In his design for a 52-story tower across the Hudson River from Manhattan, internationally acclaimed architect Rem Koolhaas wants to inspire social interaction, life and energy.
The building’s design — three rectangular slabs stacked perpendicular to each other — allows for a mix of uses: condominiums, a hotel, artist lofts and studios, gallery and retail space.
“I [...]

CLINTON – First-time visitors to this country home sometimes gasp, squeal or go saucer-eyed. The maroon 1926 Model T in the driveway is one of few clues that the extraordinary awaits inside.
Alonna Dukeman and Ron Deatrick have taken the place from remuddled to riveting. Victorian parlor coziness mingles with jungle themes and wall-to-wall decorative touches [...]

NEW HAVEN – Almost a century ago, noted architect Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., creator of New York City’s famous Central Park, was hired to produce a ‘green’ vision for New Haven.
In a 1910 master plan for New Haven, Olmsted recommended “connecting parkways” or greenways that would link larger parks and recreation areas, making them more [...]

Sauk County supervisors agreed Thursday to spend nearly $1 million on architectural services to replace the aging county nursing home south of Reedsburg.
Sauk County Board members reviewed a proposed contract to have the firm Horty Elving of Minneapolis plan, design and manage construction of a new Sauk County Health Care Center. Designers would begin working [...]

Avery C. Faulkner, 78, scion of a distinguished family of Washington architects and the designer of numerous structures in the Washington-Baltimore area, including buildings for George Washington and American universities, died Feb. 21 of complications of a stroke at Delray Medical Center in Delray Beach, Fla. He lived in the Washington area for 51 years [...]

CORONA DEL MAR – After four years of planning, Newport Beach architect Brion Jeannette has unveiled a unique and ambitious condominium project.
But the plans, like many slated for coastal bluffs, face some opposition from neighbors who worry about possible environmental and aesthetic effects.
The Newport Beach planning commission tonight will hold the first hearing on the [...]

If you are Ed Skahan, it is more than easy being “green.”
It is what he does when he goes to work – and when he goes home.
The Fox Valley architect has applied concepts of energy-efficient construction – called “green building” in the housing industry – to his own home. It is a four-level house he [...]

You may not know Shawn Walker but you’ve probably walked through his work.
The Ironton native is an architect and worked on projects that include the Briggs Lawrence County Public Library, local hospitals and churches.
While he didn’t necessarily want to grow up to be an architect, he knew that he wanted to do something that combined [...]

Participant in the infrastructure build-up to the soccer World Cup Murray & Roberts Construction is re-evaluating its business processes and systems and consolidating its resources, driven by an expect-ation that the current boom in the civil engineering and construction sectors will continue well beyond 2010.
“It is to the overall benefit of the economy that our [...]

Known to a legion of cable television do-it-yourself viewers from his work on TLC’s Trading Spaces and the hot, new HGTV show, Design Star, multi-talented designer Vern Yip will return to his McLean roots for a two-day appearance at the popular Capital Home & Garden Show Feb. 23 and 24 at the Dulles Expo Center [...]

The City Council on Tuesday approved a $2 billion (€1.54 billion) downtown redevelopment project that is to include a hotel, skyscraper, shopping and dining areas, housing and a park.
The project includes a $185 million (€142.07 million) hotel and a glass-curtained condo skyscraper. Disney Hall designer Frank Gehry and billionaire Eli Broad are shepherding the project.
“Today’s [...]

The many facades of Frank Lloyd Wright – selfish, hedonistic, godlike – come to light in Manhattan with the Jan. 30 opening of Richard Nelson’s Frank’ Home.
Robert Falls directs the New York City premiere of the play about Wright re-connecting with his adult children while scoping out work in Los Angeles in 1923. The production [...]