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Support for renovation and reuse of historic airport hangars soars

12/09/2024Naya

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Historic airport hangars drew a crowd at the Airport Commission meeting. t

The General Western Aero Hangars Restoration Analysis Study was presented to the Airport Commission.

The commission learned about its environmental review, and efforts to include the public in the discussion.

Some people consider the original hangars part of local aviation history.

When General Western Aircraft Corp. moved to Goleta in the 1930s Frederick Stearns built the hangers.

Stearns is the namesake for the Santa Barbara Wharf.

Historians say the hangars were used to build the first propeller planes.

One of those propellers is by the old

Halcyon times for star renovation trio

03/09/2024Naya

It has been a busy summer break for the team at Three Birds Renovations. Source: Supplied

It has been a busy summer break for the talented Three Birds Renovations team of Lana Taylor, Bonnie Hindmarsh and Erin Cayless.

Their top priority was to finish – and film – the luxury Glenhaven home renovation of Erin and her husband Nathan Cayless, the Parramatta Eels NSW Cup coach.

The Cayless family bought the five-bedroom, four-bathroom Binet home on 2200sq m in late 2020 for $2,715,000.

“Often things take me a little bit longer than the other girls,” Erin confessed.

But husband Nathan

With Fluted Details Galore, This Paris Pad Is as Chic as it Gets

24/08/2024Naya

Sarah Dray is an out-and-out Parisienne. The interior designer was born in the French capital and has lived in traditional Haussmannian apartments ever since she was a child. “The aesthetics of Parisian buildings fascinate me,” she says. “I’ve never seen anything quite so beautiful.”

Dray initially trained with two preeminent purveyors of French decorative taste. While in college, she interned in the offices of ELLE DECOR A-List Titan Jacques Garcia. She recalls seeing the iconic designer from afar and noting his bright red socks and green crocodile loafers. She later worked for Isabelle Stanislas, known for her revamping of three

Taiwan Architecture News: Taiwanese Buildings

08/08/2024Naya

Taiwan architecture news 2024, East Asia building, Construction design, Architect offices, Property updates

Contemporary Taiwanese Architectural Developments: New East Asian Built Environment Updates

post updated 6 May 2024

Taiwan Architecture Designs – chronological list

Taiwan Architecture News in 2023

New Taiwan Architecture News – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

10 Jan 2024
The Cliff House, Taitung County
Architects: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute

photos by Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
The Cliff House
Located in east Taiwan, The Cliff House is surrounded by the Coastal Range on the west side and the Pacific Ocean on