News Release: Ascension Lutheran Church

November 2nd, 2005 by Peter Schmelzer

Church in Brookings, South Dakota

The Brookings Register recently ran a brief article on our work with Ascension Lutheran Church of Brookings, South Dakota.

Here are a few highlights:

Major changes are in store for Ascension Lutheran Church in Brookings.
Plans for construction of Phase 1 of a multiphase expansion are now being completed, according to Les Olive, Ascension Lutheran Building Task Force, and the congregation next month will begin the bidding process for a $1.5 million addition and renovation of the existing church structure.

“Remodeling the existing worship space into a gathering area will be a wonderful improvement for fellowship and an excellent hub from which all the other activities (Sunday School, the WAVE, education and fellowship sessions) can radiate.”

For the whole article, click here.

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Not your average wall tile

November 2nd, 2005 by Peter Schmelzer

Tile Image

It is great to see creative expansion of building accessories and components. Along these lines, Design Boom organized a design competition for innovative tile in 2004. This fleshy tile and a heated tile were the two winners out of over 1500 entries.

This “mood tile” is also pretty cool: imagine your walls changing color as the shower heats up in the morning!

You may not see all of these tile on Menard’s shelves next year, but these competitions push the envelope and broaden design thinking across the world.

Thanks, Paul, for link.

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Frances E. Vaughan

November 1st, 2005 by Peter Schmelzer

Maintaining an attitude of playfulness may at first seem inappropriate for problem solving, but intuitive problem solving is basically a creative process, and is more easily activated when critical judgement is suspended.

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