Madison Avenue (Doll)HouseDecember 27, 2008
The Calvin Klein Collection store on Madison Avenue in New York unveiled a unique collaborative installation as the centerpiece of the store’s annual holiday window display. The disply was up... Read More
Modern Architecture Takes FlightDecember 27, 2008
If you travel just beyond the quaint town square of Prescott, Arizona, you’ll meander through the tall pines until you come upon a campus with a surprisingly modern mission and architectural... Read More
Manchester Civil Justice CentreDecember 27, 2008
Those crazy Brits are always giving buildings nicknames: Gherkin, Cheese Grater and the Shard. The Civil Justice Centre in Manchester, England is no exception, dubbed the ‘filing cabinet of justice’... Read More
San Francisco: A World Of ExperienceNovember 10, 2008
San Francisco is one of those cities that is whatever visitors want it to be. Once referred to as the Paris of the West, a better description might be the world of the west. Visitors can circle... Read More
Tempe Transportation CenterNovember 6, 2008
The Tempe Transportation Center is many things. It is the first bike center in Arizona, the first green light rail station and, most importantly, it is the first of many mass-transit hubs built with... Read More
Richard Doria and His PhoenixOctober 26, 2008
As an architect, Richard Doria has always had his eye on the horizon. Now as a developer and builder, that zest for wanting to be apart of something larger than simply bricks and mortar, has only grown... Read More
The New Modern HouseOctober 26, 2008
Synergy in client/designer relationships doesn’t always happen. When it does, the results are amazing. Such is the theme of Will Jones’ new book, The New Modern House. Featuring images... Read More
Prefab Prototypes: Site-Specific Design for Offsite ConstructionOctober 26, 2008
Long thought of as cookie cutter, temporary and undifferentiated building blocks, prefab has shed its stigma. Now known as a way to reconcile high quality architecture with regulatory pressure, economic... Read More
Big & Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st CenturyOctober 26, 2008
Featuring the work of the world’s leading architects in words, drawings and images, Big & Green is a pioneering and definitive exploration of the transformative power of sustainable design.... Read More
Home Theater Design: Planning and Decorating Media-Savvy InteriorsOctober 26, 2008
Home Theater Design is much more than just a How-To book. It is a comprehensive guide to planning all types of entertainment areas in the home. From planning a home theater or music room, this book... Read More
Urban Landscape ArchitectureOctober 26, 2008
The importance of urban landscape architecture has been steadily increasing in the past decade as cities are revitalizing their urban cores. The need for appealing public spaces for residents and visitors... Read More
Sustaining HopeOctober 23, 2008
The big bad wolf couldn’t blow these down. The brainchild of Brad Pitt, Make it Right is an organization dedicated to rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward of hurricane-ravaged New Orleans. This isn’t... Read More
Flip-A-Strip: From Refuse to ReuseOctober 23, 2008
A Scottsdale-based architectural design competition is approaching real estate flipping from a radically different perspective. “Strip malls litter our landscapes,” said Claire Schneider,... Read More
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
