chair of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Real Estate Department
Miller Trailblazer Award from NAIOP Colorado
The award recognizes NAIOP members who have made a significant impact on the industry
Lichtenfels was recognized for her entrepreneurial spirit
commitment to delivering positive outcomes for her clients
dedication to mentoring the next generation of attorneys and support for her community. 
Lichtenfels advises prominent developers and equity investors in connection with urban infill
mixed-use and transit-oriented developments
Her reputation for closing transactions and cementing relationships among stakeholders coupled with shrewd negotiating skills and a collaborative approach results in achieving her clients’ development goals in Colorado’s urban centers and rural counties
With a track record of navigating Colorado’s expanding industrial real estate market
development and sale of industrial assets throughout the state
She also focuses on multifamily and mixed-use development
providing counsel on community outreach and strategic guidance on public-private partnerships
as well as advice related to entitlement review and acquisition/disposition
In addition to her individual and practice role as Real Estate Department chair
Lichtenfels regularly contributes to Brownstein’s pro bono program
is a formal and informal mentor to dozens of attorneys at the firm and sits on the Advisory Board for its Women’s Leadership Initiative
She is a member of the Downtown Denver Partnership’s Public Policy Committee
She was the founding member and co-chair of KIPP: Colorado Schools Advisory Board
which serves a network of six free public college-preparatory charter schools open to all students. 
Lichtenfels was recognized at the 38th Annual NAIOP Colorado Awards of Achievement on Feb
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<a href="http://commons.trincoll.edu/reporter-fall2017/files/2017/09/Fox-and-Gans-1.jpg"></a>For Tara Lichtenfels Gans ’88, P’20, giving back to her alma mater is a natural outcome of her gratitude for the education she received. “Trinity gave me a strong academic foundation,” she says. “My course of study challenged me to hone critical and analytical thinking skills.”
Since 2015, Gans has been co-chair of the College’s Long Walk Societies Committee. In that role, she helps raise unrestricted gifts from her fellow alumni at the leadership level. “Trinity has such a diverse, talented, and generous national alumni community,” says Gans, who considers it a privilege to serve on the committee and to work with the Advancement Office to strengthen alumni giving. “For Trinity to remain academically dynamic, it needs strong alumni support.”
Exceptional academics and class sizes are what drew the West Hartford native to Trinity. A political science major with a concentration in international affairs, Gans knew early on that she wanted a career in government. She found classes with international relations expert Albert Gastmann particularly inspiring. “My experience with Professor Gastmann highlighted the importance of the interdependence of governments and political relations around the world,” she says.
In 1997, Gans left Capitol Hill for a position as director of federal affairs with the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, where she was responsible for developing and implementing industry-related legislative strategies before Congress and federal agencies.
In addition to serving on the Long Walk Societies Committee, Gans recently joined the College’s Board of Fellows. She also is a member of Trinity’s Women’s Leadership Council, which encourages alumnae to help shape Trinity’s future and to be responsive to the needs of female undergraduates.
This work is particularly close to Gans, as her daughter, Mara, joined Trinity’s Class of 2020 last fall. “It’s so important that we alumni continue to give back to Trinity to ensure current and future students have access to the opportunities we had.”
Melissa Bronzino Regan ’87, associate director of alumni relations and staff liaison to the Women’s Leadership Council, says, “Tara believes so strongly in the importance of a liberal arts education. Her love of Trinity is behind everything she does as an alumna, parent, and volunteer.”
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Lyndsay M. Splain, of Williamsport, and Brock C. Lichtenfels, of Robinson.
A May 2017 wedding at Faith Wesleyan Church is being planned.
Splain is the daughter of Tina and David Splain, of Williamsport. She graduated from Williamsport Area High School in 2010 and is pursuing a bachelor&#8217;s degree in criminal justice. She is serving in the Army.
Lichtenfels is the son of Pamela and Charles Lichtenfels, of Robinson. He graduated from United High School in 2005 and received a bachelor&#8217;s degree in communications management in 2009. He is serving in the Army.
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He is a Western Pennsylvania native and he still maintains a great relationship with a number of high school and college coaches across the commonwealth and the country
He played collegiately at Thiel College and played his high school ball at United High School a former District Six powerhouse
Bob served as an assistant coach at United and Blairsville for 15 seasons
He worked as a recruiting analyst for the Panther Digest as part of the Scout.com Network
he was promoted to a role as the East Coast Recruiting Analyst
he was promoted to a National Recruiting Analyst which he held for four years
Lichtenfels also worked one season as a lead talent evaluator for MSL Combines
He also coached the defensive line on the Under-Armour Combine Tour
“I have listened to overtures from a number of people and companies in the industry
but for this season I want to do a part-time schedule,” said Lichtenfels “I still read some of the stories on some of the recruiting sites
I do follow the Pittsburgh Sports Now content and I like what they’re doing
There are a lot of folks there whom I respect and I’ve gotten to know over the years
Being in Pennsylvania I’ve always followed the players that we have in this great state and hopefully I can add to that coverage.”
Lichtenfels left Fox Sports News/Scout.com for 247sports where he served as a recruiting analyst and site publisher for two years
He then joined Preps.com as Director of Football Operations
During his work on the Under-Armour Combine circuit he had the pleasure of working with talented players across the country
many of whom are playing in the NFL currently such as Aaron Donald
“When you rank and predict what kids are going to be and what you see
you’re opening yourself up to a whole world of people who will disagree with you,” He said
“You’re going to hit on some and miss on some
You can’t predict a player’s work ethic or if he is going to properly develop in the system that he plays in
He stepped away from the recruiting industry for a few years to help his own sons focus on their athletic endeavors and now his youngest son is a senior and going through the recruiting process in wrestling
“Traveling the country and watching football for a living is a dream job,” Lichtenfels said “Being a father
is my dream job and I just couldn’t justify being an absentee dad
How can you go watch other kids on a Friday night and not see your own
I had to make a decision and I returned to the private sector
We’re on the last legs of my youngest son’s journey and I missed the action of seeing the top players in the country and seeing the best the keystone state has to offer
“I still go to some of the camps and I talk with a lot of the coaches at the high school and college level and I started to miss it,” he said “I’m not sure that I’ll get into the way I once did
but sometimes you have to step away from things you love and recharge your batteries and get that fire back in your gut.”
Lichtenfels has been a guest for a variety of media outlets over the course of his career including ESPN
The Big Ten Network along with various local radio shows and newspapers
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The Experiment involved home stays throughout Europe and allowed him to develop friendships and understand different cultures in a personal
this experience solidified his belief in the importance of personal connections across boundaries
After serving in Army intelligence while based in Berlin
he and his brother moved to Rhode Island in 1957
as business partners owning and managing W.R
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he turned his time and energy to managing a small orchard in Washington State
He was energized by the challenge of learning new skills
and connecting in a personal manner with all the orchard employees
And he loved the deep connection to nature required of and offered by farming
He shared his joy of sailing and his appreciation of the ocean with his children and his grandsons
enthusiastically teaching them the fundamentals of sailing over the generations
he was never shy about engaging friends and strangers alike in debates
always in the quest for figuring out the hard questions
physical or simply figuring out a plumbing problem
His is survived by many who care deeply for him
including his wife Ann Brandon Lichtenfels
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(Editor's Note: This interview is part of an oral history project about the Little Miami River in which local participants shared stories they have learned from their families and through their own research
We believe these oral histories are important to understanding local culture
We also recognize that Shawnee history is a complex topic with many facets that are too often overlooked
We have reached out to Shawnee tribal representatives throughout the region for guidance
and we will approach this topic with care and in depth in new projects in the coming year
we hope you enjoy these oral histories and that you will reach out to us with your thoughts and concerns as we move ahead
The Eichelberger Center for Community Voices at WYSO)
Lavena Wolf Lichtenfels and Thomas Lavergne share an oral history of the <a   href="https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Shawnee_Indians" class="Link"  target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0"   >Shawnee people</a>—how they were divided as Americans pushed them from their land
and how Chief Tecumseh took a stand when others wouldn’t
shared their stories with Hope Taft near the Old Shawnee Principle Village on the Little Miami River…
Hope Taft: So why don't you two tell me a little bit about the Shawnee connection to the river
Lavena Wolf Lichtenfels: This river would have been the lifeblood of the village
Thomas Lavergne: We're right in the middle of the village
our greatest chief was born five arrow flights away from here
He was on his way to the village with his family
Tecumseh was brought here to the Principal Village with his mother and his siblings
There's a sycamore in my neighbor's yard where he would tie his canoe
One of my favorite stories is when they would go into the river every day for two weeks
Lavena: And they would dive in at the end of it and grab an ensoma which would symbolize their heat inside
And I think he did it right here at this swimming hole
Thomas: Right here in the middle of the village
He had to go to the bottom and come back up
But when you were talking about Tecumseh’s father being killed
That was after the Battle of Point Pleasant
The Virginians came and fought us and Tecumseh’s father was killed
Tecumseh’s mother did not want to stay here anymore
and about half the Shawnee people felt the same
and we didn't want anything to do with them
We're leaving now!' But then there was a small group that stayed and that included Tecumseh and all his siblings
that was pretty much the last of the main exoduses until the removal in 1833
Thomas: It started with the Treaty of Greenville in 1795
who was pretty much then an unknown young man
'I'm not following you.' And he just pretty much said
and we'll form a new confederacy.' And that's what he did
And the chiefs that signed that treaty were very upset with him because he wasn’t following their rules
You know he walked this and saw these trees
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As abortion rights remain in limbo in Wyoming amid an ongoing legal battle
one thing is now sure: Republican state lawmakers and an anti-abortion nonprofit can’t join the case
That’s the decision from the Wyoming Supreme Court
which ruled today that letting the group provide evidence would further politicize the issue
“We knew it was a long shot,” said Marti Halverson
The state’s highest court affirmed <a href="https://891khol.org/wyomings-secretary-of-state-and-other-parties-cannot-intervene-in-abortion-case/">Teton County Judge Melissa Owens’s ruling</a> from last summer
saying letting the parties intervene would only further delay a final decision about the legality of the state’s abortion laws
Two of the proposed intervenors, Reps. Rachel Rodriguez Williams [R-Cody] and Chip Nieman [R-Hulett], sponsored the near-total abortion bans <a href="https://891khol.org/wyomings-recent-abortion-ban-is-reversed-for-now/">currently blocked by Teton County court</a> and have argued their work is in jeopardy
the supreme court rejected the lawmakers’ argument that their ability to regulate abortion — or the health and welfare of the public — was being threatened
the legislature may still legislate in those areas,” reads the opinion published at 8:30 a.m
Rodriguez-Williams said she was disappointed but proud to continue her “pro-life work.”
“I pray that the courts will uphold Wyoming&#8217;s pro-life law
which will save lives and protect women&#8217;s health,” Rodriguez Williams wrote via email
“No one can deny that life is a human right.”
Plaintiff Christine Lichtenfels (center) listens during a hearing last summer in Teton County District Court
She&#8217;s suing the state to protect abortion access
along with abortion providers and women of child-bearing age
(Kathryn Ziesig/Jackson Hole News&amp;Guide)
Owens is currently considering a decision in the wider abortion case, <a href="https://891khol.org/future-of-abortion-in-wyoming-remains-undecided/">after hearing arguments in December. </a>
Chelsea’s Fund Executive Director Christine Lichtenfels
said if the intervenors were allowed to join
it could have delayed a final decision by months
She said today’s supreme court opinion allows the case to keep moving forward
“That’s how we can get to a final resolution of whether Wyoming women have the freedom and privacy under the Wyoming constitution to make their own healthcare decisions,” Lichtenfels said
A ruling on the future of reproductive rights in Wyoming could come any day
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Two Freeport Area School District video makers won grants to help their favorite charities
The students participated in XTO Energy&rsquo;s Community Leaders of Tomorrow contest
which encourages students to become involved in their communities
The contest runs at high schools throughout the region
Mara Bowser, who graduated from Freeport this year, won first-place in her district. Her <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/rlzzcq8d0lfhd0z/pa_mara%20bowser%202.MOV?dl=0" target="_blank">video</a> won $1,500 for Freeport Meals on Wheels
She received a $500 scholarship and iPad from XTO Energy
Bowser has participated with Meals on Wheels since fourth grade
&ldquo;Volunteering has made me feel like I have made a positive impact in our community,&rdquo; she said in an email
&ldquo;I enjoy talking to people of all ages and receive tremendous satisfaction helping others.&rdquo;
She said volunteering has &ldquo;enriched my life by teaching me responsibility
and the importance of working as a team member&#8230;
and just how much our world needs more volunteers.&rdquo;
Bowser plans on studying business and marketing at the University of Pittsburgh
Alex Lichtenfels earned second place from XTO for his <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/z1ca0ebg5wef2ua/pa_Alex%20Lichtenfels.mov?dl=0" target="_blank">video</a> nominating the outreach committee of Grace Presbyterian Church
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&quot;I just knew I had to go,&quot; says Lichtenfels
&quot;I had discovered this incredible art form
and I had to see what I could do with it.&quot;
lifelike figures from nylon hosiery and fabric
Her work has been displayed in museums around the world
and she has a permanent installation in the Erie Art Museum in her home state of Pennsylvania
Her pieces are owned by collectors that include celebrities such as Demi Moore and Richard Simmons
according to her friend and colleague Katherine &quot;Kat&quot; Bunker
Lichtenfels lives and works on Bay Street in Springfield&#x27;s historic McKnight neighborhood in Springfield
in an old Victorian home with narrow hallways
It&#x27;s a museum of the life she lived with her husband of 36 years
a poet and actor who died last year after a struggle with cancer and several other illnesses
We were more than best friends,&quot; says Lichtenfels
A piece by Springfield sculptor Lisa Lichtenfels
she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer
surgery and radiation has wreaked havoc on her body
most importantly her energy levels and her hands
&quot;It makes you really tired and really fatigued,&quot; she says
&quot;They wanted me to do a second course of chemotherapy
but one of the main side effects is neuropathy
and it begins with a loss of feeling in your fingertips and toes.&quot;
a world in which she can no longer create is one not worth living in
I have had two passions in my life: my husband
and I&#x27;m not going to lose the art,&quot; she said
her sister moved into the house to help care for Lichtenfels and take her to radiation appointments
Lichtenfels has always been an independent working woman
surviving off the money she made from selling her art and teaching workshops about her unique medium
She has had to cancel classes and events due to her health
To help, her friends and colleagues created a <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/InspireLisa">GoFundMe online fundraising effort</a> for Lichtenfels
The goal is $36,000 -- &quot;enough to afford Lisa a little peace of mind,&quot; the page reads
The roof and eaves are collapsing and pouring water into the house
A roofer discovered five complete roofs layered atop her house
all rotting and weighed down with water and mold
The biggest and most immediate concern is the much larger expense for the demolition of these five layers and installation of a proper roof and gutter system
&quot;Lisa has devoted her entire life to the development of her art form
and was the voice of encouragement and inclusion for me when I was just discovering that I was not the only person in the world compelled to make the kinds of objects we make
and our friendship over the years became a window into a bigger world for me,&quot; wrote Connie Smith
who created the &quot;Inspire Lisa&quot; page
Smith said months after the fundraising effort began
Work on a portion of the roof is underway -- but reaching the goal will help Lichtenfels pay for the full repairs
People continue to donate because of their love and admiration for the artist
&quot;She has the capacity to portray wrinkled society ladies and homeless crones with the same reverence as shamans and icons and contemporary children in &#x27;ordinary&#x27; moments with the same wonder as faeries and angels,&quot; Smith says
&quot;Lisa&#x27;s abject devotion to her art is a kind of &#x27;muse magnet&#x27; that does not discriminate between the realms of the real and the surreal
but recognizes them as vitally intertwined.&quot;
a magical hybrid of old-school discipline and forward thinking adaptation.&quot;
The figurative sculptures Lichtenfels creates are so lifelike they are often mistaken in photographs for real people
She has mastered techniques that highlight even the most detailed features in a person&#x27;s face
&quot;So many times I have submitted grant proposals for my work
and I will enter under the sculpture category and get messages back saying my photographs are good
I have to once again explain that the photographs are not of real people
but of the figures,&quot; says Lichtenfels
Works by Springfield sculptor Lisa Lichtenfels
Her sculptures include portrayals of real people as well as of angels and fantasy creatures
she built a diorama for an array of characters
It includes a miniature grocery store where she has created a lifelike scene
One figure that stands out is of a plump young woman wearing cut-off denim shorts and a yellow-and-white striped tube top exposing a soft belly
Her face has a look of pure contentment as she listens to music on an iPod
This is a replica of a woman Lichtenfels saw on the street in Springfield one day
I knew I had to turn her into a sculpture,&quot; she said
Although she has been in Springfield for most of her adult life
surrounded by a colorful cast of characters she has incorporated into her work over the years
After stumbling into an oil painting class as a child
in a small studio above the studio where she was supposed to be taking dance lessons
She eventually graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art with a double major in film and illustration
who was becoming well known for her three-dimensional soft-sculpted facades
In 1980 she began working at Disney studios
where she developed three-dimensional movable nylon figures that animators used for reference
The individual figures ranged from less than 5 inches to life-size figures of over 5 feet tall
&quot;I used nylon because I wanted a movable surface,&quot; said Lichtenfels
When she discovered the medium decades ago
there was no one doing the kind of artwork Lichtenfels was creating and she became fascinated by it
&quot;I really wanted to explore this medium
I think I knew deep down that I would not be going back
a man she met unexpectedly while doing a favor for a friend
The couple moved to Springfield in the 1980s
Lichtenfels cannot imagine losing the property
which houses so many memories of life with her late husband
The walls are covered with photographs and newspaper clippings of reviews of his shows
There are poetry journals and the odds and ends he loved to collect
along with many of her sculptures and tools
No matter how tired or how much pain she is in
Lichtenfels tries to work a little every day
She has a studio on the second floor of the house
where water damage has destroyed many of the rooms
Her stored sculptures look haunting covered in plastic sheets
It&#x27;s something I just have to do,&quot; she says
Her hope is to remain in her home and teach a younger generation of artists her technique
which has not been exactly duplicated by any other artist as far as she knows
starting with a wire armature skeleton that she builds up with felt before making muscles out of batting
She then applies layers of nylon hosiery that she dyes herself to create the translucent look of the skin
She produces fine anatomical detail with a technique she calls needle modeling
&quot;I never realized how difficult my techniques were until I got cancer
There I was trying to work and I had all these physical problems
I started realizing that what I was teaching was really quite hard,&quot; she says
Lichtenfels has developed an easier lesson plan in the hopes that at least a few students will stick with it
&quot;If I can stay around long enough to pass what I know on to someone so that what I do will live on
then I will be ready to go and be with my love
Lichtenfels&#x27; friends are hoping admirers of her work
will consider donating to the fund to help her remain in her home and improve the quality of her life as she continues to create innovative sculptures even while she struggles with increasing medical problems
Many people have left comments on the GoFundMe page -- many of them colleagues from the National Institute of American Doll Artists -- calling her an inspiration
As one donor wrote: &quot;Your work is magical
Only know that there are many that love you and wish you a fast recovery
I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful art come to life as you have done so many times.&quot;
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Inside GE Additive's new Lichtenfels campus (Credit: Wilm Visuals)
<a href="http://www.geadditive.com" target="_blank" aria-label="Link opens in new window (None)">GE Additive</a> celebrated the inauguration of its new additive manufacturing campus in Lichtenfels
a new 40,000 square-metre site which is set to be the new home for GE Additive Concept Laser teams
Designed to support GE's focus on additive serial production
GE Additive described the launch as a “great milestone” for GE Additive and Concept Laser
which was acquired by the company back in 2016
He added: “There has been a lot of interest in the building over the past three years
to become a global focal point for the additive industry
We have created a collaborative environment for our customers and our teams
making the campus a great place to work for our people has been a top priority from the early planning stages.”
GE Additive Lichtenfels has capacity for up to 700 employees
GE says the transition of production from the current Concept Laser site to the new facility is well underway and will continue throughout the year
office space is set for completion in 2020 with remaining teams relocating shortly thereafter
who officiated the opening ceremony commented: “In Bavaria
global players find exceptional conditions for successful and future-forward investments to take to the world
The opening of the new GE Additive Lichtenfels facility in Upper Franconia is one such example
It is a great win for the people in the region and there many valuable opportunities for business and science to cooperate
The future of the additive manufacturing industry is being shaped in Lichtenfels.”
Describing GE Additive as a “pioneer and world class” in 3D printing
Markus Söder said: “The new campus in Lichtenfels is a technology and job motor for industry 4.0 in Upper Franconia
large industrial investments throughout the state – that is hightech made in Bavaria.”
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.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By <a class="byline__authorLink" href="https://www.pennlive.com/staff/mmiller/posts.html" title="Matt Miller at mmiller@pennlive.com">Matt Miller | mmiller@pennlive.com</a>The grandmother of a 20-day-old girl who was beaten to death by her father can&#x27;t sue children&#x27;s services officials who ordered the baby to be returned to her drug-addicted parents
a federal appeals court ruled Monday.The law
shields the Westmoreland County Childrens Bureau from such legal actions
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit concluded
it found that Vickie Fetterman waited too long to sue two of the agency&#x27;s officials over the December 2011 death of her granddaughter Natalee Kay Mibroda
Clayton Mibroda was convicted of fatally beating his 20-day-old daughter
A federal appeals court has blocked his mother from suing a children services agency over the slaying
McVerry.&quot;While we are sympathetic to the horrible circumstances surrounding Fetterman&#x27;s loss
binding precedent from the Supreme Court of the United States even in such emotionally charged cases,&quot; Roth wrote.Simply put
by Westmoreland officials in the days before Natalee&#x27;s death weren&#x27;t so severe as to &quot;shock the conscience&quot; and pierce a legal shield that surrounds the childrens bureau.According to Roth
Natalee was born 6 weeks premature and addicted to opioids because her mother
A hospital social worker advised that the baby not be sent home with her parents
the appeals judge noted.The baby&#x27;s pediatrician and Indiana County Children &amp; Youth Services
which had evaluated the family after an incident involving another child
also recommended that Lichtenfels and the child&#x27;s father
not be given custody.Yet a childrens bureau official told Fetterman
who cared for the baby right after her birth
that she had to give Natalee to her parents
An autopsy showed she died of blunt force trauma to her head
It also revealed she had numerous broken bones and other injuries
Roth noted.Fetterman filed her lawsuit 3 1/2 years later
That was nearly two years after Clayton Mibroda
was convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to 15 to 30 years in prison for killing his child
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Here are seven Christmas markets in and around Bamberg that are not to be missed
 The Lichtenfels Christmas market is an event for the whole family. Traditional <a href="https://theculturetrip.com/europe/germany/articles/what-to-eat-and-drink-at-colognes-christmas-markets">German foods</a> and handicrafts are a given
but the events hold some fun entertainment for the little ones as well
including a fairytale forest with a toy train
An evening of Christmassy feasting and shopping is accompanied by Christmas carols
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and the charming Christmas market sell goodies that will put you in a festive mood
hot chocolate and mulled wine to handcrafted trinkets and Christmassy décor
the market is the perfect set-up for a night of Christmas shopping
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Text description provided by the architects. In the southwest of the town square in <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/lichtenfels">Lichtenfels</a>
trees are growing and a building is opening up new space
The Archive of the Future, a think tank of innovations. <a href="https://www.archdaily.com/tag/lichtenfels">Lichtenfels</a> is a basket-weaving town. The artisanal use of willow has shaped the town, created wealth, and enabled the construction of an urban square of high quality. The town's buildings represent the individual families and a space for action and communication for the civic community.
As the center of the town square, the Archive of the Future continues this tradition -citizens take responsibility for their town, present themselves, and create a new social place in the process. The Archive of the Future takes the artisanal use of natural materials into the future. It transforms the growth of trees into the digital and from the virtual back into reality.  
© Sebastian Kolm</a>Two digital trees grow in generational steps, branching out from the trunk and forming ramified crowns. The metal branches bend down and form a light urban space in analogy to the arcades of historical cities. The Archive of the Future consists of two golden trees attached to a filigree glass structure.
© Sebastian Kolm</a>It’s open to everyone, offering a venue for the most diverse array of activities that will surprise and inspire. A stage, it will provide a platform for live events to take place, both onsite and online, for the whole world to see. Alternating digital exhibitions will continuously present the latest innovative achievements from across the globe.
A virtual Future Lab will demonstrate how innovation can be generated and will motivate people to actively take the future into their own hands
The Archive of the Future is nurtured by the ideas and the vision of those who contribute
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Concept Laser was founded in the German town of Lichtenfels in 2000
it began supplying its first 3D metal printing systems around the world
it boasts over 550 systems installed worldwide
Through its research department and collaboration with universities
Concept Laser has constantly innovated and improved
Already the owner of over 50 granted patents
the 3D printing company has another 100 pending approval
it has seen stellar performance as of late
with growth of 75 percent and a total of 110 laser melting systems sold in 2014