Archive for June, 2011
ShareMy client, CVF Homes, and I were recently featured in the Express-News for his most recent historic green renovation. He is currently working on two more renovations in Lavaca. Call me if you would like to see the work in progress. Preserving historic integrity Lavaca-area home goes green gently By: Anna Ley for San Antonio [...]
ShareBig Tex revival getting new life Visions of what a redeveloped site could become are aired at meeting. By: Valentino Lucio for San Antonio Express-News For years, there have been plans to renovate the abandoned Big Tex plant situated along the San Antonio River, near the Blue Star Arts Complex. While environmental issues and a [...]
ShareCity Council approves HemisFair Park framework plan By: Vianna Davila for San Antonio Express-News Without discussion, the City Council unanimously approved a plan Thursday to revamp HemisFair Park, an effort that would raze part of the city’s convention center, relocate several current park tenants and enhance connections to the East Side. Council members vetted the [...]
ShareHemisFair could see a major makeover By: Vianna Davila for San Antonio Express-News Consultants are proposing an ambitious plan to revitalize HemisFair Park that could include demolishing part of the Convention Center and relocating the Institute of Texan Cultures within the park. Calling it a framework plan, consultants working with the HemisFair Park Area Redevelopment [...]
ShareThis article was submitted to the Express-News by Tenna Florian, AIA, LEED AP, an architect with Lake/Flato Architects. She gives a great architectural history of the porch and also speaks to its cultural connection in historic neighborhoods. I couldn’t have said it any better myself. Building San Antonio: It’s time to enjoy your front porch, [...]