A Modifying UpgradeOctober 18, 2008
Downtown Phoenix is starting to look a little newer. Modified Arts, a favorite destination for many downtown art observers and concertgoers, has recently undergone exterior facelift to stay in the game. Modified... Read More
James-Robertson HouseOctober 2, 2008
While most suburban homes—custom or track—flatten the landscape of the environment into a maze of cookie-cutter residences, the people from Casey Brown Architecture in Sydney, Australia defy both... Read More
Reinventing the Ranch HouseSeptember 9, 2008
Most people might think Phoenix doesn’t have much history. Sure, it’s a young city, but there are plenty of historical structures worthy of mention. Just be sure to brush the dust off first. Before... Read More
Chanel PavilionAugust 15, 2008
Zaha Hadid is an addict. She can’t get enough. And please, nobody stop her. Hadid’s career launched in 1994, and she has not stopped to breathe since. In the past decade she has had her... Read More
From a Different AngleJune 20, 2008
A beach house need not be just a simple shack. This masterpiece, while based on a very simple design, is anything but simple. Like a piece of origami dropped into the Australian bush, the house, designed... Read More
Lux Art Institute; Art is the TotalityJune 18, 2008
Art is an interaction, an experience, a synergy derived from the creative process. Lux Art Institute, an innovative approach to art exhibition, creation and consumption housed within an architecturally... Read More
The New Arezzo Law CourtMay 25, 2008
If you ever get arrested in Italy, make sure it’s in the Province of Arezzo. At least you’ll get to see the new Law Court. Located in the eastern part of Tuscany, this province is one of... Read More
Matter of InterestMay 24, 2008
A Paradise Valley home backed to a pristine mountain preserve with a blockading 6-foot-tall masonry wall separating the two, the barrier between the house and the scenery seemed at odds with Andy Byrnes’s... Read More
Renovating with Utility & Utilities in MindApril 23, 2008
There is an old adage that one cannot fit a square peg into a round hole, but for Mark and Stacey Kranz, their professional careers as an architect and an interior designer lent the knowledge to make... Read More
Patio71: Not Your Grandparents’ Patio HomeMarch 25, 2008
Just few years ago, Matix Development came to Phoenix looking to ride the wave of the real estate boom, while making modern luxury attainable for the working class. Wanting to renovate rather than build... Read More
Mur IslandFebruary 29, 2008
Part dome, part bowl and part boat, Mur Island is Vito Acconci’s first major architectural project after years of being regarded as a noted conceptual artist. Located on the Mur River in the heart... Read More
Schooled In DesignJanuary 13, 2008
As architecture evolves, often the biggest supporter of contemporary design in any given community is the youth. Drawing on their surroundings for inspiration and goal achievement, young people today... Read More
Theatre AgoraJanuary 5, 2008
It’s never too soon to renovate. The relatively new Dutch city of Lelystad (founded in 1967) is already experiencing a revitalization of its lackluster city center. Adriaan Gauze of urban design... Read More
If You Build It…December 13, 2007
Arizona State University’s presence in downtown Phoenix is becoming. In an era defined by President Michael Crow’s ambitious vision of a New American University, the task of embodying the... Read More
The Sleeper RevivedDecember 12, 2007
There is an age-old irony that groundbreaking pioneers in art and architecture never attain the respect or reverence they deserve until their deaths. Thus is the case with perhaps one of the most iconic... Read More
