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New State Law Allows Existing Multi-family to Expand
As we face the new COVID-19 Crisis, other statewide emergencies have not gone away. Our acute housing shortage has not been reduced and...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Want a Building Permit? Get in Line!
As a Napa Valley practicing architect for over 25 years, obtaining building permits has always been a challenge. Napa City loves to add...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Napa’s Unrealistic Inclusionary Housing Ordinance: Part 2
Providing affordable housing is a huge challenge, especially in Napa. Between the Pandemic, economic uncertainties and relentless fires,...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Napa’s Unrealistic Inclusionary Housing Ordinance: Part 1
There is little disagreement that Napa and the North Bay region needs more housing. All kinds of housing. We need affordable, workforce,...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Could RVs Help Solve Our Housing Crisis?
During the Glass Fire whereas of today 67,484 acres and 1,555 homes and structures have been destroyed, many victims took to recreational...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
What to do if Your Home is Fire Damaged
The catastrophic Wine Country fires are affecting us all. Whether we sustained personal loss or just live nearby, we're living with “Fire...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Murray Plaza & The Clock Tower Revisited
Who remembers the Downtown Clock Tower? The Clock Tower Plaza, as it was known locally, was the center of Napa. There wasn’t much else...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
How higher education could survive this pandemic
As summer ends and fall school enrollment looms, the question of how higher education will endure. For years, remote learning has slowly...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Saving the Post Office
Our postal system has made the news recently, but let’s digress from the political discussions and look at the bricks and mortar, the...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Reimaging Theme Parks- Part 1
When I was a young intern architect working with WED, Walt Disney’s design and construction arm, I built models of Cal Art’s campus,...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
How Will Napa Respond to the Next Disaster?
Today, we are consumed with the COVID-19 Pandemic ravishing our Nation. However, we cannot forget that we are subject to other natural...
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- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Rethinking Napa City Hall
One additional Pandemic casualty is Napa City’s ambitious plan to build a new Civic Center. Since March, the virus’s economic impact on...
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- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
Napa County still slowly recovering from the 2017 wildfires
Dan and Naoko Mufson marked the third anniversary of the Atlas Fire that destroyed their home by moving into their rebuilt home, putting...
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CRAIKER
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
How Restaurants Might Survive
Everybody loves to visit a restaurant. Whether it’s a basic tavern, or a high-end brasserie’, our fondest memories reside in them.
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- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
Repurposing Cruise Ships for Housing
One especially hard-hit victim of the COVID-19 pandemic is the cruise ship industry. From their 2020 projected 32 million passengers to...
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CRAIKER
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
The Evolving Tech World
Architects, engineers and contractors, commonly called AEC, are constantly looking for the “next big thing”. Design professionals...
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CRAIKER
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
Providing Shelter for Everyone
COVID-19 has exposed us to serious flaws in our society. Now we see how our lower paid but essential workers...
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CRAIKER
- Jul 10, 2020
- 2 min
How Will We Live After This Pandemic?
The Pandemic’s three months of shelter-in-place may have changed our lifestyles and proximity to one another forever.
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
The Relevance of Libraries
Are bookless libraries in our future? In today’s world of instantaneous information, what relevancy do brick and mortar libraries have in...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 2 min
“Escaping the Pandemic by Living off the Grid”
Chris d Craiker AIA/NCARB One way to escape the COVID-19 Pandemic is to move off the grid into the wilderness. I sometimes feel...
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