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New Place Names – The Winners
Thanks for your votes, everyone. Here are the results: 1. Plaza Danta – this was actually only a close second in the votes, but I’m bumping it up to be winner because I think it is a bit more unique...
View ArticlePricing Philosophy at Las Catalinas
Early buyers at Las Catalinas deserve a great price. They are playing a critical role in getting our town launched. They will (though we will strive mightily to minimize it) have to deal with some...
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More Naming To Do
We need to select a few more place names at Las Catalinas. So here is another poll. I do appreciate your votes in this – I’m a believer in the wisdom of crowds for this kind of thing. Here is a map...
View ArticleNew Names – Votes Are In!
OK, thanks everyone for your votes in the poll. The results are in : Avenida la Antigua (I cast tiebreaking vote!) Calle la Ronda Calle Danta The maps shall be produced, the house numbers assigned!...
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Punta Guachipelines – Notre Dame has been busy!
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture has been very busy with Las Catalinas work the past few weeks. I spent the day there on Monday for a first review of the work. They are working on...
View ArticleCool New Urban Project in Rome.
Professor Samir Younes forwarded this video to me. It is a proposed New Urban project near Rome. Italy, that is. It is at a different scale than Las Catalinas – bigger buildings, more big city. But...
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SketchUp
I’ve been wanting to post this SketchUp model for a long time, but I didn’t have a handy place to put a 117 MB file! Now I do. SketchUp has been a very helpful tool for our Las Catalinas planning....
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Notre Dame Work, 2011
I’m just back from a trip to the Notre Dame School of Architecture to review the work of this year’s crop of fifth-year students. Once again, like last year, a group consisting of fifth-year students...
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Notre Dame Final Studio 2011
Yesterday we had the final studio presentations at the Notre Dame School of Architecture for this term’s studio work on Las Catalinas. Very exciting! Most importantly I think we now have an excellent...
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The Best View in Las Catalinas
Our latest house under construction, 24 Calle la Ronda, features what may be the best views yet in Las Catalinas. Not only is there a beautiful ocean view, but there is a wonderful foreground of...
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Punta Guachipelines – Notre Dame has been busy!
The University of Notre Dame School of Architecture has been very busy with Las Catalinas work the past few weeks. I spent the day there on Monday for a first review of the work. They are working on...
View ArticleCool New Urban Project in Rome.
Professor Samir Younes forwarded this video to me. It is a proposed New Urban project near Rome. Italy, that is. It is at a different scale than Las Catalinas – bigger buildings, more big city. But...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SketchUp
I’ve been wanting to post this SketchUp model for a long time, but I didn’t have a handy place to put a 117 MB file! Now I do. SketchUp has been a very helpful tool for our Las Catalinas planning....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Notre Dame Work, 2011
I’m just back from a trip to the Notre Dame School of Architecture to review the work of this year’s crop of fifth-year students. Once again, like last year, a group consisting of fifth-year students...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Notre Dame Final Studio 2011
Yesterday we had the final studio presentations at the Notre Dame School of Architecture for this term’s studio work on Las Catalinas. Very exciting! Most importantly I think we now have an excellent...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Best View in Las Catalinas
Our latest house under construction, 24 Calle la Ronda, features what may be the best views yet in Las Catalinas. Not only is there a beautiful ocean view, but there is a wonderful foreground of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Beach Club Pool – Sneak Peeks
We are getting ready to build our first community pool and beach club. We have reserved a prime spot just across the ravine south of our existing buildings, on top of a small bluff overlooking the...
View ArticleBuffalo, America’s Best Designed City
I just can’t stop myself from sharing this video, which I found out about courtesy of The Congress for the New Urbanism. This video is long by today’s standards, but it is worth it. Las Catalinas is...
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A Poll – New Place Names
It is time for us to name a bunch of new places at Las Catalinas. I’d like to take a poll of our community here on the blog regarding some possible names, as that has worked well before. So you’ll...
View ArticleLas Catalinas State of the Union, January 2014
(Note: this message was sent to our email mailing list on January 5) Dear Friend of Las Catalinas, Happy New Year! I would like to catch you up on Las Catalinas news from the second half of 2013 and...
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