Text description provided by the architects. The renovation project of the Goethe-Institut in Bogota is rooted in the search for a place that would allow the public to experience more than just teaching the German language. How can various forms of cultural exchange be brought together in one place? How can simultaneity be activated amidst difference? How can the intensity of meeting days be revived? How can everyday spaces be established for cooperation?
Fun fact: Cal Poly did not have a dedicated library building until 46 years after classes were first held on campus in San Luis Obispo in 1903.
Then known as the California Polytechnic School, a three-year secondary school, the future university had a modest start.
Cal Poly’s first library was next door to Cal Poly Director Leroy Anderson’s office in the original 1903 administration building. His secretary doubled as librarian.
In 1916, the library moved to the second floor of the science building later called Anderson Hall.
It was relocated to classroom units near the center of campus in 1939.
The library’s next stop was the second floor of the clock tower building, where it occupied six classrooms. That structure is now known as the Cotchett Education Building.
When the Dexter Library opened in September 1949, it was a $700,000 statement that the college was growing.
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Sarah Baumler is known for her impeccable eye for interior design on shows like Renovation Island, Rock the Block, and Battle on the Beach. But the HGTV star (and jewelry designer!) is making a name as a fashion icon, and her fans are trying to replicate her looks.
Sarah shared a casual selfie poolside at her Caerula Mar resort in the Bahamas. In the photo, she’s wearing a halter-style white tank top paired with matching white shorts with ruffle details at the waist and on the pockets. Her hair is pulled back in a sleek bun, and she’s enjoying a cold beverage in a mason jar. She captioned the post, “That Friday feeling 🤍Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend with the ones they love xxsb.”
Quebec’s national assembly hall, known as the Salon bleu, will be extensively renovated with seating reconfigured into a “horseshoe” shape.
The plans were announced Thursday by the Bureau de l’Assemblée nationale (BAN), consisting of elected representatives from the Coalition Avenir Québec government, the Quebec Liberal Party and Québec solidaire. The Parti québécois does not have enough members to sit on the BAN.
The current seating arrangement in the Salon bleu is inherited from the British parliamentary tradition. It places the government and the “loyal opposition” face to face.
In 2020, the government House leader, Simon Jolin-Barrette, said he would like to see a “new layout to improve the working climate.”
The assembly’s former president, François Paradis, suggested taking advantage of the renovation work to rearrange the chairs in the hemicycle, like in France, but the idea was quickly dismissed by his successor Nathalie Roy.
Much of Queen’s University’s administration is now officially housed at 355 King Street West, with renovations and most relocations to the site now complete. The consolidation of administrative units in the new building will allow the university to free up and renovate more space in the central campus for academic and research-focused purposes.
The university renovated and is occupying three wings of the former St. Mary’s of the Lake Hospital building (areas previously known as the South, East and Sister’s wings). These wings are now home to Financial Services, Investment Services, Internal Audit, Campus Security and Emergency Services, Environmental Health and Safety, Insurance and Risk Management, Strategic Procurement Services, Postal Services, Facilities, and the Office of the Vice-Principal Research.
The university bought the site from Providence Care in 2017, and construction started in 2021. Environmental sustainability was a key consideration in the work that was done. The project adapted the
A rendering shows the new lobby area of 909 11th Avenue SW, one of the ATCO towers being renovated in Calgary.Photo by Courtesy, Colliers International /Postmedia Network
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Although it’s always great to hear of out-of-province companies showing their confidence in this city with real estate ventures, we too often forget to applaud the local firms who continue to invest here.
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A new home renovation show set in Charlotte is back for another season.
‘Artfully Designed’ is a new series on Magnolia Network that showcases the work of local designer Natalie Papier, muralist Racheal Jackson and abstract artist Frankie Zombie as they take an “art-forward approach” to transform different rooms in homes around the Charlotte area.
Designer Natalie Papier, muralist Racheal Jackson and abstract artist Frankie Zombie take an art-forward approach to creating curated spaces for clients.
The cable series, which originally aired in 2022, has been picked up for a second season and will be filmed starting next month.
Unlike most home renovation shows, this group of “design misfits” — as they call themselves — focus primarily on art and what they can do to revamp rooms of a home from the inside out. That could be painting a mural on the ceiling of a room or giving a bathroom
Less than a week before its long-awaited reopening, contractors and staff at the Coral Gables Branch Library were busy refinishing the grand entrance double doors and transferring books from small rolling carts to dust-free bookcases.
Miami-Dade Public Library System Director Ray Baker said the renovation process was at “the end of the line,” with only final touches remaining after two years since the doors closed in April 2021.
The revamped library will reopen on Monday to the public.
The changes included replacing the roof, installing impact-resistant windows and updating the electrical and data wiring system. The library also added new furniture, carpeting, lighting, computers, ample seating options, an updated staff lounge and fully-renovated bathrooms.
Baker said 35% of the books and materials in the library’s collection are now brand new and “fresh out of the box.”
The price tag for the first major renovation to the 1968 building: $6.8
Like many couples during the pandemic, Gwen (not her real name for privacy reasons) and her husband were looking for a place that was bigger than their previous home.
Because of this, they are looking for resale used HDBs where the floor area is usually larger than newly built ones.
Size requirements aside, it should be located closer to the west since that’s where the families of the two of them are.
The place also needs to be within walking distance of the train station, and close to a park or park link because they have a dog.
Also, one of the windows must be as high as the ceiling, or at least three-quarters. This is because they used to have a balcony in their first home, and it was their dog’s favorite hangout spot.
Their home buying journey ended with a resale of HDB which was completed in 1998
