VEGETATION STATION: agri[CULTURAL] center
Forgive us. We took a break from Atlanta. CLOUD architecture|design recently entered an ideas/design competition for a site next to the recently complete Railroad Park in Birmingham, AL. The contest is being sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Below is our entry, VEGETATION STATION agri[CULTURAL] center. CLOUD architecture|design proposes VEGETATION STATION, an Agri[CULTURE] Center [...]
Revision 5: Wells Fargo Building (Atlantic Station)
When Wells Fargo purchased Wachovia, we knew they’d eventually re-brand all of the old Wachovia buildings. We just didn’t know that it would clash so horribly on one of the more prominent buildings on “Main Street Atlanta”, the Connector: The Atlantic Station gateway building. We have a tendency to be verbose in our posts, but [...]
A Streetcar Named Opportunity
A few months ago, the announcement was made of a $47 million dollar investment in light rail in Atlanta by the Federal government. If leveraged correctly, this investment can change in-town Atlanta for the better and for good. There has been a lot of talk- both in favor and against- regarding the streetcar, so naturally, [...]
Revision 4: Melia Hotel
A short while ago, the hotel market in Atlanta- one of the largest in the country- got a little more crowded. The Spanish hotel chain- Sol Melia has come to Atlanta. Their first property just happened to be one of our favorite buildings in the city. It’s not much to look at now, but we [...]
Why don’t Superheroes live in Atlanta? A Call for Density. And MARTA funding.
Spider-man 2, probably the greatest superhero movie of all time, was on TV the other day (we have a list here if you care to comment). As I watched the wall crawler swing around Manhattan, I couldn’t help but think how useless his powers would be in Atlanta. Not all of them, just his chosen [...]
Revision 3: The Medical Arts Building
The Medical Arts Building: The Cure for what Ails Atlanta. What happens to a building when it becomes obsolete? When they are no longer economically viable? In Atlanta, most are torn down and thrown in the garbage. But what if it’s a sacred cow? What do you do then? It’s too expensive to restore it [...]
Revision 2: Midtown Art Cinema
This is a revision of the Midtown Art Cinema in Midtown. This is the key tenant of a successful retail development near Piedmont Park. It’s a great place to see a movie, but it could use an update- here’s what we would do. Enjoy!
Revision 1: Stadium for the Atlanta Falcons
A revision and relocation of the current home of the Atlanta Falcons. This is CLOUD’s first revision for the city.
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VEGETATION STATION: agri[CULTURAL] center
Forgive us. We took a break from Atlanta. CLOUD architecture|design recently entered an ideas/design competition for a site next to the recently complete Railroad Park in Birmingham, AL. The contest is being sponsored by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Below is our entry, VEGETATION STATION agri[CULTURAL] center. CLOUD architecture|design proposes VEGETATION STATION, an Agri[CULTURE] Center [...]
Revision 5: Wells Fargo Building (Atlantic Station)
When Wells Fargo purchased Wachovia, we knew they’d eventually re-brand all of the old Wachovia buildings. We just didn’t know that it would clash so horribly on one of the more prominent buildings on “Main Street Atlanta”, the Connector: The Atlantic Station gateway building. We have a tendency to be verbose in our posts, but [...]
What is in a Brand?
A brand can be simply defined as the name of a company, an iconic symbol or logo, maybe even a slogan. Then why all the hoopla? Because the essence of a company, product, or service is hardly summed up by a combination of cleverly crafted words in a particular color or typeface. It’s the story [...]
A Streetcar Named Opportunity
A few months ago, the announcement was made of a $47 million dollar investment in light rail in Atlanta by the Federal government. If leveraged correctly, this investment can change in-town Atlanta for the better and for good. There has been a lot of talk- both in favor and against- regarding the streetcar, so naturally, [...]
Revision 4: Melia Hotel
A short while ago, the hotel market in Atlanta- one of the largest in the country- got a little more crowded. The Spanish hotel chain- Sol Melia has come to Atlanta. Their first property just happened to be one of our favorite buildings in the city. It’s not much to look at now, but we [...]
Why don’t Superheroes live in Atlanta? A Call for Density. And MARTA funding.
Spider-man 2, probably the greatest superhero movie of all time, was on TV the other day (we have a list here if you care to comment). As I watched the wall crawler swing around Manhattan, I couldn’t help but think how useless his powers would be in Atlanta. Not all of them, just his chosen [...]
Revision 3: The Medical Arts Building
The Medical Arts Building: The Cure for what Ails Atlanta. What happens to a building when it becomes obsolete? When they are no longer economically viable? In Atlanta, most are torn down and thrown in the garbage. But what if it’s a sacred cow? What do you do then? It’s too expensive to restore it [...]
Revision 2: Midtown Art Cinema
This is a revision of the Midtown Art Cinema in Midtown. This is the key tenant of a successful retail development near Piedmont Park. It’s a great place to see a movie, but it could use an update- here’s what we would do. Enjoy!
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Oh the potential! Christian Zollner thesis: ‘Sketching in Space’, creating tools to sketch in 3-D virtual environments. via @mocoloco
We have a Winner...Siemens Awarded Contract for Atlanta Streetcars
Fear not anymore...build a Zombie Proof House
As an avid fan of The Walking Dead, my imagination wanders to the topic of how to prepare one’s abode for a zombie apocalypse. It doesn’t alleviate my anxiety, knowing that the TV Series is set in Atlanta (Hollywood’s version of Atlanta, where the CDC looks strikingly like the Cobb Energy Center). Would I be tempted to go to this expense for peace of mind? I don’t know, but if I happen to be in Warsaw during the zombie apocalypse, I now know a “Safe House”.
designed by KWK Promes
Navigate your way around proposed Metro Atlanta transit improvements. Get informed and speak up!
Novarka: An International project to confine the unsafe reactor under a 20,000 ton steel arch. <via @guardian.co.uk> Will encapsulation become the answer to our nuclear woes?
