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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe: Man of Steel, Bronze & Glass Curtain Walls

Constance Dunn October 4, 2023
Perhaps no one better understood how to positively exploit the potential of technology and engineering than van der Rohe, a founding father of Modernist architecture who was central to the Great Age of the Skyscraper during the 1950s and 1960s—a time when many city landscapes would shift from horizontal to vertical.

Walter Gropius & the Enduring Legacy of the Bauhaus

Constance Dunn August 23, 2023
In the early 20th century, architect Walter Gropius aimed to harmonize art, technology, and craftsmanship—a vision that birthed the groundbreaking Bauhaus school in 1919. Gropius’s call to unite architecture, sculpture, and painting underpinned the school’s ethos. Rejecting tradition, the Bauhaus propelled design and art into a new era, embracing functional forms and interdisciplinary collaboration.

904 Highview Avenue: a Beacon on the Hill

Constance Dunn January 11, 2023
904 Highview Avenue aka Sharon’s California House II in Manhattan Beach, which won a Residential Architect Design Award in 2000, was recently remodeled to bring it up to date. The home is a perfect example of Gerald Horn’s design talent, and its privacy and freedom provide an amazing sanctuary.

The Bourse de Commerce Reborn

Jenn Thornton April 20, 2022
Located in the heart of Paris, France, the former 19th-century commodities exchange building, with architectural associations to the Medici column and an astonishing metal and glass dome, now houses a range of contemporary artwork within historic walls.

Summer Thornton: Tropical Fantastical

Jenn Thornton February 9, 2022
Everything Chicago interior designer Summer Thornton touches turns fun, fresh, and in the case of the Naples, Florida vacation house, a beachy fantasy allowing her maximalist tendencies to flourish.

Kara Mann: Lady of the Lakehouse

Jenn Thornton August 19, 2021
Kara Mann’s flair for materiality and architecture, and more importantly her feel for these things, are all present in what is effectively a lakehouse set on the Northshore of Lake Michigan.

Igor Nastaskin of RE/MAX Palos Verdes Realty

Constance Dunn August 18, 2021
For some, home can be an elusive concept, referring to a time or place, perhaps more than one, where we’ve felt most connected, at ease, or ourselves. For Igor Nastaskin, home is specific: It’s the Hollywood Riviera in the South Bay, where he’s lived since the 1990s, raising a family and building a flourishing real estate business along the way.