Das Passive House: Taking A German Approach
What is a “Passive House”? A passive house comes from the concept of an ultra-low energy building, using 90% less heating and cooling than your typical built home. First becoming […]
View ArticleWhat’s The Big Deal With Continuous Insulation?
What’s The Big Deal With Continuous Insulation? Continuous insulation (CI) has been an energy code requirement since the release of ASHRAE 90.1-2004, but unfortunately is still a bit of a […]
View ArticleArchitecture in the “Walkman Phase”
Last week the online design magazine, Dezeen, published an interview with Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio on his plans to launch the world’s first open-source architecture studio. Once […]
View ArticleBPA Puts Masonry + Moisture to the Test
Rainstorms can send a shiver up an architect’s spine – especially as a designer of brick buildings. Masonry is naturally porous. It can absorb a large amount of water, compromising […]
View ArticleA Guide to Green Furniture
“Sustainable” and “Green” are commonly used when speaking of interior finishes, and are becoming even more present in the world of furniture. Whether you’re purchasing new or replacing existing there […]
View ArticleArchitecture, Sustainability, and Wet Chemistry: An Architect’s Story
By John Guzik & Jack Bialosky People often comment that the practice of architecture requires the use of equal parts art and science, so architects tend to be jacks-of-all-trades. Certainly we […]
View ArticleTrends in Higher Education: The 2013 Ohio Educational Environments Forum
Being involved in most of our firm’s higher education projects, I was naturally excited to be invited to the Ohio Educational Environments Forum sponsored by KI Furnishings and Contract Source Inc. […]
View ArticleCOLDSCAPES Exhibit Opening & Book Release
The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative has formally announced the opening for the upcoming COLDSCAPES Exhibit Opening & Book Release. Bialosky + Partners Architects are honored that our project,...
View ArticleComplicity and Conviction
I hope to discuss, in a series of posts, books that have had a significant influence on how I think about and practice architecture. Paraphrasing Thomas Edison, I see architectural […]
View ArticleTheodore Ferringer Awarded Bike Cleveland’s 2013 Guardian of Transportation...
Bialosky + Partners‘ own Theodore Ferringer , Assoc. AIA has been bestowed with the 2013 Guardian Transportation Award in recognition of the time and talent contributed to Bike Cleveland in 2013. No...
View ArticleSo You Want To Build a Culinary School?
Dollar signs ($$,$$$,$$$) are what every College administrator imagines at the mention of a new Culinary Arts Program. Its launch may be one of, if not the most costly investment […]
View ArticleBPA University – Digital Fabrication + Scripting in Architecture
Last Friday I put together a small informal internal lunch and learn for the BPA staff in which we looked at and discussed digital fabrication equipment and construction techniques. Based […]
View ArticleA Modern Farmhouse: An Introduction
The sheer variety of building systems that can be used to enclose a structure is astounding. We’ve all come across architects or builders who believe they know the absolute best […]
View ArticleHope Rising at Rooms to Let: CLE
Tomorrow, Saturday, May 17th, an installation created by a team from Bialosky + Partners Architects will be on display as part of Slavic Village’s Rooms to Let: CLE. Rooms to […]
View ArticleA Modern Farmhouse: Construction Update
A lot of construction happened since the last blog post and we have moved into our (mostly) finished house. It is proving to be a very comfortable home and we […]
View Article2014 Great Lakes Renaissance Symposium on High Performing Building Enclosures
Last month BEC (Building Enclosure Council) Cleveland and AIA Cleveland hosted the National BEC Symposium on High Performing Building Enclosures. Bialosky + Partners played an active role in the...
View ArticleIIDA Talk of the Town: Urban Cool Meets Farm Fresh
We are excited to share that Bialosky + Partners has been featured in the IIDA Cleveland Akron City Center Newsletter and website’s “Talk of the Town” column. The article profiles […]
View ArticleA Future Practice: Bialosky + Partners Lead Sessions at the 2014 AIA Ohio...
This week, Bialosky + Partners Architects will lead sessions at the 2014 AIA Ohio Convention, in Kent, OH that tackle the theme of “A Future Practice”. Senior and Managing Principal Jack A. Bialosky,...
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