Publishers Note
This marks the 29th year of our partnership with AIA Jacksonville to bring you the annual Art & Architecture issue. Architecture guides us through our daily lives in many ways we don’t even realize. Not just visually, but in how the built environment moves and directs us physically. City Shapers & World Builders The Florida Association of Architects was founded in Jacksonville in 1912 by a group of 42 architects who...
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The Florida Park Service—one of the nation’s largest park systems, with 175 state parks, trails, and historic sites across more than 815,000 acres of public land—planned to celebrate its 90th anniversary by commercializing conservation land and inviting eager developers to the party. The big media scoop sparked bipartisan outrage and led to protests and political pressure, forcing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to halt the plans...
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With a new year brings hope. Hope for the new year elevates feelings we experience when we foresee a path to a better future. Hope acknowledges the significant obstacles and deep pitfalls along that path. True hope has no room for delusion. Violins of Hope During the Holocaust all most people had was hope. Hope is a powerful desire that can have a profound impact on an individual’s life as well as the world at large. Examples...
Once all the preparations are complete, the holidays are the perfect time to slow down a bit and connect with our loved ones, friends, and communities. It’s also the time of year when volunteering is a powerful way to boost well-being. Even the simplest act of volunteerism can be an essential reminder of what it means to live well. Shops of San Marco Centrally located in the sprawling city of Jacksonville, San Marco...
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As the question of what to do with downtown remains, there is little doubt that green spaces are important for mental health and community growth. Parks are more than just green spaces in a city—they are crucial components of a healthy, vibrant community. For the Blue Zones Project Jacksonville, parks play a central role in promoting well-being and longevity. (Read more about Blue Zones initiatives on page 12.) A...
As we present our 28th annual Art and Architecture issue to you, Jacksonville still struggles with what to do with, well, itself.
Projects downtown continue to remain hot topics, and lately they are even more controversial. What to do with downtown? So many wonderful projects presented, yet we seem to constantly stand in our own way. One thing we cannot deny is that the river keeps moving even if downtown projects do not. A River Runs Through It For anyone traveling over the bridges of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, it can sometimes feel like we are...
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