Congratulations to the Winners of the HGTV 2009 Green Home!
| More than 20 million people entered to win this year's HGTV Green Home. The lucky winners, Mike & Kari Coffey from Saginaw, MI, beat the odds June 28. |
Janie's Garden Residents Cut the Ribbon to Open the Community Center
| On September 1st the residents of the new Janie's Garden Housing Development cut the ribbon to open their new Community Center designed by Carlson Studio. The building... |
Building the HGTV Green home featured in Residential Design & Build
Michael Carlson interviewed in Sarasota Magazine
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Faith Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall Featured in Herald-Tribune
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Carlson Studio's HGTV House Featured in Florida Green Building Publication
Read MoreLEED Registered Project Featured at Global Design Forum
Johnette Isham, founder of Isham + Associates, Inc., recently presented the Wellness Community of SWFL's new LEED Gold-registered facility at the Global Forum for Business as an Agent of World Benefit in Cleveland. The facility was designed by Carlson Studio Architecture. More than 600 leading executives, designers, academic experts, civil society leaders and government policy makers are expected to attend. The forum addressed the use of design thinking to accelerate business innovation and positive change. Her presentation described the use of Appreciative Inquiry, evidence-based design and sustainability in the development of "Building Hope," The Wellness Community Southwest Florida's new green facility for free psychosocial care for people affected by cancer and will be featured in the Innovations in Healthcare section of the forum.
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Carlson Studio's Jedd Heap Wins State AIA Award
| The American Institute of Architects for the state of Florida has awarded Jedd Heap, Associate AIA, LEED AP of Carlson Studio Architecture the Associate Member... |
CSA's Rothenbach Pavilion featured in PBSJ film about the park and its creation
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Building of Ranch cancer support facility delayed, Bradenton Herald
By RICHARD DYMOND - rdymond@bradenton.com
LAKEWOOD RANCH - Seven months ago, The Wellness Community broke ground on its new $8.2 million healing facility in Lakewood Ranch, called, appropriately enough, Building Hope, because it administers spirited support to anyone with cancer.
The plan was for The Wellness Community to sell its building on Clark Road in Sarasota and move into a new 11,200-square-foot "green" building built by Willis Smith Construction late this summer.
The building would sit on five acres at 5481 Communications Parkway and include 2.2 acres of gardens.
But due to a slowdown in donations, construction hasn't started, said Jay Lockaby, executive director of The Wellness Community.
The project needs $40,000 to meet Harris Private Bank of Chicago's cash-on-hand requirement of $1.85 million so a bond can be issued to start construction, Lockaby said Wednesday.
"We could be operational in a year," Lockaby said. "We hit a wall. We had great success leading into last winter. We raised $2.5 million from last March to November. Since that time, it's been thin."
Between cash-in-hand, pledges and the anticipated value of its Clark Road headquarters, The Wellness Center has about $6 million and needs about $2.2 million to finish the project, Lockaby added.