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shadow plans
These are shadow plans of buildings currently in design, construction or already built by M. Gerwing Architects and ACI design:build. The shadow plan is an interesting tool for architects. We used...
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Cadillac Ranch
West of Amarillo lies one of the most iconic of American art works, the Cadillac Ranch. It is exactly what it appears to be : 10 vintage, deeply graffitied, Cadillacs, buried in the west Texas...
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Route 66
I have written in the past about a journey down some portions of the old Route 66 that traverses the U.S. West from St. Louis to L.A. And my last few posts have been about a trip to Texas that I...
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Santa Fe Trail and Fort Bent
On the heels of the last post, I thought I might say something about another great Western road, one that well pre-dates Route 66 – the Santa Fe Trail. For as challenging as it can be to find vestiges...
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World’s Smallest Skyscraper, Wichita Falls, Texas
Just off a bit from the main downtown area of Wichita Falls, Texas is the world’s smallest skyscraper. The Newby-McMahon Building was built in 1919 and its diminutive size is the outcome of a...
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Boulder’s Embattled Historic Bandshell
Every ten years or so, our local city government, the City Council and some folks in the Planning Department, get the notion that the downtown civic area needs to be revitalized. So Master Plans are...
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modeling, old school
I’ve been spending a lot of time recently up in the loft of our office where we have a somewhat messy and chaotic work table where we make models. I often find myself spending entirely too much time...
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South Boulder project included in Boulder Green Homes Tour
Our recently completed collaboration with ACI design:build, the Bacus Residence in South Boulder, will be one of the participating sites on the Boulder Green Home Tour. The tour is Saturday, September...
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Mid-Century Modern in Boulder talk, Boulder edition
On Wednesday, February 17th, as part of the City of Boulder’s Landmarks Board and Preservation Program Lecture and Film Series, a talk will be given highlighting some of the amazing mid-century...
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