Chipotle Tuesday

Tuesday started like any other, each of us doing our own thing to make architecture happen around this place. Then something magical happened. It was 11:56 and the sun was shinning when Mr. Jeff Navarro showed up with 15 custom ordered burrito bricks courtesy of Chipotle. That's right they were free, and nothing tastes better than FREE food. Several groups of burrito connoisseurs huddled around tables and benches to enjoy their 3.4 pound foil wrapped...

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Introducing We sAck

Most of you have probably noticed the new gang of “toughs” that hangs out near the main entrance of the building. In fact some of you may have even been the innocent victim of a miss-kicked hacky as you ran the gauntlet into the front doors. We are “We sAck”, made up of Brian “Elf Shoes” Lefholz, Jeff “Finesse” Navarro, Brett “The Bruiser” Billingsley, and me, Tye “insert synonym for uncoordinated here such as, bumbling, graceless, heavy-footed,...

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Violator Softball

The time has finally arrived...Violator Softball is back! With spring training behind us we look for our first victory this Friday at 7:20 p.m. at Rusch Field #2. A big thanks goes out to Coach Will Sandusky for organizing all of the WP hooligans and putting together a great squad this season. There's just something about the smell of fresh cut grass, the sound of a crisp line drive up the middle and the roar of the crowd. That's where you come in...we...

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Interiors '08 Conference

A really nice thing about working for a large firm is being sent to design conferences in places you have never been before. Such was my luck when I attended Interiors 08 in New Orleans a few weeks back. Oh where to start? I learned a lot about traveling with carry-on luggage (something I had not done before), which cost me all but three of my toiletries. I strolled down Bourbon Street on the Friday night of St. Patty's Day weekend. Need I say more?...

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Tuesday humor

Come on...now that's funny!-Brian Lefh...

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Missing Detail

Thumbing through my latest set of architectural documents I couldn't help but think something was missing. I had roof details, waterproofing details, door and window details, etc.... After many late nights down in the archive I finally located the elusive detail. How refreshing!Side note: Brand and type of beer is subject to change given the architect/designers personal preference. -Brian Lefh...

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Sierra Adoption

I would like to congratulate Williams + Paddon, Architects + Planners + People and all my fellow employees who’ve helped in a fundraiser or graciously gave their time or effort for Sierra Adoption’s cause. The fruits of our effort have given homes to 201 children. All of whom now having the gift of a loving family instead of the hardship they were faced with when they were brought into this world. This justifies the “People” in our name in the way...

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Twilight Golf...FORE!!!

The first Twilight Golf extravaganza of the year was a great success! Ten brave souls, two and half groups, were the first of the year to strut their stuff on the tee. Battling through bugs, the elements, and large smoke signals being sent from a nearby house. Yeah, that’s right, smoke signals. One of the houses along the side of the course had large clouds of smoke coming from its chimney blanketing the course so you couldn’t see. I know what you’re...

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Put me in coach... I'm ready to play

Violator softball is back baby! After a long winter break we took the field last week for spring training. Suffice it to say that we had more than a bit of surface rust to shake off (and we've got the bruises to prove it!)...especially those in the over 40 club. We welcomed back "The Hammer" Greg Tonello and added a few fresh new faces to the lineup. From the looks of things it's going to be an 'interesting' season. If we can keep our bruises and...

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The Award Winning Universal Technical Institute

Williams + Paddon Architects is pleased to be a part of the award winning Universal Technical Institute (UTI) team that recently won the Sacramento Business Journal Best New Industrial Real Estate Project for 2007.UTI, a national provider of technical education for automotive, diesel and collision repair technicians wanted creative architecture for their first Northern California location. The modern warehouse building was designed to reflect the...

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BENVENUTI WINS BIG...

We are excited to announce that the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center received a Leroy F. Greene Award of Honor from the Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH). This statewide award program recognizes public education projects that are profoundly making an impact on their campuses.It was also honored as the ‘Best Community Impact’ project at the Sacramento Business Journal Real Estate Projects of the Year Awards for its importance to not only...

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“Do You Know Who Pr.Int.S is?... Good.”

Per the request of our very own Leah Polcyn (Interior Design Intern & Secretary for Pr.Int.S) four W+P Go-Getters volunteered their time to participate in a panel discussion at Sacramento State University. The discussion was staged by the Sacramento chapter of Pr.Int.S (Professional Interior Design blah blah blah). The evening was a hit and the students definitely got more than their fair share of input from our W+P professionals Andrea Jaggers,...

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WP Snowshoeing Excursion

While it seems the latest focus on everyone’s mind is getting physically fit and healthy, it came as no surprise that yet another challenge to get those bodies moving presented itself. It was at the suggestion of our very own fitness advocate Andrea Jaggers, to get everybody up to the snow for a fun and challenging day of snowshoeing. While not everyone on the snowshoeing expedition did so to lose the lbs.; it was also a perfect way to help build...

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USBcell

Did you know that every year we throw away nearly 15 billion Alkaline batteries? In case you weren't aware...that's a lot! The genius of this product is that it gets rid of clunky charging units by simply fliping the top and pluging it into the USB port on your computer for recharging. It’s a standard AA battery which will fit into all your every day uses and is availible for around $18 for the pair. So, next time you need batteries just stop and...

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Do-It-Yourself Architectural Dialogue

One might say, the by-product of repetitive space articulation is further compounded by taking into account the pragmatics of value engineering. Beyond the horizon of the human intellect, the internal use adjacencies and circulation adds overriding three dimensional constraints to the final abortion. Above and beyond plebian comfort objectives, the treatment of the main façade must utilize and be functionally interwoven with the study of true fecundity...

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When is Easter?

This year Easter Sunday is on March 23rd, but do you know the “rest of the story”?The calculations for the date of Easter are somewhat complicated. In the Western Church, Easter has not fallen on the earliest of the 35 possible dates, March 22, since 1818, and will not do so again until 2285. It will, however, fall on March 23 in 2008, but will not do so again until 2160. Easter last fell on the latest possible date, April 25, in 1943 and will next fall on that date in 2038. However, it will fall on April 24, just one day before this latest possible...

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Why start a blog in the first place???

The answer is pretty easy when you think about it. As architects and designers, we take ourselves very seriously. This is a good thing. We have immense responsibilities that challenge our sanity on a daily, make that hourly, basis. But that does not mean that we don't know how to have fun. The contrary is true, we love fun, we need fun to maintain some sort of normalcy in between the highly stressful challenges of our chosen profession. We are also highly creative, every minute of every day. That's what we do and we're good at it. This blog started...

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