, he added.
Charles said the couple approached the hospital about purchasing the home and Mercy sold the building to them for one dollar last fall under the condition they move the house and restore it. The hospital donated what would have been the cost of demolition toward the move.
Mercy has no plans yet as to what to do with the vacant property. Charles said the first step is to remove the houses foundation and put sod over it, turning it into green space.
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Cedar Rapids couple relocate historic Luther Brewer home
We're recreating history here.
CLEVELAND, Ohio Lounging in Viola Super's porch swing and gazing at the ornate and slightly bowed brick wall of League Park, it's possible to squint and imagine fans pouring down East 66th Street in 1891, eager to watch Cleveland Spiders ace Cy Young throw the first pitch in the new stadium.
Sit still long enough and one can listen for echos of cheering throngs who witnessed the only Indians World Series championship clinched at home, in 1920, or the crack of Babe Ruth's 500th career home run over the 60-foot Great Wall onto Lexington Avenue nine years later.
Those days, of course, are long gone. But baseball is not dead on this quiet, historic corner of Cleveland's Hough neighborhood, and Super said she could not be more pleased to see a bright future finally nearing realization at League Park after decades of neglect and decay.
As the Indians celebrate their 114th home opener Friday three miles away at Progressive Field, a $6.3 million restoration and renovation of League Park is about 75 percent finished and continues, now that winter has thawed, toward a mid-July completion target.
I'm very excited about it. I really can't wait,'' said Super, a retired RTA driver who five years ago with her husband, Lucius Oldham, built the first of four large new homes which stand together as an oasis on the block next to an abandoned cement block building with a tree growing through the roof.
It can only be a positive for the neighborhood. I'm hoping it will be very encouraging for the inner-city youth to participate in baseball.''
The two-fold focus of the project is a historical restoration of what little remains from the original 1891 stadium the East 66th first baseline grandstand wall and the three-floor ticket house on the corner of Lexington Ave. coupled with an artificial turf baseball field and a new building that will house concessions, bathrooms and possibly a shop or conference room near home plate.
Beyond the outfield fence, a clay and grass softball/baseball field and paved walking path were finished last year, and it was named Fannie Lewis Community Park at League Park, in honor of the late councilwoman who proposed and campaigned for the entire project more than a decade ago.
The city-owned League Park is to be an enclosed facility used for recreation and possibly high school softball and baseball games, and is to be available for adults who want to play on the same lot with the same quirky dimensions where Joe DiMaggio rapped the final hits of his record 56-game hitting streak, and where the Cleveland Buckeyes won the 1945 Negro League World Series.
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Restoration of Cleveland Indians' first home at League Park targets Opening Day in July
