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Haven: A glass hideaway in the woods

LOOK! We were in the Inquirer this week. Click here to read the full article.

In Progress: The Metropolitan

The Metropolitan Apartments amenity spaces are nearing completion and are looking great! Here, the new wood floors are being sanded, before receiving their first coat of clear polyurethane.

In Progress: House on Lake Fenton

Our latest residential project out in Fenton, MI is coming along nicely, and is expected to be completed in the Fall of 2014 . The project has been a new experience for Studio Agoos Lovera, as it is our first project received through our Houzz page! The client fell in love with another project on our Houzz page and …

In Progress: King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture

Be sure to watch the latest Virtual Tour from the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture. You can’t see them in this virtual tour, but our two retail spaces will be on the main level below the library!

ACE Mentor Program Scholarship Breakfast

Join us at this year’s ACE Mentor Program Scholarship Breakfast 5/14 to honor Emily Bittenbender, Howard Neukrug, and Temple University’s Mitchell and Hilarie Morgan Hall. The event promises great networking and a chance to hear how your support benefits ACE students. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Contact Heidi van Steenburgh at 215-806-4817 to register or sponsor. …

In Progress: The Metropolitan

One of our latest projects, the design and renovation of the Metropolitan Apartments second floor amenity spaces, was recently featured in this PhillyMag Property Article showing some great before photos of the old YMCA gymnasium and the spaces around it. Now, check out our latest renders of the Gymnasium, and the adjoining room, which is …

Brandywine Workshop Exhibit to open at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Friday, September 7th, our friends at the Brandywine Workshop celebrate 40 years of printmaking with an 11-week exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. “Full Spectrum: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop” September 7, 2012 – November 25, 2012 Honickman and Berman Galleries, ground floor Opening Reception is Thursday, September 6, 2012 from 7pm-9pm – Tickets …

The Royal Theater.

If the Boyd Theater wasn’t enough for you, our next staff-pick yields yet ANOTHER abandoned theater in Philadelphia: the Royal Theater on South Street West. Architect: Frank E. Hahn, Neo-Georgian style Interior designer: William H. Lee, 1925 Art Deco The Royal Theater, called “American’s Finest Colored Photoplay House”, upon its 1920 opening, was the first black-run …

Alex Chan Receives ACE 2012 Exemplary Mentor Award.

Studio Agoos Lovera proudly congratulates Alex Chan, RA, LEED AP on receiving the ACE Mentor Program of America’s 2012 Exemplary Mentor Award! As one of eight recipients of the 2010 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring, the nation’s highest award for mentoring, the ACE Mentor Program of America received $25,000 for …

The Divine Lorraine.

And what discussion about abandoned buildings in Philadelphia doesn’t include the… The Divine Lorraine Hotel, located on a prominent intersection of Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue, was designed by architect Willis G. Hale and built between 1892 and 1894. The building was originally built as apartments and housed some of Philadelphia’s wealthier residents. In 1900 the building became …