When U.S. District Judge Michael Hogan first saw designs for the new federal courthouse in Eugene, Ore., he hated them. The fantastically modern building, with its undulating glass and stainless-steel façade, simply did...
Most people don't associate legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright with Florida Southern College (FSC). Surprisingly, the small Methodist liberal arts school located 30 miles east of Tampa in...
A recent joint research study by National Real Estate Investor and Retail Traffic magazines found that mixed-use is the dominant retail property type for both new development and redevelopment projects among retail...
Inviting is an appropriate word to describe the Carmel Clay Public Library. Facing the street, the library's concave main entrance serves as a welcoming metaphor — opening its arms to the residents of Carmel, Ind.,...
In contrast to many embassies in Berlin, which screen themselves off from the public, the glazed legation building of the Netherlands (from Rem Koolhaas's Office for Metropolitan Architecture) radiates a sense of...
Thirty-five years ago, when Arthur Rosenblatt was appointed vice director of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, museums were simple to understand. "They were quiet places, lonely places," serving...
For nearly 90 years, the Essex County Courthouse in Newark, N.J., has stood as a somber reminder that if you break the law, justice will be served.
From the nine...
Harwood K. Smith would be proud of the tiny architecture practice he founded 70 years ago, in Dallas. In the intervening years, HKS, Inc., has grown into the third-largest A/E firm in the U.S. (BD+C Giants 2008) and...
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