Landscape architect Leon Gray of Fullerton, Calif., e-mailed me to ask about how far he needed to go to find a contractor to whom he might owe some money.

“I was contacted by another firm to bid on a small waterfall feature at a private residence,” Gray writes.

He and the other contractor scheduled a meeting at the residence, which Gray missed because poor cellphone reception had caused him to think that the meeting was in the evening rather than in the morning. Read more » »

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 470 out of 1,105 passed the Architect Licensure Examination given by the Board of Architecture in Manila last June 2006. The result of examination with respect to one (1) examinee was withheld pending final determination of his liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.

The members of the Board of Architecture who gave the licensure examination are Arch. Eugene G. Gan, Chairman; Arch. Fernando L. Santos and Arch. Miguel R. Caluza, Members.

The results were released in fifteen (15) working days after the last day of examination.

Registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will start on Thursday, July 27, 2006 but not later than August 15, 2006. Those who will register are required to bring the following: duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, current Community Tax Certificate (cedula), 2 pieces passport size picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 1 piece 1″ x 1″ picture (colored with white background and complete nametag), 2 sets of metered documentary stamps, and 1 short brown envelope with name and profession; and to pay the Initial Registration Fee of P600 and Annual Registration Fee of P450 for 2006-2009. Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

The oathtaking ceremony of the successful examinees in the said examination as well as the previous ones who have not taken their Oath of Professional will be held before the Board on Sunday, August 20, 2006 at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon at the Grand Ballroom, Westin Philippine Plaza Hotel, CCP Complex, Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City.
(source & more information : www.philstar.com)

Bill Diffee Jr. had big dreams for the expansion of the Colony House furniture store that his grandfather founded in 1936.

Three and a half years ago, he built a new store in Centreville to cater to Washington’s increasingly wealthy and growing suburbs. The store had twice as much room for Colony House’s signature high-end traditional furniture as the original location on Lee Highway, just off Route 66 in Arlington. But business never took off. Read more » »

It’s out there, waiting - bleak, gray, cold, uninviting. Ignore it, but it won’t go away. You’ll have to face it, and for some of you, pretty soon.

No, it’s not a horror movie at the multiplex. It’s your dorm room at college.

It would be great if you could open the door to Room 328 in Fabulous Hall on the campus of your choice and find the décor elves had put your favorite color on the walls and tricked the place out in advance of your arrival, but that’s not how it works.

The walls are neutral so they’ll go better with whatever colors and styles you and your roommate choose. Same with the floors. Read more » »

Public radio station KLCC-FM will pare back plans for its new downtown Eugene studio after bids for the remodeling project came in well over budget.

The station will work with its architects and area contractors to find ways to cut costs while it continues to raise money for the project. The delay probably means the station won’t be able to begin broadcasting from the new studio until the latter part of next year.

Station manager Steve Barton said the setback isn’t all bad news. The delay will give the station time to refine some of the plans and push the work back toward winter, when costs might not be as high. Read more » »