A National Historic Landmark, the Darwin Martin House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the years 1903 to 1905. Of his many completed structures, the house was the most highly developed design of all of Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Prairie Houses” on the east coast of the U.S. Defined by Wright, prairie houses are “married
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With students from Colorado University-Boulder returning to campus this fall, featuring the newer addition to the campus, the Center for Academic Success and Engagement, seemed fitting. The 114,000-square-foot building opened in the summer of 2018, where specific departments, such as University Admissions, Veteran and Military Affairs, as well as departments like the accommodated testing center
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Many museums, zoos and other public spaces are in limbo, some opening, some remaining closed, but many across the board are using virtual tours or social media to entertain and stay in front of their audience. Welcome to the lighting industry version of virtual entertainment, taking you to the contemporary lighting addition to the Atlanta
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If the hope of traveling abroad was on your 2020 bucket list, look no farther than the Guinness Open Gate Brewery located 10 miles outside of downtown Baltimore. Visitors to the first Guinness brewery to be opened in the U.S. in over 60 years will have a taste of Dublin in the U.S. through experiencing
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Last month we featured the story of the Old Chicago Post Office and the importance of its renovations to the growth of the city. The remodel saw an opportunity to strengthen an area of the city not yet touched by a strong business presence and grow the area to the extent that other business sectors
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After 20 years of sitting as an empty gateway to the city, the Old Chicago Post Office has been revived to its original magnificence through the complete renovation of the three city-block wide structure. The renovation of the building brings a rebirth to the southwest corner of the city, where many hope the redevelopment will
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Everyone knows happy employees are productive employees. And no industry has embraced this fact more completely than tech. In fact, it’s a virtual arms race to see who can make their employees the happiest. Free food. Massages. Concierge service. Whatever it takes to recruit and retain the top talent. While many companies try to create
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The need for “Turtle-Friendly Amber” lights has been well-documented and well-deployed. Up and down coasts home to sea turtle breeding grounds, great steps have been made to ensure that the hatchlings are protected from light pollution. To be Wildlife-Certified, the LED must produce a spectral distribution between the 590-610 nanometer wavelength. If you’ve ever seen
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Fort MacArthur is a military installation overlooking the Los Angeles harbor. Originally built during World War I to house and train National Guard and Army Reserve units, the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 saw it transformed into the West coast’s most critical base of military training operations. The “Hey Rookie” Pool—named after the garrison’s
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Opened in 1964, the Gammage Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Arizona State University is one of the very last commissions Frank Lloyd Wright undertook before his death. Based on a never-produced design for an opera house he originally conceptualized for the king of Iraq, the ASU Gammage is instantly recognizable as a Wright building
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