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ODA Architecture has been innovators in storage design for 40 years. I met Steve Benson, founder of Morningstar Storage, in 1983. Mr. Benson was one of the original innovators of the storage industry, a business that had been typified as a male-oriented “dirty” use. In 1979, Steve Benson moved south to Charlotte the same year that I moved north […]
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Retain the Creative Spirit When Designing and Constructing Hotels BIM (BUILDING Information Modeling) emerged in the 1980s and is a useful tool for architectural and construction efficiencies and accuracies. However, for all its usefulness, BIM also can be a crutch for architects and contractors. Does BIM technology shorten the hotel construction process? In his 1970 book,
Dear Friends, I started my Architectural career in Charlotte in 1979. The company that I worked for designed many project types, including hotels. “Hotels” were just hotels: a place to spend the night, have a meal, have a meeting, take a dip in the pool and have a drink at the bar. In the mid-1980’s, the
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How do you define the value of an architect? While practicing architecture for 44 years, I have discovered that the value of the Architect spans many roles, including visionary, planner, designer, and orchestrator. Architects must be knowledgeable about many things to get buildings built. It is a privilege for the Architect to be entrusted with the design. How do
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Dear Friends, ODA Architecture wishes everyone a FUNomenal Holiday Season. We hope that you had a wonderful 2022. ODA Architecture had an inspiring year that could be termed as one of the best in our 38-year history. Let’s look ahead into 2023 at some of the challenges and opportunities for the Construction Industry. One
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Dear Friends, Thanksgiving Week is always an appropriate time to reflect on the current year. 2022 has been an exciting year for ODA Architecture as it has been for most American businesses. It seems like this was the year that we finally quit talking about the “p” word and decided to get on with business as usual,
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Tool or Crutch for the Construction Industry? Dear Friends, I started my architectural career in 1979 and every building was hand drawn. While tedious, every pencil stroke was a deliberate design decision that was carefully considered. Architects understood what each stroke represented in how the building was constructed and relayed the design intent to the contractor. During construction, if there
Dear Friends, 40 million Americans live in apartments. How is multifamily residential design evolving to meet the demands of renters in the post-pandemic “new normal”? It is important to understand the demographic of the developer’s target market. There are more multifamily residential products than ever before. These products range from large urban apartments to workforce housing and affordable housing. The
Post Pandemic Shift for Apartment Renters: ‘More is More’ Read More »
Dear Friends, Robotics in Architecture and Construction is the wave of the future. While robots have been utilized for over 50 years, the speed of acceptance and utilization of robots has been expedited in the face of the post-pandemic labor shortage. We often think of robots as walking, talking humanoids made of metal. In reality, robots take
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Dear Friends,In the 1980’s and 90’s, Charlotte was experiencing tremendous growth, as major corporations were relocating south, Charlotte obtained professional sport franchises and planning advances took shape in transportation including light-rail lines. UNCC was rapidly evolving into the University of Charlotte. The airport was becoming one of the busiest in the United States. Planning and Zoning policies were slow
Out-Fill Development: Reinventing Suburban Single-Use Centers into Mixed-Use Edge Cities Read More »
