New Brooklyn Museum Shop to Open April 4, 2012

<div>Our design of the new Brooklyn Museum Shop is set to open Wednesday, April 4 and we are thrilled! Read this article published about it yesterday on <a href="http://www.broadwayworld.com">BroadwayWorld.com</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:180%;">New Brooklyn Museum Shop to Open 4/4</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><table width="99%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#336699" style="font-size: medium; "><form name="log" action="http://broadwayworld.com/columnsubscribe.cfm?colid=#url.colid#" method="post" style="display: inline; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "></form><tbody><tr><td style="line-height: 15px; "></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="font-size: medium; "><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:-2;">Tuesday, January 24, 2012; 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margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; height: 20px; position: static; left: 0px; top: 0px; visibility: visible; "></iframe></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium; font-family:verdana;font-size:-2;"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:-1;"><p></p><div style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica; font-size: 12px; "><img align="left" alt="New-Brooklyn-Museum-Shop-to-Open-20010101" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://images.broadwayworld.com/columnpic4/233352711083888-A84B-52CB-8220004B00920CA6.jpg" title="New-Brooklyn-Museum-Shop-to-Open-20010101" width="200" /><p>A completely new, significantly larger Brooklyn Museum Shop, designed by the award-winning architectural firm <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz">Visbeen Associates, Inc.</a> is opening Wednesday April 4, 2012, in space previously devoted to temporary exhibitions. At 4,150 square feet, the new shop is 1,600 square feet larger than the shop it replaces. The store is part of a multiphase transformation of much of the Museum's first floor designed by Ennead Architects that has already resulted in an extensive renovation of the Museum's historic Great Hall and the creation of a major new exhibition space.<br />"The major goals of the new design for the first floor of the Museum have been to create a more coherent visitor experience, larger footprints for the Museum's shop, restaurant, and exhibition galleries, and space to create a remarkable installation of major works from the Museum's <a href="http://broadwayworld.com/people/Permanent_Collection/" style="color: rgb(178, 32, 35); ">Permanent Collection</a>s," comments Museum Director Arnold L. Lehman.</p><p>"The design for the new Museum Shop has created a significantly enhanced shopping environment for our visitors along with an exciting new approach to merchandising. The shop will offer a fresh selection of unique items related to the world cultures represented in the Museum's rich <a href="http://broadwayworld.com/people/Permanent_Collection/" style="color: rgb(178, 32, 35); ">Permanent Collection</a>. An important feature will be products from both established as well as emerging Brooklyn designers and artisans," states Vice Director of Merchandising Sallie Stutz.</p><p>The newly created store will be organized around an arc shape that will be reflected in a curved jewelry counter in the center that forms the focal point of the space and will be echoed in a coffered ceiling containing recessed lighting. Two light fixtures, created by Brooklyn artist David Weeks, will be focal points of the design. The shop will feature 225 linear feet of lightly stained oak casework with metal fittings, with additional free standing fixtures in which merchandise will be displayed.</p><p>The new space, along the east side of the front façade of the building, was originally built in 1904 and is one of the oldest sections in the nearly 600,000-square-foot landmark building designed by McKim, Mead, & White. A wider entrance to the shop from the Lobby will provide greater visual access to the Great Hall, assisting circulation, and a rear entrance will connect it to planned temporary exhibition galleries.</p><p>One of the first in a museum in the United States, the Brooklyn Museum Shop began in 1935 as a sales desk offering publications, postcards, and photographs of objects in the Museum's collections. In 1954 it evolved into a Gallery Shop that specialized in toys and original folk art and crafts from around the world, as well as objects related to special exhibitions. In 1963-64, the Museum Shop produced the first shopping bag created by a museum, featuring a four-color graphic.</p><p>Following the April opening of the Museum Shop, the next phase of the first-floor transformation, scheduled for completion in late summer of 2012, will include a new Museum restaurant and cafe, a bar, and an outdoor dining terrace, all planned to be opened for lunch and dinner. The dining room will also accommodate special functions. Casual dining areas will overlook the Steinberg Family Sculpture Garden. There will be direct access to the various dining areas and bar from the Museum's 350-car parking lot.</p><p>The final phase of the first-floor renovation will transform space that has been occupied by the current Museum Café into special exhibition galleries that will add 50 percent more floor space to the previous temporary exhibition gallery, the Robert E. Blum Gallery.</p><p>The first-floor renovation continues a major redesign of the Museum's ground level that began in 2004 with the opening of the Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Pavilion, the Ennead-designed and critically acclaimed front entrance, as well as the renovated lobby, newly created front plaza and South Entrance, and expanded parking facilities.</p><p>Major support for the Museum's extensive first floor renovation project has been provided by the City of New York through the Department of Cultural Affairs and the City Council.</p><p>Generous support has also been provided by Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin, Arline and Norman M. Feinberg, and Lisa and Dick Cashin.</p><p><small></small></p></div><table width="450"><tbody><tr><td style="line-height: 15px; "></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-size: medium; "><br /><br />Read more: <a href="http://broadwayworld.com/article/New-Brooklyn-Museum-Shop-to-Open-44-20120124##ixzz1ka4IYhuI" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); ">http://broadwayworld.com/article/New-Brooklyn-Museum-Shop-to-Open-44-20120124##ixzz1ka4IYhuI</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><br /></span></div>

New Brooklyn Museum Shop to Open April 4, 2012

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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/AVvXsEj1gjuodvm71341NrWoFYy5r2Ie-CLvNjKvA7zE-SmTRW-uJWcjlAL0v-8DdAmvd1toWU10sPP1aViNRTZh4PpH0IX2lOQJpwVT8sYeFDKjGPY-IoaUpBg_uPcOmPv6MNO6i_yKn_CiEEHt/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/AVvXsEj1gjuodvm71341NrWoFYy5r2Ie-CLvNjKvA7zE-SmTRW-uJWcjlAL0v-8DdAmvd1toWU10sPP1aViNRTZh4PpH0IX2lOQJpwVT8sYeFDKjGPY-IoaUpBg_uPcOmPv6MNO6i_yKn_CiEEHt/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/AVvXsEiOCm-Rdp_RwcVAd4mDWyCik6Y-gNrhhUUMbeMo9pnX4ppAZfNMXCirM_d5iYLH038Bno3qinoMrQ_4uMUKBCbnl9ewBi668GyIKSawLZ4w8096XS7IpyxR-oaM3FaD7Ke9h5KP0k1vKLAK/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/AVvXsEiOCm-Rdp_RwcVAd4mDWyCik6Y-gNrhhUUMbeMo9pnX4ppAZfNMXCirM_d5iYLH038Bno3qinoMrQ_4uMUKBCbnl9ewBi668GyIKSawLZ4w8096XS7IpyxR-oaM3FaD7Ke9h5KP0k1vKLAK/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/AVvXsEj4zykKDp-Q5vHcN5Z1URStXpNKuX9XsRA7JhRFBcPpNQ20FRxliNutJNxOdEE5H1NM7A1x9NO_Go_juWytlum8iYXCxSnE9vGfA15YzP3j5n4e9uG__RetlOt62xMbLCAbjBh_aXwhjSuD/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/AVvXsEj4zykKDp-Q5vHcN5Z1URStXpNKuX9XsRA7JhRFBcPpNQ20FRxliNutJNxOdEE5H1NM7A1x9NO_Go_juWytlum8iYXCxSnE9vGfA15YzP3j5n4e9uG__RetlOt62xMbLCAbjBh_aXwhjSuD/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>

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Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #3

Here is the third concept for <a href="http://www.wolverineworldwide.com/">Wolverine World Wide</a>'s proposed Riverfront Development that <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> designed in partnership with <a href="http://www.gmb.com/">GMB Architecture+Engineering</a>. Unlike the other two concepts, this design centers around a new building for a museum that would take visitors through the "Wolverine World Wide Experience," outlining the history of the company and a product trail. With ample green space, this concept includes a mountain bike challenge course, wetland restoration for fishing and kayaking as well as an amphitheater for community gathering and events. It incorporates the new construction of a retail outlet and conference center building from design concept #2 adjacent to a new, permanent location for the Rockford Farmer's Market.<div><br /><div><i>Click here to view conceptual design <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/02/wolverine-world-wide-riverfront.html">concept #1</a> and <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/02/wolverine-world-wide-riverfront_14.html">concept #2</a>.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU9e62F-HfW14k-1DPS6Pa97E-PZBwkL10CavLDV8PSsceh-0NGrqfR4K3Ed_yQArOduLXX9CU-lMntiQ1HAXhbvCtT5iHE_RUgswo1vaK2FvDchbJZzGHqy84_zRYsVocX72tHCJBDtO/s1600/Concept+3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573549288352745058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaU9e62F-HfW14k-1DPS6Pa97E-PZBwkL10CavLDV8PSsceh-0NGrqfR4K3Ed_yQArOduLXX9CU-lMntiQ1HAXhbvCtT5iHE_RUgswo1vaK2FvDchbJZzGHqy84_zRYsVocX72tHCJBDtO/s320/Concept+3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Conceptual Site Plan</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkKy345m-VPovrpm9NYGrxYVFXRKqyArN5aPEEULh_-3_asmah5Tjc_-FBxvPHHokfet5186J3oO-FSttsvSoUTMQRUbEYLVsaYyYAVGCWhXa6wmqjUOyCVJzA6IgkRVC7ZEYDrjTkyKX/s1600/R1.8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573549279131302274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkKy345m-VPovrpm9NYGrxYVFXRKqyArN5aPEEULh_-3_asmah5Tjc_-FBxvPHHokfet5186J3oO-FSttsvSoUTMQRUbEYLVsaYyYAVGCWhXa6wmqjUOyCVJzA6IgkRVC7ZEYDrjTkyKX/s320/R1.8.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 198px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Wolverine World Wide Experience view from Main Street with Public Green Space adjacent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFs1UgERc5jl85Xc2EIrpQyY7fk55veNdZtFOp2urMc__Tx0nO0VMVWxEedyE3P7uDHJdTXfZhHcgRj0eoWSg73m-FYrS8Ak8QDYrt2dgoOwhyphenhyphenQX9Co0ZxHG2Wk6ncBks5eWbpzGeS0JD/s1600/R1.9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573549276206297490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcFs1UgERc5jl85Xc2EIrpQyY7fk55veNdZtFOp2urMc__Tx0nO0VMVWxEedyE3P7uDHJdTXfZhHcgRj0eoWSg73m-FYrS8Ak8QDYrt2dgoOwhyphenhyphenQX9Co0ZxHG2Wk6ncBks5eWbpzGeS0JD/s320/R1.9.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">The Wolverine World Wide Experience view from the Riverfront with Public Green Space adjacent</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-yRDvU4YqMXAZbXFrDYA0NBpEUpk7koHAnuH3iiMxmqcQvAZNLi91gHZ7UX5TnPHvifdk_vE-CsXPnvRJvBa0LFRZzYmOwyDbBZVe54I2Rqxy_4aokrE2imCX-dKIegF7huNIwKovzI8/s1600/R1.10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573549263799392178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-yRDvU4YqMXAZbXFrDYA0NBpEUpk7koHAnuH3iiMxmqcQvAZNLi91gHZ7UX5TnPHvifdk_vE-CsXPnvRJvBa0LFRZzYmOwyDbBZVe54I2Rqxy_4aokrE2imCX-dKIegF7huNIwKovzI8/s320/R1.10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Athletic Center</i></span></div></div>

Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #3

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Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #2

The second conceptual design <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates</a> and <a href="http://www.gmb.com/">GMB Architecture+Engineering</a> created for <a href="http://www.wolverineworldwide.com/">Wolverine World Wide</a>'s proposed Riverfront Development involved tearing down the existing structures on the property to make room for a new retail outlet and conference center building. Just like in <a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/02/wolverine-world-wide-riverfront.html">concept #1</a>, the second concept integrated a retirement village, independent and assisted living facilities, a new home for Rockford's farmer's market, as well as a community pavilion and a riverfront bandstand for summer concerts.<div><i><br /></i></div><div><i>If you missed our blog feature on design concept #1, </i><a href="http://visbeen-associates-architects.blogspot.com/2011/02/wolverine-world-wide-riverfront.html"><i>click here</i></a><i> to view it.</i></div><div><i><br /></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmrSCWsHgvI4Ak8Qn4ecwj5O2qu7aZKz4YZezAG-CVwz4J4noZ49eIL3PyvIZpzV3ZTyMmaHjzMGT02Z53cu8eJgMDbLmJyES1jTEkb983lJTYdEheHVilDkTuFkKcCQO5O3r5vN9ThYp/s1600/Concept+2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331197695931618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmrSCWsHgvI4Ak8Qn4ecwj5O2qu7aZKz4YZezAG-CVwz4J4noZ49eIL3PyvIZpzV3ZTyMmaHjzMGT02Z53cu8eJgMDbLmJyES1jTEkb983lJTYdEheHVilDkTuFkKcCQO5O3r5vN9ThYp/s320/Concept+2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Conceptual Site Plan</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></i></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKzYNbsqWfT_f_y7iG6FeHCKyr6-vQnNlQKT91mJOATXrs6MAAvxoGO5LuQLLll4OtsqZ7Z_4QFqhkwo9n3GuIpvIgAwZ9RDmYTyHs9rG6_dEG4zp1HQgl17ono7cIHEm8v2uoRZZfz77/s1600/R1.2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331186210564946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKzYNbsqWfT_f_y7iG6FeHCKyr6-vQnNlQKT91mJOATXrs6MAAvxoGO5LuQLLll4OtsqZ7Z_4QFqhkwo9n3GuIpvIgAwZ9RDmYTyHs9rG6_dEG4zp1HQgl17ono7cIHEm8v2uoRZZfz77/s320/R1.2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Main Street View of New Retail Outlet Building with a Contemporary Flare</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYI_DT8e2hm_mr05uT92HJ90-rUX8sW3k_t3uKRPdYeqMsMGXWRhgdoKb11wHZesaVWqwhBpqlDpON3XOV_VesMyruVTVUcZfjI3QYnjkN0XbUyBIoRrlOVCpZpx5r5d-aR3KOyVYYNSM/s1600/R1.3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331182566708002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinYI_DT8e2hm_mr05uT92HJ90-rUX8sW3k_t3uKRPdYeqMsMGXWRhgdoKb11wHZesaVWqwhBpqlDpON3XOV_VesMyruVTVUcZfjI3QYnjkN0XbUyBIoRrlOVCpZpx5r5d-aR3KOyVYYNSM/s320/R1.3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 179px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>New Retail Outlet & Conference Center with Permanent Location for Rockford Farmer's Market</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVY_N6LuCQAzk5vd2xenXElk7xeWU_wFFnDHWPnwcSUhV5OpLVLIIFK6_NwG-dMQ0ys-HINlKcp1NXP_OlnqxIQrJAKRBVQkHM8zqy63kjdwGKSm-vFH0EQkm6BWo97NR6Y33K01zQshn/s1600/R1.11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331178216124994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVY_N6LuCQAzk5vd2xenXElk7xeWU_wFFnDHWPnwcSUhV5OpLVLIIFK6_NwG-dMQ0ys-HINlKcp1NXP_OlnqxIQrJAKRBVQkHM8zqy63kjdwGKSm-vFH0EQkm6BWo97NR6Y33K01zQshn/s320/R1.11.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;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Independent Living</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPWgeyIqUJJo5L9tnAmAX7bcZSPHhrbyq_n_rYEcPGvMpS6Iwh5cuqXQwBo4jspvVbrPu-o5m21llzoaqs9IQFm1VAaXh2YTXs-K7eHaT0KDSzOvoFHc-XTsUwcFSNcCd6_f1Mo8NYN4u/s1600/R1.12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571331168881957202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPWgeyIqUJJo5L9tnAmAX7bcZSPHhrbyq_n_rYEcPGvMpS6Iwh5cuqXQwBo4jspvVbrPu-o5m21llzoaqs9IQFm1VAaXh2YTXs-K7eHaT0KDSzOvoFHc-XTsUwcFSNcCd6_f1Mo8NYN4u/s320/R1.12.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Independent Living</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>Stay tuned as we will be featuring the final design concept here on our blog next week!</div></div><div><br /></div>

Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #2

The second conceptual design Visbeen Associates and GMB Architecture+Engineering created for Wolverine World Wide 's proposed Riverfro...

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Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #1

This time last year, as one of two finalists, <a href="http://www.visbeen.biz/">Visbeen Associates Inc</a> was asked to create three design concepts for <a href="http://www.wolverineworldwide.com/">Wolverine World Wide</a>'s riverfront property in downtown Rockford, MI. With their qualifications and expertise in large scale projects and sustainable design, we decided to join forces with <a href="http://www.gmb.com/">GMB Architecture+Engineering</a> for the task. <div><br /></div><div>The first concept our team created involved renovating Wolverine's existing building for use as a retail outlet and conference center. The concept also included a retirement village, independent and assisted living facilities, as well as a community pavilion and a riverfront bandstand for summer concerts.<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgdjL_jIC_GRdTLiVY0nBK0T20m23O2hyow-PTSoRtEh8gAXn6UvErEWpUamI3A7TEIcKaew8GaQpo3LPrBe6EKBVTOx8H7NlXLNJj2IVFGaqEZfaNCHJsYrFHR6hGR02JUcaUTVETt7K/s1600/Concept+1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571069063550046626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrgdjL_jIC_GRdTLiVY0nBK0T20m23O2hyow-PTSoRtEh8gAXn6UvErEWpUamI3A7TEIcKaew8GaQpo3LPrBe6EKBVTOx8H7NlXLNJj2IVFGaqEZfaNCHJsYrFHR6hGR02JUcaUTVETt7K/s320/Concept+1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 216px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Conceptual Site Plan</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qPa_W66XU1aHQ_YeIydGdB4socZneXzN-zQlDe5TqMiR21o_9Fv_tDVS6AUlY8aAXUDfrRaaImAspRrtOBPUMR4-QV-R-fUCjuD23r0ThdaLBGFkPwYq7H6lHG8tjSAxV2bbnjBdwnIP/s1600/R1.1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571068893678256306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3qPa_W66XU1aHQ_YeIydGdB4socZneXzN-zQlDe5TqMiR21o_9Fv_tDVS6AUlY8aAXUDfrRaaImAspRrtOBPUMR4-QV-R-fUCjuD23r0ThdaLBGFkPwYq7H6lHG8tjSAxV2bbnjBdwnIP/s320/R1.1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Main Street View of Renovated Retail Space</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_d7quPvUkqx79Y6SjOZow9B_VRWuSB8GPAytjoPYMzCDnUSHNPORAJ29BZo_6q5aGXY4ZANSRuBL6qSRQ-FfM1X8_GUsXx-4FQibK5AswbmQHIRCaRI88XEPLrhDXae9Yd5QsmASqaS4/s1600/R1.4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571068891630973650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_d7quPvUkqx79Y6SjOZow9B_VRWuSB8GPAytjoPYMzCDnUSHNPORAJ29BZo_6q5aGXY4ZANSRuBL6qSRQ-FfM1X8_GUsXx-4FQibK5AswbmQHIRCaRI88XEPLrhDXae9Yd5QsmASqaS4/s320/R1.4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 266px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Retirement Community</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuPQo9gyYFQL3cdrmcqQmLCdyyg3sN4vMIFI4howQT-opIERmJfX2P7Q5rWE97hr3eJM37AYQrFPKvr2dGLGlH_6i3C5ZuUfo3FNStq_9Wc0z5l6RHp7qaqLqI57I7vb_vQ2MD6xaR2T6/s1600/R1.5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571068884959975874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLuPQo9gyYFQL3cdrmcqQmLCdyyg3sN4vMIFI4howQT-opIERmJfX2P7Q5rWE97hr3eJM37AYQrFPKvr2dGLGlH_6i3C5ZuUfo3FNStq_9Wc0z5l6RHp7qaqLqI57I7vb_vQ2MD6xaR2T6/s320/R1.5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 233px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Courtyard of Retirement Community: Riverfront View</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj6HkydWw6kCr_25Gf3FVc9oXAwBliT2_7dsaMvDuRMIYhe14zHtYKmafdHnHoEYjq0rG24UTqKasJvaxOENt7PVEjwgC2WgK5MkR62iH_x8O_FtgKa-zBMONuGwT2lIzGKZETFlKlsiS/s1600/R1.6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571068882496977538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj6HkydWw6kCr_25Gf3FVc9oXAwBliT2_7dsaMvDuRMIYhe14zHtYKmafdHnHoEYjq0rG24UTqKasJvaxOENt7PVEjwgC2WgK5MkR62iH_x8O_FtgKa-zBMONuGwT2lIzGKZETFlKlsiS/s320/R1.6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 241px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Retirement Vehicular Entry</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kL9w4JrqeTaVgzYrvkJUW-dxYJvExa288J9h3AyyLU1YSd_H7375BDVntkRoei6pmM1_7yFm2K4jM7jdNuvFZ-hVBZp4j2zjNUtLKH9A8-oDBGltLwzyO-Awc33FYRE-cYEQTbXbLmsH/s1600/R1.7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571068872331581074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6kL9w4JrqeTaVgzYrvkJUW-dxYJvExa288J9h3AyyLU1YSd_H7375BDVntkRoei6pmM1_7yFm2K4jM7jdNuvFZ-hVBZp4j2zjNUtLKH9A8-oDBGltLwzyO-Awc33FYRE-cYEQTbXbLmsH/s320/R1.7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 306px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Riverfront Park Bandstand</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div>Stay tuned next week when we will introduce design concept #2.</div></div></div><div><br /></div>

Wolverine World Wide Riverfront Development: Design Concept #1

This time last year, as one of two finalists, Visbeen Associates Inc was asked to create three design concepts for Wolverine World Wide ...

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