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t featured one of the world’s most intriguing board games, once owned by two of history’s most intriguing men:

December 30, 2020 by Mike Welton

At Biltmore, a Home for Napoleon’s Chess Set

Nicklaus has sold his golf course design company, so Moynahan brought in Jon Garner, the golf course architect who was part of the original design team. “He understood the philosophy and the design,” he says. “He tried to keep it the same way Nicklaus would have.”

December 28, 2020 by Mike Welton

In Hawaii, Restoring a Jack Nicklaus Course

Last week, the hall announced that Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), James Corner Field Operations, Cooper Robertson and L’Observatoire International will design an expansion of its landmark I.M. Pei museum.

December 24, 2020 by Mike Welton

Expanding the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

That means just 46 homes on 19 acres, all with views of Cooper Jack Bay from every room. Add a marina, a low-tide beach, another 500-by-80-foot manmade beach, and nine villas with their own private grotto beaches – and it’s a whole new world.

December 23, 2020 by Mike Welton

In the Turks & Caicos, a Home at The Strand

“That’s because children suspend disbelief – and become characters in the story,” says Hannah Dreven, principal at Roto. “It’s just so much fun to build little worlds for them.”

December 22, 2020 by Mike Welton

Experiential Environments from Roto

There, at Punta de Mita, developer Mark Cooley is putting the finishing touches on a series of villas and condos that cascade down a six-degree slope of tropical jungle toward pristine waters.

December 21, 2020 by Mike Welton

High-End Luxury in Mexico’s Punta de Mita

The late Phil Freelon recruited her to join his Durham-based firm 2003. He was committed to making good design accessible to everyone.

December 20, 2020 by Mike Welton

Leading Carolina’s Black Design Community

In the Triangle, that means a spotlight on Black architects and designers who have created a series of sparkling buildings in the public realm, not just in their design, but in their celebration of diversity and inclusion.

December 19, 2020 by Mike Welton

Carolina’s New Generation of Black Designers

Francoise Astorg Bollack is a study in the power of duality. Raised in Montmartre, she graduated from the École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris in 1969 – and immediately headed to New York.

December 18, 2020 by Mike Welton

Bridging the Void between Old and New

She’s well-suited for it, with degrees from both the University of Venice and the University of Vienna – in Environmental Studies, Sustainability and Business Design, and in Humanities, with a focus on history, art and design.

December 17, 2020 by Mike Welton

Venetian Stories, Recipes, and Secret Gardens