tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35778089688230018852024-03-27T02:37:26.608-04:00Creativity through TraditionMelecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-22198981457197595892011-07-18T16:39:00.000-04:002011-07-18T16:39:38.096-04:00St. Paul the Apostle Dedication Video<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Video of Central Ohio Catholic Diocesan priests arriving for the June 29, 2011 dedication of St. Paul the Apostle Church in Westerville, Ohio. </span><br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="295" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eAiDKP3CglU?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-28585138999548559282011-07-06T14:54:00.000-04:002011-07-06T14:54:29.653-04:00Meleca Designs featured in Columbus CEO Magazine Guide<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Columbus CEO June 2011 edition features an Economic Development Guide for the region. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Nice to see that two of the photo's used for this marketing tool are David Meleca designed buildings. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5yvssUg6ME/ThSs8-DSFxI/AAAAAAAAAVw/Mh3YRClF2d0/s1600/Columbus+CEO+June+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" m$="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J5yvssUg6ME/ThSs8-DSFxI/AAAAAAAAAVw/Mh3YRClF2d0/s640/Columbus+CEO+June+2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-42834805147107175052011-06-27T17:42:00.000-04:002011-06-27T17:42:04.105-04:00National Recognition for St. Paul the Apostle<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The first installment </span>of <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dr. Denis McNamara of the <a href="http://www.usml.edu/liturgicalinstitute/faculty/faculty%20files%208-11-2005/mcnamara.htm">Liturgical Institute</a>- reviewing St. Paul the Apostle's church design as featured in the Creative Minority Report.</span> <br />
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<em>I have had the good fortune to play a very minor consulting role in the new Catholic church of </em><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_736494668"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>St</em></span></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_736494668"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>. </em></span></a><a href="http://www.stpaulcatholicchurch.org/about-st-paul/building-project"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Paul the Apostle in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Westerville</span>, Ohio</em></span></a><em>, which will be dedicated on June 29<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span>. Its architect, David <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Meleca</span> of Columbus, has been something of a "sleeper" in the field of new Catholic church design. Though less well-known than some of the church architects centered at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Notre</span> Dame, his portfolio list an</em><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em> <a href="http://meleca.com/">impressive body of traditional church design</a></em></span><em>. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">CMR</span> readers may remember him as the architect of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kansas, chronicled </em><a href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/search?q=meleca"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>here</em></span></a><em>.<br />
One of the distinguishing features of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Meleca's</span> work is a </em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K_d2MFLTKY8/TftdKGlBVWI/AAAAAAAABG8/ridaXzn6muc/s1600/2011-04-14%2B026.jpg"><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619187388220790114" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-K_d2MFLTKY8/TftdKGlBVWI/AAAAAAAABG8/ridaXzn6muc/s320/2011-04-14%2B026.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></em></a><em>highly synthetic approach to combining the classical tradition with the liturgical requests of today's mainstream clients. </em><br />
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<a href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2011/06/new-catholic-church-in-ohio-st-paul.html">New Catholic Church in Ohio: St. Paul the Apostle</a>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-89716713476019223442011-06-27T15:55:00.017-04:002011-06-27T17:31:13.297-04:00Creative Minority Report Part 2 - St. Paul the Apostle<div><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Dr. Denis McNamara is faculty member and assistant director at the </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.usml.edu/liturgicalinstitute/liturgicalinstitute.htm">Liturgical Institute</a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> in Mundelein, IL, and featured the following on St. Paul the Apostle on the Creative Minority Report. </span></div><br />
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<em>Last week I </em><a href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2011/06/new-catholic-church-in-ohio-st-paul.html"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>posted an introduction</em></span></a><em> to the new St. Paul the Apostle Catholic church in Westerville, Ohio, just outside of Columbus. Its architect, David Meleca, has designed a number of classical and traditional churches over the last decade, and recently posted some new pictures on his </em><a href="http://creativitythroughtradition.blogspot.com/2011/06/romanesque-revival-architecture.html"><span style="color: #044b94;"><em>blog</em></span></a><em>. The church draws from several Romanesque traditions: Italian, German and the </em><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardsonian"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><em>Richardsonian</em></span></a><em> Romanesque.</em><br />
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<em>One of the fine features of this church is its consistency of design, with furnishings designed and/or supervised by the architecture firm for quality control. This post will show the fine level of design and craft in the church's </em><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNI6FiT9Lzc/TgNuJ4MxBAI/AAAAAAAABJ4/hT-waQUpHQk/s1600/baptistry_03.jpg"><em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621457875872318466" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iNI6FiT9Lzc/TgNuJ4MxBAI/AAAAAAAABJ4/hT-waQUpHQk/s320/baptistry_03.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 170px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 320px;" /></em></a><em>baptistery. </em><br />
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<a href="http://www.creativeminorityreport.com/2011/06/more-from-st-paul-church-westerville.html">More from St. Paul Church, Westerville, Ohio</a> featured in the Creative Minority Report....Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-3466631317346712302011-06-20T17:46:00.000-04:002011-06-20T17:46:20.926-04:00Romanesque Revival Architecture Inspires St. Paul Design<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Construction on St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio is nearly complete. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Westerville, Ohio, designed by David Meleca</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">David Meleca's design inspiration for the 38,000 square foot church came from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque_Revival_architecture" title="Romanesque Revival architecture"><span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Romanesque Revival architecture</span></a>, <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">also known as the Richardsonian Romanesque</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">style,</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"> named after <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1868530450" title="Architect"><span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">architect</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hobson_Richardson" title="Henry Hobson Richardson"><span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Henry Hobson Richardson</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_architecture">Norman architecture</a>, a Romanesque style, primarily English - is another example of work which influenced Meleca's design. This YouTube video of the <a href="http://youtu.be/WfPBsPTwqPo">Norman Chapel at the Tower of London</a> shows similar rounded arches over windows and doorways.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One book Meleca sourced was <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hobson-Richardson-architecture-Photographs-Rocheleau/dp/1885254709/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1308600924&sr=8-1">"Henry Hobson Richardson, A Genius for Architecture"</a>. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Richardson's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheney_Building">R. and F. Cheney Building</a>, in<span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hartford, Connecticut</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> influenced the exterior styling of St. Paul's. You can see similarity in the arches over the windows. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Romanesque Revival is inspired from the </span></span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesque_architecture" title="Romanesque architecture"><span style="color: #0645ad; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Romanesque</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> style. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Unlike the Romanesque style though, Romanesque Revival buildings feature more simplified arches and windows. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The interior features similar arches and columns throughout. Meleca wanted to create an inviting liturgical space, similar to the feel of <a href="http://www.st-therese-retreat.org/">St. Therese's Retreat Center</a> in Columbus, Ohio.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Westerville, Ohio designed by David Meleca</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Color and detail recommendations for the mural behind St. Paul's altar, designed by </span><a href="http://evergreene.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">EverGreene Architectural Arts</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> out of New York City, was inspired from St. Pankraz Innen Church in Germany. </span><br />
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</span>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-26243342639283033352011-06-07T15:11:00.000-04:002011-06-07T15:11:48.938-04:00Columbus Commons - Another Project for the Files<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">A few months back we featured Columbus, Ohio projects proposed but never built. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now that we're sure this <a href="http://www.columbuscommons.org/">Columbus Commons</a> design is headed for the same file, we can share. These designs were in response to a request for proposals by downtown leaders. The site is at the corner of S. High and Rich Streets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While <a href="http://www.meleca.com/">Meleca's</a> concept was selected - for several reasons the project stalled. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This first concept shows three mixed use buildings. Retail on ground level with housing on upper floors.</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This second design concept shows two mix-use buildings with a free standing restaurant in middle.</span><br />
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Artist renderings by Paul W. Kelley.Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-53532165455055905152011-04-27T16:17:00.001-04:002011-04-28T12:00:42.185-04:00New Photo's - St. Paul's Church<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Even before construction is complete, we are already hearing tremendous feedback regarding St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. It's nice to hear this project called a "masterpiece" from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The 38,000 square foot church will seat between 1450-1650 people. </span>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-48874467785936653912011-04-15T14:40:00.000-04:002011-04-15T14:40:57.091-04:00St. Paul "Finial" Touches<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Finials have been installed at St. Paul's the Apostle in Westerville, Ohio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The finials are made of copper covered with gold leaf. You can see in the photo below, the top of the finial has gold leaf applied, the bottom part still copper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The finials were manufactured by <a href="http://www.coppercraft.com/item.php?product=6&item=63">Copper Craft</a> out of Texas. There are a total of two, placed on top both corner side chapels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The altar is made of Jerusalem limestone - built by hand in Jerusalem by <a href="http://www.jerusalemgardens.com/">Jerusalem Gardens Stone Works</a>. Dimensions are, 8’-10” wide x 4’-4” deep x 3’-4” high.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">The steps will be replaced using the same material -<a href="http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2865"> Columbus limestone</a>. Below is a close-up of this rare stone. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">North Shore Stone Quarries of northern Ohio is the only company who mines the stone. It comes from their quarry near Lake Erie. Columbus limestone is also used in the <a href="http://www.ohiostatehouse.org/Information/AboutTheStatehouse/GeneralHistory.aspx">Ohio Statehouse</a>, which is located just down the street from the Gothic designed Cathedral. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The steps facing E. Broad Street are scheduled to be completed in time for Easter Service. The steps facing the east will be completed by May. </span>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-48924319101764685802011-03-07T15:24:00.000-05:002011-03-07T15:24:43.084-05:00SafeAuto Headquarter's Featured<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Have you seen the recent SafeAuto commercial? It's the one which features the company's Columbus, Ohio headquarters designed by Meleca Architecture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And, here's part of the Meleca Architecture team dedicated to Bravo/Brio Restaurant Group projects, enjoying a celebratory lunch. </span><br />
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Video taken during a prayer burial ceremony where parish prayers were placed in a wooden cross box to be buried under new church alter, gives first look inside the 1400 seat church . Dedication scheduled for June 2011.<br />
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We are proud to announce </span><a href="http://www.catholic-foundation.org/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Catholic Foundation </span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">has won the </span><a href="http://www.discoverydistrict.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Discovery Special Improvements District</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (SID) award for Outstanding Aesthetic Contribution for 2010. The new foundation headquarters, designed by Meleca Architecture, is the former home to the original <a href="http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10328">Wendy's</a> restaurant, also known as "Wendy's #1". </span><br />
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</div>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-65741574587034139382010-11-10T15:20:00.003-05:002010-11-10T16:40:13.659-05:00St. Paul's Interior Architecture<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We are in the final weeks of exterior construction on St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">As winter months settle in, the focus will be on interior construction and finishes. Much thought and meaning goes into interior architecture and material selection for a church, as <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">liturgical architecture can enhance ones religious experience through the narration of religious stories interpreted in the form and ornamentation of a building. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><a href="http://www.usml.edu/liturgicalinstitute/faculty/faculty%20files%208-11-2005/mcnamara.htm">Dr. Denis McNamara</a>, in his book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Catholic-Church-Architecture-Spirit-Liturgy/dp/1595250271/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289340858&sr=8-1">Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy</a>, offers tremendous insight on how liturgical art and architecture should reflect heaven and earth united. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>"Liturgical art and architecture are about the conveying of information about God and humanity's relationship to him in the sacred liturgy. Central to this relationship is God's sharing of his divine life with his creation, and so liturgical architecture works as the image of heavenly realities: all is glorified, all is restored, all is radiant with grace. Styles, movements, and fads in architecture are relevant only to the degree that the theological content which they express is made clear." </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Through Dr. McNamara's teaching, we understand and believe interior architecture should reflect <em>"not nature as it exists today, in its fallen condition, but nature as it will exist at the end of time - when it's completely restored and glorified." </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Based on this belief, below are some of the custom interior designs which symbolize the man the church was named after - St. Paul the Apostle. </span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Below is the custom pew end design including a tripartite window motif, which is a holy trinity symbol. </span></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the mock-up of the custom church pew end. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The above ceiling design represents that even creation will be glorified at the end of time. The stars are not portrayed as timid, but rather most radiant and glorious. The orderly geometric pattern of the stars speaks of their glorification and represents proportion and order. </span><br />
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Construction video of St. Paul the Apostle, Westerville, Ohio. The 1400 seat Catholic church designed by Meleca Architecture is scheduled for dedication June 2011.Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-43239312646027498092010-11-01T12:16:00.000-04:002010-11-01T12:16:04.037-04:00Bensi Ristorante Italiano Wins 2010 Best Interior Design Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z-1gLTFuhRg/TM7fPFU9ScI/AAAAAAAAAOI/DX0gyv-dtRo/s1600/large+exterior+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" nx="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Z-1gLTFuhRg/TM7fPFU9ScI/AAAAAAAAAOI/DX0gyv-dtRo/s640/large+exterior+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<a href="http://www.meleca.com/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Meleca Architecture</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">has won Best Interior Design for 2010 in the </span><a href="http://www.hracre.org/index"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Hampton Road Association for Commercial Real Estates</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> (HRACRE) Excellence in Development Design Awards for <a href="http://creativitythroughtradition.blogspot.com/2010/09/bensi-ristorante-italiano.html">Bensi Ristorante Italiano</a>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is the major design and development award ceremony for the Hampton Roads region including areas such as, Virginia Beach, <city w:st="on">Norfolk</city>, <city w:st="on">Hampton</city>, <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Newport News</place></city>, and Williamsburg. </span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: small;">Bensi opened this past Spring in the Peninsula Town Center in Hampton, Virginia, developed by <a href="http://www.steiner.com/"><span style="color: black;">Steiner + Associates</span></a>. The 180-seat restaurant design theme is Italian Modern - which means modern forms with traditional detailing. </span></div>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-15861312286917478952010-10-28T14:23:00.000-04:002010-10-28T14:23:14.786-04:00St Paul's YouTube Video<object height="344" style="background-image: url(http://i2.ytimg.com/vi/acyWuOaQEN0/hqdefault.jpg);" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/acyWuOaQEN0?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/acyWuOaQEN0?fs=1&hl=en_US" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3577808968823001885.post-89477860183037601862010-10-26T23:31:00.000-04:002010-10-26T23:31:20.589-04:00Bravo Lennox Town Center<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">An update to an earlier post....<a href="http://creativitythroughtradition.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-boards.html">On the Boards</a>. Below are photos taken today of the <a href="http://www.bravoitalian.com/">Bravo Cucina Italiana</a> restaurant going in at the former site of Baja Sol Lennox Town Center. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The restaurant is on target for end-of-year opening. </span>Melecahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196165782148021792noreply@blogger.com0