Ronald McDonald House Stanford - Designing a Home for Hope
The Ronald McDonald House at Stanford provides a home-away-from-home for families of children with life-threatening illnesses receiving treatment at the Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital. The House is a cost effective lifeline, which allows families to stay together eat, rest, sleep, and regroup in a comforting, inclusive, and supportive environment. Today the home is forced to turn away 40-50 families each day due to lack of room availability. Our current project,?Where H . . .
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Ronald McDonald House Stanford - Designing a Home for Hope
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New F&B Talent Delivers Memorable Experiences
Designing beautiful and successful restaurants and bars is nothing new for BAMO. Think Madera and The Library at Rosewood Sand Hill and Beach Tree at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. However, resting on our design achievements isn't our style. We find pleasure in pushing ourselves and pushing the envelope.With that in mind, we've brought on new, specialized talent in the area of food and beverage design. Their portfolios dazzle and their personalities shine. They earned their restaur . . .
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The Beautiful Villa Necchi Campiglio
Whilein Milan for Salone del Mobile,Michael Boothmade a point to stop by Villa Necchi Campiglio, an extraordinary house tucked away in the center of the city. Located in Via Mozart 14, the Villa is unique in its beauty and issurrounded by a large garden, tennis court and swimming pools.Built between 1932 and 1935 by Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi, and subsequently renovated by fellow architect Tommaso Buzzi, the house reflectedthe entry of Rationalism into modern architecture. . . .
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Charles Pfister: Mentor and Friend
In mid-July, IIDA NC hosted Pioneers in Design - From the Office of Charles Pfister. The event, held at the SFJAZZ Center, provided a thought-provoking discussion about the influence and vision of the legendary designer. Panelists included four designers who worked at the Pfister Partnership. I was honored to participate and was joined by Richard Brayton of Brayton Hughes, David Darling of Aidlin Darling and Jeffry Weisman of Fisher Weisman. Moderating the panel was my dear friend Stanley Ab . . .
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Inside the Basilica of San Vitale
After the visit to the Sicis Art Mosaic Factory, another must-see in Ravenna was the Basilica of San Vitale, a stunning example of early Byzantine art and architecture.The church was begun by Bishop Ecclesius in 526, when Ravenna was under the rule of theOstrogoths; it wascompleted by the 27th Bishop of Ravenna,Maximian, in 547 preceding the ByzantineExarchate of Ravenna. The architect of the church is unknown.All these mosaics are executed in the Hellenistic-Roman tradition: lively a . . .
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Mosaic Inspiration in Ravenna, Italy
In April, Michael Booth and Billy Quimby traveled toItaly to attend Salone del Mobile andto visit the Sicis Art Mosaic Factory. There to source materialsfor Four Seasons Resort Dubai, what they found was an inspiring production space full of color and wonder. The factoryis full of artisans working with precisionand detail on their projects. Using local materials and specialized craftsmanship, Sicis is a treasure trove of design inspiration. . . .
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Revisiting the Villa Feltrinelli
Built in 1892 on Lago di Garda by the Feltrinelli's, and briefly occupied by Mussolini, the Villa and its outbuildings were transformed by Robert Burns into a world class hotel. The design was completed in 2001,and BAMOoversaw everything visible by the guest, including 21 guestrooms, common areas, foyer, salon, dining room, bar, wine cellar and outdoor dining terrace. The result is one of BAMO's richest and most rewarding designs, and one of the finest small hotels in the world.In the . . .
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In Progress: Four Seasons Resort Dubai
Dubai is no shrinking violet and, when it comes to design, the city often strives to be the best, the most opulent, and even the tallest. Our first project in the city and the region is the Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach. Nearly four years since project kick-off, construction is in full swing.We love this phase - not only do we get to see our design come alive, we also get to show off our Construction Administration chops. Today we pull back the curtain and give you a behin . . .
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Truth Now
Summer reading finds us leafing through our favorites and picking up new gems. Among the cornucopia, we recently revisited a classic, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, a seminal work that feels as profound as it did the day it was published 90 years ago. In the musings of Peter Walsh, perched in Regents Park, we find our approach to the world, echoed oh so eloquently.Beauty, the world seemed to say. And as if to prove it (scientifically) wherever he looked at the houses, at the ra . . .
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Arbiter of Beauty
Flashback to 1998: Carolyne Roehm had just published her first book, A Passion for Flowers, a seminal work that changed the way Americans integrate flowers into their homes. In awe of her eye, Rush had the opportunity to meet Carolyne. I felt as though I was in the presence of greatness, he remembers.To this day, Carolyne remains a great influence. Whether expressed in horticulture or interior design, Carolyne is a master of color and composition, Rush says.Now, 1 . . .
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