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  On October 5, 2007, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Guest House had its official groundbreaking. The new Guest House will provide 60 guest rooms for visiting professors, academics and scientists. The Guest House will offer accomodations and pricing that will compete on the same level as local hotels.
     
New Residents   Go to Press Democrat - 12/21/2004
SANTA ROSA, CA - DECEMBER 21ST, 2004

A village has taken shape on a Santa Rosa hillside with dozens of apartments, community buildings, playgrounds and paths, creating a new home for low-income residents.

New 'virtual village' (left)
     
Groundbreaking   Go to Daily Tar Heel - 11/5/2004
CHAPEL HILL, NC- NOVEMBER 10TH, 2004
The skyline of downtown Chapel Hill took a step toward major change Tuesday, as years of planning and waiting culminated in the groundbreaking of Rosemary Village. "I think that this is going to be something great for this town," Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy said at the groundbreaking.

Breaking ground (left)
     
Rosemary Street Rendering   Go to Daily Tar Heel - 11/5/2003
CHAPEL HILL, NC- NOVEMBER 5TH, 2003
A new development consisting of luxury condominiums and retail shops will provide a closer access to downtown. World-renowned, SF-based architect Donald McDonald...

Preliminary architectural sketch (left)
     
Donald MacDonald in NY   Go to Campaign for Buffalo Site
BUFFALO, NY- AUGUST 30TH, 2003 Donald MacDonald spoke on "A New Cottage for the City" and his book Democratic Architecture as part of the "Architectural Revival Buffalo."

Donald MacDonald during his "A New Cottage for the City" lecture (left)
     
SLAC Ceremony   Go to Stanford Daily
Go to Stanford Report- 4/16, 7/9/2003 STANFORD UNIVERSITY- JUNE 19TH, 2003 A ceremony dedicating the opening of Stanford University's new Guest Housing for SLAC's visiting scientists.
Cutting the ribbon during the Guest House Opening Ceremony (left)
     
Cypress Ridge Groundbreaking   Go to Cypress Ridge project details
SANTA ROSA- A gathering to celebrate the groundbreaking for the Cypress Ridge Village- one of Burbank Housing's largest housing projects that brings individual households...

Santa Rosa officials and Burbank Housing staff with shovels (left)
     
Bayview/Hope Groundbreaking   Go to SF Chronicle - 5/9/2003
SAN FRANCISCO- Helping homebuyers to get a foot in the door. Minister, developer and team to build...

Former SF Mayor Willie Brown commemorating the Bayview groundbreaking (left)