Sometimes, serendipity spurs events that clearly were meant to happen. For example: A 2017 encounter between two artists in residence at Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, Il. has led to a book that explores the relationship between artists and their environments. Writer Melissa Wyse and illustrator...
Hundreds of books have been written about Frank Lloyd Wright – the architect himself penned 18 – but few pack as much punch as the newest tome by Aaron Betsky and Gideon Fink Shapiro. 50 Lessons to Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright is about the architecture, not the man or his personal life. It’s illuminated...
If there‘s one word to describe the direction of Bill Pedersen’s career in architecture, it’s up. His new book from ORO Editions, “Gesture and Response,” documents 25 of his best-known projects – most of them reaching skyward. Pedersen studied architecture and played hockey at the University...
Brian Rose has published the definitive photographic book on the demise of Confederate statues on Richmond’s Monument Avenue. Heady symbols of one of the most racist, far-reaching, and outright false propaganda campaigns ever, the statues of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, J.E.B....
A leading authority on historic buildings in the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean, John Doak is also an author of articles for local and international publications. In 2013, his work in architectural preservation was recognized by Queen Elizabeth II with a Cayman Islands Certificate and Badge of Honour....
Architect John Marx is an artist at heart – and has been since the age of seven. In grade school, he was leafing through a career-discovery book, where he found descriptions for a doctor, a lawyer, and a soldier. But none for an artist. He did, however, find a description for an architect. So that’s...
Devi Dutta-Choudhury is an architect with a practical side. Her new book, “House to Home: Designing Your Space for the Way You Live” is a case in point. It’s a how-to guide to understanding a site, working with an architect, and either hiring a contractor or acting as your own. She’s smart about...
A practicing interior designer who worked for others for more than a decade Brittney Herrera set up on her own shop three years ago in Portland, Oregon. When friends approached her to help them find furniture, she launched an online business. Her first official act? To hire her Mom. Then, when a sizable...
Architect John Hill is on a mission. He grew up in Chicago’s suburbs. He practiced architecture there. And after writing a guidebook to New York City’s contemporary architecture, he’s teamed up with the Chicago Architecture Center to pen one for his own home town. It’s called “Guide to Chicago’s...
A look back at the history of New Ravenna’s founding, at the makeup of its current staff, and the British Arts and Crafts movement has inspired a new collection of handcrafted mosaics. New Ravenna was founded in 1992 by artist and designer Sara Baldwin. It’s staffed mostly by women today. And the Femme...
