USF architecture students envision a ground floor at the historic Tampa Armature Works building with a market, artist's studios and galleries, a coffee shop and restaurants offering a view of the lower Hillsborough River. ...more

December 17, 2008

USF architecture students envision a ground floor at the historic Tampa Armature Works building with a market, artists' studios and galleries, a coffee shop and restaurants offering a view of the lower Hillsborough River. ...more

December 17, 2008

In a town that was founded as a colony for Civil War veterans, it's no surprise that nearly a half-century passed before a black family moved in. ...more

December 9, 2008

I know how to get to paradise in this life. It lies atop a hill about 60 miles north of Rome where a gentleman-cardinal built a garden in the 16th century. His architects created it from water and stone, green leaves and vine. But the result is more than the sum of its parts. Villa Lante embodies the humanist ideals of the Italian Renaissance. ...more

October 19, 2008

The Franciscan Center welcomed a tranquil addition to its grounds Sunday: a riverside pavilion designed by University of South Florida architecture students. ...more

October 13, 2008

Designing For The FutureHer design for a home whose porch takes a person from toddler to elderly won Christine Sanchez third place in a continental competition for architecture and design students. Challenged to "design for a person to age in place with dignity," Sanchez incorporated a porch that wraps around the perimeter of the house and offers complete accessibility by wheelchair. A student at the University of South Florida, she drew for a waterfront site in Sarasota. "The porch begins with a ramp and evolves into a deck, walls, windows, seating, roof, and finally, ceiling," she wrote in her accompanying essay. "The user has the freedom to access and see all parts of his or her property." The Ethel Andrus Percy House of Freedom Design Competition is sponsored by AARP and the American Institute of Architecture Students. To see the winning designs, go to www.aias.org/aarp. Nurture A Growing VocationMost great ideas have a loser. Some are win-wins. Very few are win-win-wins. Falkenburg Road Jail's Horticulture Vocational Program hits a grand slam: Inmates learn landscaping; the government gets help beautifying highway medians; and the public gets to enjoy all that beautification - and buy lovingly grown plants. The next sale is from 8 a.m. to noon June 13 near the entrance of Falkenburg Road Jail, 520 N. Falkenburg Road, Brandon (Interstate 75 to State Road 60, west to Falkenburg Road and north to the jail). Bring cash or a check. Proceeds buy program supplies and seed careers: Inmates who graduate from the program earn a vocational certificate. Looks To Watch ...more

June 5, 2008