A Modifying Upgrade
Downtown Phoenix is starting to look a little newer. Modified Arts, a favorite destination for many downtown art observers and concertgoers, has recently undergone...
James-Robertson House
While most suburban homes—custom or track—flatten the landscape of the environment into a maze of cookie-cutter residences, the people from Casey Brown Architecture in...
Reinventing the Ranch House
Most people might think Phoenix doesn't have much history. Sure, it's a young city, but there are plenty of historical structures worthy of mention....
Chanel Mobile Art Pavilion by Zaha Hadid Tours the World
Zaha Hadid is an addict. She can't get enough. And please, nobody stop her.
Hadid's career launched in 1994, and she has not stopped to...
From a Different Angle
A beach house need not be just a simple shack.
This masterpiece, while based on a very simple design, is anything but simple.
Like a piece...
Lux Art Institute; Art is the Totality
Art is an interaction, an experience, a synergy derived from the creative process.
Lux Art Institute, an innovative approach to art exhibition, creation and consumption...
The New Arezzo Law Court
If you ever get arrested in Italy, make sure it's in the Province of Arezzo. At least you'll get to see the new Law...
Matter of Interest
A Paradise Valley home backed to a pristine mountain preserve with a blockading 6-foot-tall masonry wall separating the two, the barrier between the house...
Renovating with Utility & Utilities in Mind
There is an old adage that one cannot fit a square peg into a round hole, but for Mark and Stacey Kranz, their professional...
Patio71: Not Your Grandparents’ Patio Home
Just few years ago, Matix Development came to Phoenix looking to ride the wave of the real estate boom, while making modern luxury attainable...
Mur Island
Part dome, part bowl and part boat, Mur Island is Vito Acconci's first major architectural project after years of being regarded as a noted...
Schooled In Design
As architecture evolves, often the biggest supporter of contemporary design in any given community is the youth. Drawing on their surroundings for inspiration and...
Theatre Agora
It's never too soon to renovate.
The relatively new Dutch city of Lelystad (founded in 1967) is already experiencing a revitalization of its lackluster city...
If You Build It…
Arizona State University's presence in downtown Phoenix is becoming. In an era defined by President Michael Crow's ambitious vision of a New American University,...
The Sleeper Revived
There is an age-old irony that groundbreaking pioneers in art and architecture never attain the respect or reverence they deserve until their deaths. Thus...