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Excellent Street Redevelopment in West Sacramento

David Mogavero says: "...We have the fortune of currently working on two great redevelopment infill projects in West Sacramento. As a result, we are working in the area where the…

Regulating development: Episode One

After years of building projects and years of advocacy for better planning for our regional community, I wonder whether the classic notion of “urban planning” is a workable format for…

Construction begins on affordable housing project in Live Oak, California

Demolition has begun and soon the site will be ready for new development...

Governor Brown must focus on the real cause of cities’ ills

While mayor of Oakland, Gov. Jerry Brown attempted to jump-start the construction of substantial new housing downtown. He found it tough going for many reasons, including challenges brought under the…

HMG & Mogavero win SMUD Zero Energy Consulting Contract

Our firm, along with HMG energy efficiency consultants, was selected by SMUD to be the consulting architect for all of the residential and light commercial projects contemplated by the Zero…

Happy Halloween from Mogavero!

Every year at Halloween, a portion of the crew here come to work in costume; this year (as in many years past) most of us felt the spirit enough to…

Turns out where you live can affect your health

I found this study done by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to be very intriguing….and sobering. Article at nejm.org Being somewhat of a health and fitness enthusiast, I…

Hot Tar Roofers Played Mogavero

We have a lofty garage space off the alley where we usually store extra paint, back issues of Architectural Record and Craig’s old Alfa.  This weekend we opened up the…

NiceRide Bike System: We need this in Sac!

I had the opportunity to use this new automated bike rental system in Minneapolis this weekend. See attached photos....

Our firm’s new site – woo hoo!

Okay, so woo-hoo sounds a little sarcastic; in fact I'm really happy to see this come to its fruition: there are some dark elements to this joy here or there,…