For more than a century, the city of Milwaukee has been known as the beer capital of the world. The city was incorporated in 1846 and…
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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 displays…
Large-scale historic preservation and retrofit projects are big enough challenges already, but what happens when the building is located in an isolated area with few supplier…
Sometimes the challenge in adaptive reuse is to transform not only the function or systems of an existing building but also its meaning. In contrast, for…
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has issued the following statement on the U.S. withdrawal from UNESCO. Please attribute to AIA 2017 President Thomas Vonier, FAIA:…
If you were an American in the 20th century, chances are you owned something made at Malden Mills. Located in Lawrence, Mass., Malden Mills’ imposing brick…