The Design Side Greening initiative serves twofold purpose Last June, Retrofit Chicago’s Commercial Buildings Initiative was launched as part of the Obama Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge....
The Design Side Mason City, Iowa, has the Wright stuff A little off the beaten path—but well worth the drive—is Mason City, Iowa, home to the last standing Frank Lloyd Wright hotel. My partner...
The Design Side Seeking FLW: The Historic Park Inn As a self-confessed Frank Lloyd Wright dork, you would think I already knew about the Historic Park Inn in Mason City, Iowa—the last...
The Design Side The bungalow: An icon of American architecture An article in the Chicago Sun-Times this past Sunday featured the Chicago bungalow, an architectural style much beloved in the Windy City....
The Design Side Great America, meet MainStreet America A new theme park just opened in Houston, and it’s not Six Flags. MainStreet America is a collection of 12 show homes, ranging from 1,800...
The Design Side More reasons to buy a new home Michelle Jennings Wiebe is helping to spread the message that new homes are better than resales. Wiebe, president and principal designer of...
The Design Side The Renovation Revolution … on TV Did you know that Bronson Pinchot has a show on the DIY Network? That’s right, folks — Balki renovates houses! It turns out that Pinchot,...
The Design Side Attainable sustainability in the ‘hood Green building has touched nearly every new-home price point in urban areas as well as the suburbs. A recent Chicago Sun-Times article...
The Design Side Where do you find inspiration? I subscribe to the print editions of several publications, including Architectural Digest. Go ahead and call me old school — I know I’m not...
The Design Side Luxury housing market bounces back The luxury housing market is back, according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. Some of the properties mentioned in the WSJ...
