Fresh out of Harvard’s GSD in the late 1980s, Naomi Pollock suddenly found herself face-to-face with a new academic advisor at Tokyo University’s graduate school of architecture. She was there because her husband had been offered an opportunity in Japan – which gave her the opportunity to survey...
Just over the pass from Jackson, Wyoming lies a residential resort community called Tributary. It’s different over there in Idaho. It’s quiet. And a little more isolated. “There’s more valley, it’s open to the mountains and people can walk or drive to a national park and not see many others,”...
A small town with 3,000 residents near Topeka, Kansas is home to the largest Catholic Church in the state. Its Latin masses, K-12 school and four-year college draw people to move there from all over the nation. I wrote about Civium Architecture & Planning’s design for the church in the current...
The December issue of Traditional Building magazine features an article I wrote on the extensive renovation of the Boston Athenaeum by Annum Architects, formerly Ann Beha Architects. It was originally designed in 1847, with a renovation and addition in 1913-14. It’s been extensively reimagined to engage...
“AUTENTICO. Design made in Puglia,” a new exhibition showcasing design and innovation from Italy’s trending “it” destination – Puglia – opened on Friday at 82 Gansevoort Street New York’s Meatpacking District, across from The Whitney. It runs through Nov. 17, and features...
With apologies to Audrey Hepburn, Palm Springs is always a good idea. Especially in February. “It’s got a great climate and it’s a great escape from rain or cold or snow,” says George Smart, founder and executive director of USModernist. “It’s been a holiday spot for 80 years, and there’s...
He’s done Jimmy Choo in Newport Beach. Helmut Lang in Atlanta. And Victoria’s Secret in Savannah. Now architect Alexander Zilberman, founder of AZA, has designed a showroom for one of Great Britain’s most iconic brands: Aston Martin. It’s in Manhattan at Park Avenue and 57th, near a stretch some...
With the completion last year of Nike’s million-square-foot Serena Williams Building, Jeff Kovel and his collaborators at Skylab decided it was time to publish a portfolio of the firm’s work. “It’s a look back at the evolution between our progress and process,” the founder of the firm says....
The current issue of Ocean Home magazine is featuring a cover story I compiled on the Top Coastal Architects now practicing across the country and in the Caribbean. The feature starts in Alabama with Christopher Architects and Interiors and finishes up in Grand Cayman with John Doak Architecture. In between...
The prestigious Kamphoefner Prize – established in 1988 by NC State’s School of Design Dean Emeritus Henry Kamphoefner and his wife Mabel – has been awarded this year to the Raleigh Architecture Company. The firm’s now breathing rarified air. Past recipients include Frank Harmon, Ligon Flynn,...
