http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:00:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Project Contest 2007 Thank you to all who participated in 2007's project photo contest. You made it the biggest contest to date sending in hundreds of great project pictures from all arenas of the architectural applications around the nation. Our decision was difficult, so along with the grand prize winner and ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2008/01/16/project-contest-2007/ Deep Sea Calamari Excursion On Friday evening at 7:15pm June 15th, 2007, the crew of Pacific Columns, Inc cast off the coast of Newport Beach, CA on the hunt for adventure, fresh air, relaxation, and of course, the biggest deep sea fish a 50 lb. line could bring in. After over ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2007/07/02/deep-sea-calamari-excursion/ Colonial Homes The term 'colonial homes' describes a number of well-known architectural styles. Begun in the colonies and later adapted and combined with popular European trends, both the Colonial and Colonial Revival homes are a uniquely American architectural experience that are at once stately and modest. Characteristics of Colonial Homes Life in the ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2007/06/29/colonial-homes/ Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola more famously known as Vignola was one of the many great architects of the 16th century Italian Renaissance. Born in Vignola, Italy on October 1, 1507, Vignola began most of his architectural training in Bologna as a painter and perpspectivist. Learning from some ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2007/06/01/giacomo-barozzi-da-vignola/ California Bungalow Since the late 1800s and early 1900s, the California Bungalow has been a popular style for new homes. The architectural style hit its peak in the 1920s when major companies like Sears and Roebuck and Montgomery Ward offered pre-cut versions of the home and sold them in their catalogues ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2007/05/24/california-bungalow/   D.L Smith Construction is just one of our many recently satisfied customers who wrote back to their Pacific Columns’ sales rep describing how pleased they were with our products and customer service. Our experienced consultants scaled out the construction plans, recommended the particular styles of balustrade and columns, and quoted ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2007/02/07/congratulations-to-rl-smith-construction-inc/ Pacific Columns will be having its annual Winter Sale on all stock columns. Visit PacificColumns.com or call us at (800) 294-1098 to talk to an experienced sales representative. http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2006/12/20/pacific-columns-spring-sale/   Our PacificColumns.com website has undergone many changes in the later part of 2006. We built our site ground-up since August 2006, and have reached a point where we made it image-heavy and given it our own corporate identity. We have added many key features to make navigation, as well as ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2006/12/19/pacificcolumnscom-gets-redesigned/   On Wednesday December 13, 2006, Pacific Columns, Inc. held its annual Christmas party at the Orange County Mining Company. The event started promptly at 6:30 when Robert Sellek, president and CEO of Pacific Columns, began an overview of our company’s statistical numbers, as well as its growth, not only in ... http://www.pacificcolumns.com/blog/2006/12/18/pacific-column-2006-christmas-party/