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MFM Presents at the WoodWorks conference
Using a Wood Podium in Mixed-use Design:
An Architectural Case Study
Mixed use buildings in an urban setting often combine parking and retail uses on the ground level with residential uses above—and maximizing the amount of wood in these structures can provide substantial value for the community, environment and development team. This presentation will showcase an all-wood podium building recently completed as part of a successful redevelopment project in the Sacramento Valley. Topics will include opportunities and challenges associated with wood use in mid-rise design, including code analysis, occupancies, structural considerations, management of the design for longevity, and sustainability.
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Slapped by a File Cabinet
President's Message
“Slapped by a File Cabinet: Considering the future of Communications for the AIA”
MFMalinowski AIA VP Communications and Public Affairs of the AIA California Council
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Afforable Senior Housing as an Engine
President's Message
"In recent years, senior affordable housing has played an
increasing role in strategies for city shaping. Looking at some of
the factors that contribute to success of affordable
senior urban projects points to new opportunities for architects,
planners, and developers interested in the rebirth of our cities" |
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Swan Song
President's Message
"Is it over? Already? What a great run this year has been – and what
great people I’ve had the privilege to work with." |
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Moving From Comfort to
Passion
President's Message
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"In times defined
by PASSION, thinking boldly, thinking creatively, thinking that anything
is possible and having the courage and drive to move
toward dramatic visions will become our way of doing
business." |
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Design Review - Off the Record
President's Message
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"If you're an
active architect, no doubt you've noticed Design Review popping up
much more frequently; you may appreciate
these off the
record suggestions for the design review process." |
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Disaster, Tragedy, the AIACV: Tying it Together
President's Message
"On August 28th , our chapter brought two themes
together that at first glance might seem disparate .... |
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Don't You Dare Take the Time to Read This!
President's Message
"Don't you dare, said the voice in my head. GET BACK TO WORK!" |
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My Work is in
the Toilet
President's Message
"My work is in the toilet ... Really... I'm not kidding. Here's what happened." |
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President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter November 2008
"In an effort to avoid adding to what seems a more than full
information flow about economic conditions, I am offering......."
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A Full Plate of Change
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter October 2008
"Unsettled used to be the term that seemed best to describe
these times we happen to be living in."
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Disaster, Tragedy, the AIACV: Tying it Together
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter September 2008
"On August 28th , our chapter had an event that brought two
themes together, that at first glance might seem disparate......" |
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Encounter Design
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter August 2008
"WOW!!!
July 18th 2008 will go down in the annals of AIACV
history as a blockbuster event!
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What is Normal?
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter July 2008
"Normal?
What’s normal … is … well… relative. But these don’t seem like
normal times........." |
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Design
Review - Off the Record
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter June 2008
"If
you're an active architect, no doubt you've noticed Design Review
popping up much more frequently." |
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My Work is in
the Toilet
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter May 2008
"Really... I'm not kidding. Here's what happened." |
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Don't You Dare Take the Time to Read This!
President's Message
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute
of Architects, Central Valley Chapter April 2008
"Don't you dare, said the voice in my head. GET BACK TO WORK!"
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Money...Food...Fame...Sex...Architecture...
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President's Message
Blue Lines
Newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Central Valley
Chapter March 2008
"Architects,
like all humankind, are driven in some measure by passions great and
small. When our passions align with projects,
we are able to transcend limitations of staffing, schedules and budget... and make
the impossible happen." |
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Grass Roots AIA
in Washington D.C.
A photo essay
by Michael F. Malinowski, AIA
Blue Lines Newsletter of the American Institute of Architects,
Central Valley Chapter March 2008
"Three members
of our Chapter joined over 1000 other AIA leaders from around the
country for a weeklong series of workshops and
social networking.... I took advantage of the extra hours off to tour many
museums and buildings..." |
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Moving From Comfort to
Passion
President's Message
Blue Lines
Newsletter of the American Institute of Architects, Central Valley
Chapter February 2008
"In times
defined by PASSION, thinking boldly, thinking creatively, thinking
that anything is possible and having the courage and
drive to move
toward dramatic visions will become our way of doing
business." |
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"A fire in my
belly"
President's
Message
Blue Lines
Newsletter of the American Institute of Architects,
Central Valley Chapter January 2008
"Successful Design...is NOT design that generates NO complaints. It
is design that enriches our fabric as a city and touches
our spirits
individually." |
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Seasons of the Architect
"What does it take to make a project happen? Drive, passion, ego..."
and a little faith in the natural cycle behind all good things. |
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City on Fire!!!
A Message from
the Vice Chairman of Sacramento's Development Oversight Commission
Builder/Architect May/June 2008
"The DOC has
moved in the last year from 'the source of the ideas and a key force
in pushing for change ' to watching in
amazement as city staff
themselves become the idea generators and change agents." |
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Leadership
for a Growing Region
By Phyllis A. Newton, Esq. and Michael F. Malinowski, AIA
Architecture California The Journal of the American
Institute of Architects California Council April 2005
"The Sacramento region has become a hotbed of growth and optimism."
The leaders of the AIA Central Valley "awakened a few
years back... and made a conscious decision to become a leadership
resource to the region as it faces dramatic and pressing change." |
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The Challenge of
Good Design
Builder/Architect January 2006
"A general
answer to the question, "What is good design?" takes only a few
words: good design is functional, pleasing and cost-effective.
It is the specifics of what that means for a given project that presents
the challenge..." |
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The Death of
Detroit
A
Talk by Michael F. Malinowski, AIA, at the Port of Sacramento |
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