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Haven: A glass hideaway in the woods

Haven: A glass hideaway in the woods

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

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Brandywine Workshop Exhibit to open at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

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 …

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ch-ch-changes along Avenue of the Arts.

ch-ch-changes along Avenue of the Arts.

If you’ve walked along South Broad Street in recent months, you may have noticed what some of us at Studio Agoos Lovera spent a good chunk of 2011 doing:  converting an Italian restaurant into a university student dining hall.  Construction finished early this year, and the project got some ink in last week’s Philadelphia Business …

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show us some love.

show us some love.

Yesterday, Citypaper’s “Naked City” blog featured blogger GroJLart, who gave our Bridgman’s View Tower some Valentine’s Day lovin’, continuing a blossoming love/hate relationship with local blog Philaphilia… Unfortunately for us, this gem of a building falls in the depressing category of ‘unbuilt work’, but that doesn’t stop our friend[?] from showering the concept with praise, notably labeling our tower design “AWESOME.” Philaphilia sang …

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2011 ACE final.

2011 ACE final.

Avid readers and feeders will remember last year’s post on the ACE Mentor Program year-end finale.  Well, tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday, 5/10) is the big day for this year’s mentoring team, comprised of students from local Philadelphia high schools, including Constitution High, Friere Charter, Swenson Arts + Tech, and Girard College. Our team’s final, group presentation …

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foot traffic.

foot traffic.

The annual Mummers Parade and the 2008 Phillies Championship Parade come to mind as the only comparable events for the ridiculous amount of foot traffic South Broad Street saw this past weekend.  Enlarge the image above, and see how this multipurpose arterial was really put to the test, all within a 24 hour period! The …

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getting ready.

getting ready.

2:00 pm today, a view from the 13th floor… If you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t yet heard, tomorrow’s finale for PIFA takes over South Broad Street.  Catch us out there, or peek in our office from the top of the ferris wheel. Say Bonjour!

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best of greenbuild 2011.

best of greenbuild 2011.

Next Thursday, 4.28.2011, see what our friends at the DVGBC have been up to when they announce the winners of the 2011 Sustainable Design Competition:  the design of a green jobs training facility.  It’s all part of their Best of Greenbuild event held at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank.  Sign up if you haven’t yet! …

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towing the line.

towing the line.

This was the scene on South Broad Street last month during an extremely boisterous protest against new, industry-controlling laws.  Check the comments for what a few of our beloved city’s tow-truck drivers had to say about ’em. And here’s a nice, low-quality video of the action and the noise, truly viewed from the thirteenth floor: …

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chair hockey.

chair hockey.

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=201mW9yLtS4] Two weeks from today, a few brave souls from our office will participate in this year’s Aeron Hockey event, sponsored by Herman Miller and Premier Office Solutions. Teams participating in the tournament include: Agoos/Lovera Architects d2 Solutions EwingCole Francis Cauffman Grubb & Ellis Hellyer Berman Lewis Jones Lang LaSalle Meyer Design Newmark Knight Frank …

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