Articles by KJ Fields

Projects September 10, 2018

Former California Office Building Becomes Home to Three Unique High Schools

Historically, El Segundo, Calif.—a city south of the Los Angeles International Airport and a few miles in from the coastline—was the aerospace heart of the…

Transformation July 16, 2018

A Small Design Intervention Delivers Major Impacts at Canada’s National Arts Centre

Fifty years ago, attending a live performance was a special occasion: the chance to step out in one’s finery, rub shoulders with high society and…

Transformation May 7, 2018

Contemporary Art and Art Deco Converge in an Innovative Hotel

Art Deco was a highly progressive design movement in its day, but the architects of Durham, N.C.’s 1937 Hill Building could scarcely imagine the vanguard…

Projects March 12, 2018

Special Spaces Embrace Mothers and Babies in a Minnesota Hospital Project

The birth of a child should be a blissful occasion, but it is also a tumultuous time. The right surroundings can help set new mothers…

Projects January 8, 2018

Personal and Professional Ties Enhance a Celebrated California Office Building’s Restoration

Combining the terms “midcentury modern” with “historic preservation” may seem like an oxymoron, but Kelly Sutherlin McLeod, FAIA, is determined to change that perspective. As…

Projects November 6, 2017

Two Historic Buildings Set the Tone for a Redevelopment in Westport, Conn.

An hour’s drive from New York City, Westport, Conn., is an affluent community on the Long Island Sound marked by a quaint downtown and suburban…

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