{"id":1875,"date":"2012-09-18T16:53:48","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/?p=1875"},"modified":"2013-06-10T14:34:15","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T18:34:15","slug":"david-oleson-on-art-condos-facade-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/2012\/09\/18\/david-oleson-on-art-condos-facade-design\/","title":{"rendered":"David Oleson on Art Condos Facade Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1895\" title=\"Condo Neighbourhood Sept 012\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0121.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0121.jpg 620w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0121-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0121-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;\">For our previous two chats with Art Condos architect David Oleson, we discussed a few basic design issues pertaining to the new building. Topics covered include overall design decisions, the building&#8217;s use of glass, ideas about the look and meaning of balconies and so on. \u00a0We met a few days ago for our third talk, this time covering Oleson&#8217;s quite original design scheme for the building&#8217;s facades and in particular, his use of repeated but continually varied ceramic tile inserts in the masonry walls. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6VF8Zgc0U-g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif; font-size: medium;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1894\" title=\"Condo Neighbourhood Sept 011\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0111.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0111.jpg 620w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0111-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0111-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1893\" title=\"Condo Neighbourhood Sept 010\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0101.jpg 620w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0101-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0101-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1892\" title=\"Condo Neighbourhood Sept 008\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0081.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0081.jpg 620w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0081-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0081-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1891\" title=\"Condo Neighbourhood Sept 004\" src=\"http:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0041.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0041.jpg 620w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0041-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/artcondos.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Condo-Neighbourhood-Sept-0041-299x398.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; For our previous two chats with Art Condos architect David Oleson, we discussed a few basic design issues pertaining to the new building. 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