Music Lovers Dream of a Landmark's Transformation

<div>While we wait in Grand Rapids for the 2 East Fulton building to undergo transformation and have new life breathed into it, music lovers are pushing for something similar to happen to a musical landmark in Chicago.</div><div><br /></div><div>A South Michigan Avenue building had been dubbed the "home of the blues" and rock and roll. The building had housed a studio, which birthed the careers of blues artists such as Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, and Chuck Berry, which in turn inspired rock and roll artists such as Beatles, Eric Clapton, and Mick Jagger.</div><div><br /></div><div>Currently, this building and the surrounding area, called "Motor Row," where life and inspiration had been flowing has been silent and isn't acknowledged or known by many locals, let alone out-of-towners. But music lovers who know and appreciate the musical history of the area are pushing for it to become a "bright spot" and regain vibrant activity. </div><div><br /></div><div>While much more planning needs to be done before the area can really be transformed, a great start to bringing back some life has been the installment of Cheap Trick, "a one-of-a-kind eatery, unique musical instrument museum, radio station, and performance space." This lively place just so happens to be our wall neighbors at the <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz">Visbeen Associates</a> Chicago office! We have a front row seat to watch Motor Row's transformation, and have the opportunity to infuse our inspiration and creativity into the area. You can be sure when you visit, you'll be able to experience the growth, too.</div><div><br /></div>Check out the <a href="http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/special_report/chicago-music-row-chess-vee-jay-blues-willie-dixon-buddy-guy-cheap-trick-20111110">full article</a> and news clip about the dreams and beginnings of development for Motor Row.

Music Lovers Dream of a Landmark's Transformation

While we wait in Grand Rapids for the 2 East Fulton building to undergo transformation and have new life breathed into it, music lovers are ...

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Professional Builder Magazine Cover

One of <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=Professional%2BBuilder%2BMag%2BPost">Visbeen Associates</a>' designs, the Hampshire, made the cover of <a href="http://www.housingzone.com/pb/pubhome">Professional Builder Magazine</a> last month. Check out the cover photo of the Hampshire's beautiful kitchen! To see more photos of this home design, visit the gallery of our website (<a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/?utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Blog&utm_campaign=Professional%2BBuilder%2BMag%2BPost">www.visbeen.biz</a>) > Residential Projects > American Neighborhood > Hampshire. <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GoGA8upm6KB4N_c9Mdj3out5Cl8_y9gktmfHwHyznDq4MJMPbBFuQ_LozTA675XBXJrE0mmeRJZYeDMsEsIa3e6WVowpLN322H2vnxcwpXMrZi0gIeUWlIP2tOS6JwGkO_tP-WuDXd_G/s1600/Cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5607386998566549074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0GoGA8upm6KB4N_c9Mdj3out5Cl8_y9gktmfHwHyznDq4MJMPbBFuQ_LozTA675XBXJrE0mmeRJZYeDMsEsIa3e6WVowpLN322H2vnxcwpXMrZi0gIeUWlIP2tOS6JwGkO_tP-WuDXd_G/s320/Cover.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 320px;" /></a></div>

Professional Builder Magazine Cover

One of Visbeen Associates ' designs, the Hampshire, made the cover of Professional Builder Magazine last month. Check out the cover pho...

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Shore Magazine: Master Planners

<a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> was honored by being included in <a href="http://visitshoremagazine.com/2/">Shore Magazine</a>'s "Master Planners" article from their <i>Architecture Issue</i>. The article featured five "world-class" architects in the Shore region and we were thrilled to be highlighted as one of those five. Read our excerpt here!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOItm8kNHuYglq7asT1j2wto-jB37ulG04b091u-VFVnjQ1ezZVeZMrlGBZl1HsTclkbe07L-rfHI8SVD76unNlXrZheCKN8wSKdsmLHJzzDtrVKbyljf_ef8KTAX2NtSdD5rXac6_Oaa/s1600/Cover.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591842639267316834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOItm8kNHuYglq7asT1j2wto-jB37ulG04b091u-VFVnjQ1ezZVeZMrlGBZl1HsTclkbe07L-rfHI8SVD76unNlXrZheCKN8wSKdsmLHJzzDtrVKbyljf_ef8KTAX2NtSdD5rXac6_Oaa/s320/Cover.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW6VJ5pM9jIm6Jw_4_UlOCqmw1DjGiRMGIgDAhgIEFXrhMcSpZwKTimRnnSbN5zn_YoD1QlOnwY8fNzKdvegpTL8iDNQSa4USmOl7jhxNmip0kxq92CQCO2UhqOh2fG8DggE46Tqbgxxe/s1600/p1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591842634500313074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJW6VJ5pM9jIm6Jw_4_UlOCqmw1DjGiRMGIgDAhgIEFXrhMcSpZwKTimRnnSbN5zn_YoD1QlOnwY8fNzKdvegpTL8iDNQSa4USmOl7jhxNmip0kxq92CQCO2UhqOh2fG8DggE46Tqbgxxe/s320/p1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /></div>

Shore Magazine: Master Planners

Visbeen Associates was honored by being included in Shore Magazine 's "Master Planners" article from their Architecture Issue...

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Detroit Home Design Awards Winner!

<div style="text-align: left;">Yesterday, <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> staff members attended the Detroit Home Design Awards in Troy, MI put on by <a href="http://www.detroithomemag.com/">Detroit Home Magazine</a>. We won 13 awards, including the highest honor of Best Overall Home for Kearney Hill! Here are the accolades we received and a few photos from the event:</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7lV649cxi31czCCHwSQr4OVeJfjM-gqhlQEbn7AyTwesGBu2IVgcrXWJk9MI0h6sCWIqofpVjTil6sfYQobPtUb0sJ79_O9clv2hq_tRx_aHSGJMdHyoH0W6KeK4GXyyKBdR8va3xFHq/s1600/1-Zeitter+IMG_9171+Final.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021982641274370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7lV649cxi31czCCHwSQr4OVeJfjM-gqhlQEbn7AyTwesGBu2IVgcrXWJk9MI0h6sCWIqofpVjTil6sfYQobPtUb0sJ79_O9clv2hq_tRx_aHSGJMdHyoH0W6KeK4GXyyKBdR8va3xFHq/s320/1-Zeitter+IMG_9171+Final.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Best Overall Home</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><b></b>Kearney Hill</i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Insignia Homes, </span></i></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interior Designer: Julie Holmes</span></i></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeulsCbce6wYDv-tFdVEykxKnSt24rW8dnPQxZKm5sDk24g1fsdRNZFcCvtse1bTMS5vEMIJUzgMLmVJTOpNk4Tby5Wb4oPxDWr_Gix1KxGT4_PaO5vfJt_E4DDoL6XJTut5_ws009_eFD/s1600/2.1-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021975859046610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeulsCbce6wYDv-tFdVEykxKnSt24rW8dnPQxZKm5sDk24g1fsdRNZFcCvtse1bTMS5vEMIJUzgMLmVJTOpNk4Tby5Wb4oPxDWr_Gix1KxGT4_PaO5vfJt_E4DDoL6XJTut5_ws009_eFD/s320/2.1-BoshovenExt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> Vacation Home under 3,000 sq ft</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"></span></b><i>Clareville</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard, Interior Designer: Julie Holmes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bkL1qv0WXjYKyZ32FQkEoht0qgSi0QTRx-GHTRVbsFVjHYr99GSFviLmDMSUs7uYpfV7uamvOlQcrCbvwfy64tE2H_vvAmnLw3LlN9vlx5UG8yLvlYce9SCX4Q-1r9M-kD7VbLRF1io1/s1600/2.2-Harrold_Ext_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021967634375234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bkL1qv0WXjYKyZ32FQkEoht0qgSi0QTRx-GHTRVbsFVjHYr99GSFviLmDMSUs7uYpfV7uamvOlQcrCbvwfy64tE2H_vvAmnLw3LlN9vlx5UG8yLvlYce9SCX4Q-1r9M-kD7VbLRF1io1/s320/2.2-Harrold_Ext_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" /></a><i><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">3rd Place</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">, Vacation Home under 3,000 sq ft</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i>Rylestone</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Douglas Sumner Builder, Inc., Interior Designer: Rick Whallon</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><i><br /></i></span></div></i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBgrWmu9SjqliCHKAz4cQoSpMdIMBkZKdz-nlMvgod_ZAsyy0_7p_697Dq3aQmMe1DWQRHZXshB-AZXg9eYSx5j8WcHzewsGGD6et_ht3JnH2v_GPrTUdDexSKlEEMsstpva_fXG0f6uP/s1600/2.3+-+BoyerExt_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021121649692130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBgrWmu9SjqliCHKAz4cQoSpMdIMBkZKdz-nlMvgod_ZAsyy0_7p_697Dq3aQmMe1DWQRHZXshB-AZXg9eYSx5j8WcHzewsGGD6et_ht3JnH2v_GPrTUdDexSKlEEMsstpva_fXG0f6uP/s320/2.3+-+BoyerExt_3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 143px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3rd Place</b>, Vacation Home under 3,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sunsweet Hill</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Distinctive Homes, Interior Designer: Kim Waltman</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1cQSoi4EfaxyEKCkBdfPYJZbo1iNCozsDrFHRDyDVZnDv_71_0bbsDUjhPDyA7rbK0-0NkirwlfCs_fHmSmLso2h9ylAUPeeKm3bM7SyiMx55nVctldBnxSN3OTcc6b33OHBYcXhY-Pq/s1600/3.1-Zeitter+IMG_9667++Final+%28LR%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021113475945138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ1cQSoi4EfaxyEKCkBdfPYJZbo1iNCozsDrFHRDyDVZnDv_71_0bbsDUjhPDyA7rbK0-0NkirwlfCs_fHmSmLso2h9ylAUPeeKm3bM7SyiMx55nVctldBnxSN3OTcc6b33OHBYcXhY-Pq/s320/3.1-Zeitter+IMG_9667++Final+%28LR%29.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place,</b> Vacation Home over 3,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Kearney Hill</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Insignia Homes, Interior Designer: Julie Holmes</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjsE71XWk2io5gQVq6GibAQQtoPT5AWLl8ReRk7pXoEDbugoSGUpiLvTkWiuOZE4J5tpAJsZEOX-z-sGpUC2bgQZn3MEU8peXN8-5Cmga_M_OfZK20Whd9_8y9ZuWu_EkJ6ZSU7MW5DF9/s1600/3.2-Olesnavage+ext_1004+%28edited%29.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021105731962242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPjsE71XWk2io5gQVq6GibAQQtoPT5AWLl8ReRk7pXoEDbugoSGUpiLvTkWiuOZE4J5tpAJsZEOX-z-sGpUC2bgQZn3MEU8peXN8-5Cmga_M_OfZK20Whd9_8y9ZuWu_EkJ6ZSU7MW5DF9/s320/3.2-Olesnavage+ext_1004+%28edited%29.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 208px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Vacation Home over 3,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Inverness</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: BDR, Inc., Interior Designer: Julie Holmes, Mary Buikema</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpRh-niQgNHveEkgCiJJuEt1nQNXiu3LHtP_XG05nHYB_sGHd_rXWyaq-W2AGvkXYwoUGqu3ZmuqDj_CiW6bwb6UmJJ05oZeBxFkUP7WcxwSIdqwDKfKkXsaReYSY5rq9sE3Ji-aZYkkc/s1600/4.1-Bianchi+A_DSF8753.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021102770489122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbpRh-niQgNHveEkgCiJJuEt1nQNXiu3LHtP_XG05nHYB_sGHd_rXWyaq-W2AGvkXYwoUGqu3ZmuqDj_CiW6bwb6UmJJ05oZeBxFkUP7WcxwSIdqwDKfKkXsaReYSY5rq9sE3Ji-aZYkkc/s320/4.1-Bianchi+A_DSF8753.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 211px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place, </b>Contemporary Architecture over 4,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Sinclaire</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Mike Schaap Builders, Inc., Interior Designer: Missy Pratt</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRBrV749h9Vx3jl2KRAT4McrqlzP7_USWp1CiZP2gBJ3y5L5yBXi5WfJJmdWVKhtEBXBEe-J9GhSiZ_zhHpjNK9tb2xwkt0NxYRg119j2YbWOQzMKKgWsrxf7jkpIatZJW7vuKtZ2NzoC/s1600/4.2+-+Henderson+IMG_4412-3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584021092622589266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyRBrV749h9Vx3jl2KRAT4McrqlzP7_USWp1CiZP2gBJ3y5L5yBXi5WfJJmdWVKhtEBXBEe-J9GhSiZ_zhHpjNK9tb2xwkt0NxYRg119j2YbWOQzMKKgWsrxf7jkpIatZJW7vuKtZ2NzoC/s320/4.2+-+Henderson+IMG_4412-3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Contemporary Architecture over 4,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Reynard</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: Jeff Segard, Interior Designer: Donna Cohen</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE6czT-7D11H7rpNBilv5KSPQ5iZG3p4dSf3_84Fug0vd2aIzD_6X8z31Kw5zmLOucOQoSLOjytHPPWk3z9ugtjqrkav7VeeiPhv2L5UnTvSxFdjr_stwsBMXjNrMoklNN0LZTjPuMllI/s1600/5-BradowExt_5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584019305732785714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFE6czT-7D11H7rpNBilv5KSPQ5iZG3p4dSf3_84Fug0vd2aIzD_6X8z31Kw5zmLOucOQoSLOjytHPPWk3z9ugtjqrkav7VeeiPhv2L5UnTvSxFdjr_stwsBMXjNrMoklNN0LZTjPuMllI/s320/5-BradowExt_5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Traditional Architecture over 4,000 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Petoskey</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: David C. Bos Homes, Interior Designer: Shelly Nietering</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nv9y12P8FaEtGZC1_obU6BfvDySw-piAu7e2nVs8_wKl8r_nBB1aby61lGJkPAB8K7ZuuWAmnH1EKFxmcpX55DNjuwK7Ma1a7QxKKFWhjYRokzsRK6sXyu6FcfldI9AHStggEpn2FsVP/s1600/6-Olesnavage+Design+Home+1028.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584019299152742002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8nv9y12P8FaEtGZC1_obU6BfvDySw-piAu7e2nVs8_wKl8r_nBB1aby61lGJkPAB8K7ZuuWAmnH1EKFxmcpX55DNjuwK7Ma1a7QxKKFWhjYRokzsRK6sXyu6FcfldI9AHStggEpn2FsVP/s320/6-Olesnavage+Design+Home+1028.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2nd Place, </b>Kitchen between 201 & 500 sq ft</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Inverness</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Builder: BDR, Inc., Interior Designer: Julie Holmes, Mary Buikema</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to the accolades above, we were awarded in several detail categories:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Deck/Patio/Porch</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Gate/Fence/Wall</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>3rd Place, </b>Exterior Use of Stone, Tile, Concrete</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><i><br /></i></span></span></span></u></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7Ew76N_Kh9VW8viHJvvrOAJnCLMlARVyR8Gd4b6zpkpHMdIG7OzoWIrvQicABmGKCyr292pknzx2Qx7ou_gaSXqMkWdDg15b9PaUsuPGJ194YEPYa9pEnVlj3_6PptIyba8fIC7Nd1la/s1600/IMG_2118.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010216730669858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL7Ew76N_Kh9VW8viHJvvrOAJnCLMlARVyR8Gd4b6zpkpHMdIG7OzoWIrvQicABmGKCyr292pknzx2Qx7ou_gaSXqMkWdDg15b9PaUsuPGJ194YEPYa9pEnVlj3_6PptIyba8fIC7Nd1la/s320/IMG_2118.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jonathan Lorenz, Marcy Stellin, Megan TerVeen & Ryan LaHaie waiting for the ceremony to start</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE53ysQ3rtTKzBhC5cimAWt2qcnhAO4whPJEZLWpTgIwaxZ2LVCOjdDUqF7GLLQqUSUjBv2SZI46gHS73j_xMO1_MMGMQ2PidVZ50NOSlI8gXWjsghWx1lTo5cZ6Z7f9I2ay9Xd6EjoKWn/s1600/IMG_2149.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010212677934482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE53ysQ3rtTKzBhC5cimAWt2qcnhAO4whPJEZLWpTgIwaxZ2LVCOjdDUqF7GLLQqUSUjBv2SZI46gHS73j_xMO1_MMGMQ2PidVZ50NOSlI8gXWjsghWx1lTo5cZ6Z7f9I2ay9Xd6EjoKWn/s320/IMG_2149.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Awards Attendees</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epFz7L8KE5YHFYN0QwEr-sM7zctflc-Qph3dWS1yZutF-DWii2FacJTb88qkTED5rn7_Qfj2Hi5Q1H8IUp914LPnTCu36ixz2yB9468vIe9xDpi_A5-R8GRseJTElWx9a9REyxZ6wbDe/s1600/IMG_2154.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010202225999394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6epFz7L8KE5YHFYN0QwEr-sM7zctflc-Qph3dWS1yZutF-DWii2FacJTb88qkTED5rn7_Qfj2Hi5Q1H8IUp914LPnTCu36ixz2yB9468vIe9xDpi_A5-R8GRseJTElWx9a9REyxZ6wbDe/s320/IMG_2154.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Awards Presentation</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R4vCG1zDXzBRhv1mNaHaB749CIluXbO7cCzEvXuu2moEwKRERugacg3PfL2ustvHG1RAqHa5GT7eZ1GBvIdbjhf0Hu7tuyDj5tVUD0ChzR_E6BF_8xO771087tlK3WR05Dy6PP8w53WB/s1600/IMG_2180.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584010197815132242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4R4vCG1zDXzBRhv1mNaHaB749CIluXbO7cCzEvXuu2moEwKRERugacg3PfL2ustvHG1RAqHa5GT7eZ1GBvIdbjhf0Hu7tuyDj5tVUD0ChzR_E6BF_8xO771087tlK3WR05Dy6PP8w53WB/s320/IMG_2180.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Angela Mulder, Megan TerVeen & Marcy Stellin with our many awards!</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To view the full story published in Detroit Home Magazine, <a href="http://www.echobox.com/visbeen/publication_assets/2011/detroit_home/detroit_home_dhda_spring_2011.pdf">click here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584031789866661074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpts9FtITRf3HGKMDlEyBzelIYICE8zO2tGWd3rVXzW7PN-OhPaI3T21TtI0YHl2xQTXIPsT14sptkCNQaSQjbyQWpuwA_NycePLfTy3ia8jW872vgSFQz8brTbVuib4EEWm0oiUGgQUH/s320/Cover.jpg" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>

Detroit Home Design Awards Winner!

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Brooklyn Museum to Open First Phase of Transformative Renovation | www.broadwayworld.com

<div><a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org">The Booklyn Museum</a> in New York is in the initial phase of a major renovation. As part of this transformation, the Museum Shop will be relocated and it's new space has been designed by <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz">Visbeen Associates</a>. In a recent article, www.broadwayworld.com has this to say about our involvement in the project,</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><blockquote>"The Museum Shop will be relocated to the area currently occupied by the Robert E. Blum Gallery near the main lobby. The new shop will be redesigned by Visbeen Associates, Inc., an award-winning architectural firm based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, whose projects include several of the Metropolitan Museum of Art satellite stores, as well as the Peabody Essex Museum shop. Important new features to enhance the visitor's experience will be a wider entrance that will open onto the Grand Lobby, providing greater visual access to the galleries in the Great Hall and assisting with circulation patterns, as well as a new signage system."</blockquote></span></span></div>Here are a few 3D views of our initial design concepts for the Museum Shop.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjyCjiW1MdF72DTQ66iRa88z6L-GUSscnndxxR9FVI6K8rt6MrGdlMwe1SMebPTgFKd2j_gMVr5F6_bFSttJ8c9O__bigvSrEQk-5NniXv_mn93nW5GyHLdDaMEYecpC1vFPpcXwC0qRv/s1600/CM.H1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581407403228195634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjyCjiW1MdF72DTQ66iRa88z6L-GUSscnndxxR9FVI6K8rt6MrGdlMwe1SMebPTgFKd2j_gMVr5F6_bFSttJ8c9O__bigvSrEQk-5NniXv_mn93nW5GyHLdDaMEYecpC1vFPpcXwC0qRv/s320/CM.H1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc_ywiYevTbmN-maGLGQ5HXjdKxyEvXJe2o05CPv-gC_Cs-CmpfNzmx9-0KxUgN2izhFeIHl_BVi-RAjSm9dJMnPVPVw6jlKqMBUS8gn5OgQvVGaBLYIbm12Qzl1SwO8fbn7d8e5WN6fy/s1600/CM.H2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581407398499117378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPc_ywiYevTbmN-maGLGQ5HXjdKxyEvXJe2o05CPv-gC_Cs-CmpfNzmx9-0KxUgN2izhFeIHl_BVi-RAjSm9dJMnPVPVw6jlKqMBUS8gn5OgQvVGaBLYIbm12Qzl1SwO8fbn7d8e5WN6fy/s320/CM.H2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqlNeM4mJ4-qgfkBTKxm6vxKv1sDbADUrjHjb6C19NBUMphD-Q4oftdlxbvVxcCgk-JwfaqZyyvRL0Bc0Tb44Km2iF2eksmPSW-jauos8rlHfwurbSAr31K4-cbBjaqqZHTve2QXpDOuV/s1600/CM.SF5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581407397280505874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZqlNeM4mJ4-qgfkBTKxm6vxKv1sDbADUrjHjb6C19NBUMphD-Q4oftdlxbvVxcCgk-JwfaqZyyvRL0Bc0Tb44Km2iF2eksmPSW-jauos8rlHfwurbSAr31K4-cbBjaqqZHTve2QXpDOuV/s320/CM.SF5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" /></a><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><div>To read the full article about this grand renovation, please visit the following website:</div></span></span></span></div><a href="http://broadwayworld.com/article/Brooklyn_Museum_to_Open_First_Phase_of_Transformative_Renovation_20110224">Brooklyn Museum to Open First Phase of Transformative Renovation 2011/02/24</a></div><div><br /></div><div><i>To view other retail designs by Visbeen Associates, Inc., please visit the gallery of our website: www.visbeen.biz > gallery > commercial projects > retail.</i></div>

Brooklyn Museum to Open First Phase of Transformative Renovation | www.broadwayworld.com

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Grosse Pointers Build Certified Earth-Friendly Home | The Detroit News

<div>Our LEED certified residential design in Grosse Pointe Park, the Kensington, was featured in an article in the <a href="http://www.detnews.com/">Detroit News</a>! Learn about the challenges of Charlie & Lynn Arnett's journey through the design and building of their environmentally-friendly home. To view the full article, click on the following link:</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110218/LIFESTYLE01/102180306/Grosse-Pointers-build-certified-earth-friendly-home">Grosse Pointers build certified earth-friendly home | detnews.com | The Detroit News</a><div><a href="http://detnews.com/article/20110218/LIFESTYLE01/102180306/Grosse-Pointers-build-certified-earth-friendly-home"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavzBmI5Y3Dea4hICN1mUqN1pm7RvSZga2LiVTmmGt0iU70rBmxC56yjzqsavZuEgq9bZJLNIoHUNFEUw3lVa7tyAlxDOcJ2iaUjeCIA6hwv4TBX9KEble-QKLdKY9ndxs_Ux4YBf3T4k8/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579899500912822146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhavzBmI5Y3Dea4hICN1mUqN1pm7RvSZga2LiVTmmGt0iU70rBmxC56yjzqsavZuEgq9bZJLNIoHUNFEUw3lVa7tyAlxDOcJ2iaUjeCIA6hwv4TBX9KEble-QKLdKY9ndxs_Ux4YBf3T4k8/s320/Picture+3.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLt_MZYqxYTY2lD00PT5csfXI6skd3cQJgA3hEN1xkJxYn3CGFmpLXaeLxjPO_z3XMhhGCVRfMX2A7VgxttwZfYjv8Uf2YadIeeXemhH1x8WXsbqEbpL2908ifq0TofPW3e3GBjWYWSZy/s1600/IMG_0706.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579899475263129170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZLt_MZYqxYTY2lD00PT5csfXI6skd3cQJgA3hEN1xkJxYn3CGFmpLXaeLxjPO_z3XMhhGCVRfMX2A7VgxttwZfYjv8Uf2YadIeeXemhH1x8WXsbqEbpL2908ifq0TofPW3e3GBjWYWSZy/s320/IMG_0706.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qJWXHD0XvAbQRsV-dYfCYVrIuL7zVy_tTnoGXOe9Yo3tYTPezmulVuoA_cT0RIxbbAC7q79dZ1YetXfCILy_18bLEw__G7lGh7CCRSIAr3BtRhrVKbHTa2qpNmlx_bf-kKVq_qZWcuPh/s1600/IMG_0709.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579899463109317874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qJWXHD0XvAbQRsV-dYfCYVrIuL7zVy_tTnoGXOe9Yo3tYTPezmulVuoA_cT0RIxbbAC7q79dZ1YetXfCILy_18bLEw__G7lGh7CCRSIAr3BtRhrVKbHTa2qpNmlx_bf-kKVq_qZWcuPh/s320/IMG_0709.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OP5apTSUiRu_3YS5XpMpLCdT6WWzlvQRbdhSud-qwkT3EZvFlknafShWdYXtGfJFHMjl31TWwGyy9CRJ2Ve4sXJdl1TQMBVEPZVSYS4G8Yu8hltEiislFN7PFZGIqLmWCxN20cmCv-fI/s1600/IMG_0617.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579899450426745410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OP5apTSUiRu_3YS5XpMpLCdT6WWzlvQRbdhSud-qwkT3EZvFlknafShWdYXtGfJFHMjl31TWwGyy9CRJ2Ve4sXJdl1TQMBVEPZVSYS4G8Yu8hltEiislFN7PFZGIqLmWCxN20cmCv-fI/s320/IMG_0617.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div><br /></div></div>

Grosse Pointers Build Certified Earth-Friendly Home | The Detroit News

Our LEED certified residential design in Grosse Pointe Park, the Kensington, was featured in an article in the Detroit News ! Learn about t...

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In the News

Did you see our brief write-up in yesterday's <a href="http://www.mlive.com/">Grand Rapids Press</a> or <a href="http://www.hollandsentinel.com/">Holland Sentinel</a>? Our downtown Holland renovation project at 60 & 62 East 8th Street gained this press for winning the Best in the Midwest Region BALA (Best in American Living Awards) Award!<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXRW-mlNLbTtYQbSfm_cya7zV3YqAiHTk4AmtElRnInZZN7mNu8xaw8PkHzlCSAR3Ua7-G55p9ZsjRE_QrHpRHllfa12iimVsAG7fEwzUyPqfRhch_kol5lHoU0c5rP7uAhwg7wL9qTIz/s1600/gr_press_feb_22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576992216105074338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPXRW-mlNLbTtYQbSfm_cya7zV3YqAiHTk4AmtElRnInZZN7mNu8xaw8PkHzlCSAR3Ua7-G55p9ZsjRE_QrHpRHllfa12iimVsAG7fEwzUyPqfRhch_kol5lHoU0c5rP7uAhwg7wL9qTIz/s320/gr_press_feb_22.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLZEXR56aCs-qPjSfSizGabamvAj8szXWnKf749RPdbx_mpAXvG52thBb3c3ChDG0IW8IgqwUboMW9CG1HoOCgdaeXsHnBsMetFMNgU-sb1XrOBsQThKfhMB5QLNwGcTtC15k_iTnP_Ov/s1600/Picture+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576992211886075042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLZEXR56aCs-qPjSfSizGabamvAj8szXWnKf749RPdbx_mpAXvG52thBb3c3ChDG0IW8IgqwUboMW9CG1HoOCgdaeXsHnBsMetFMNgU-sb1XrOBsQThKfhMB5QLNwGcTtC15k_iTnP_Ov/s320/Picture+1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 303px;" /></a><u><br /></u></div>

In the News

Did you see our brief write-up in yesterday's Grand Rapids Press or Holland Sentinel ? Our downtown Holland renovation project at 60 ...

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