Unusual and Inspiring Projects and Strategies Are Applauded
I know it’s a cliché to refer to “Field of Dreams”, one of the greatest baseball movies ever made, when a baseball stadium is the cover story of the May-... Read more.
The Ohio State University’s Blackwell Inn Diverts Food Scraps to an Anaerobic Digester Where It Creates Methane Gas for Electricity and Vehicle Fuel
What do most food-service professionals do with the tons of weekly food scraps they create while prepping, cooking and cleaning up after meals? A few may compos... Read more.
A Former Baseball Stadium Now Houses New Fans in 138 Apartments and Lofts
While he served as volunteer chair of Indianapolis-based Indiana Landmarks, John Watson was aware of many statewide historic buildings that had reached the end ... Read more.
Spring Could Mean a lot of Work for the Construction Industry
Spring has officially begun. Can I get a “woot woot”?! Although Mother Nature doesn’t immediately stop dishing out cold, snow and freezing rain because of... Read more.
Benchmarking and Disclosure
As you know, several major cities, including Boston; Chicago; Minneapolis; New York; Philadelphia; Seattle; and Washington, D.C., have mandated or announced pla... Read more.
The Mayo Hotel, Once the Center of the Society Scene in Tulsa, Okla., Rises Once More to Host Opulent Occasions
Black gold drew thousands of people to Tulsa, Okla., at the beginning of the 20th century. By 1930, Tulsa had been christened the “Oil Capital of the World”... Read more.
A North Carolina Design and Construction Firm Retrofits a Former Auto Service Center into an Office that Represents Its Principles
In the architecture and construction professions, there is only one thrill greater than marveling a completed project: actually moving into the completed projec... Read more.
Technology in the New Year
I love the start of a new year. I’m a list person, so a new year gives me another excuse to make a list of things I’d like to challenge myself to do. I try ... Read more.
A Former Industrial Giant’s 150-year-old Stock House Celebrates its Campus’ New Life as an Arts and Entertainment Venue
Pennsylvania became an epicenter for shipbuilding, coal mining, and iron and steel fabrication soon after it was established as our nation’s second state in 1... Read more.
Thoughtful Landscape Architecture in Once Neglected Outdoor Spaces Brings Together Communities and Heals Children
Nature is “in”. In recent years it seems there has been a greater desire to bring the natural world back into our lives. Farmers markets are increasing in p... Read more.