Old buildings don’t get a break in either Jacksonville or in Florida. Continue reading “Great Opportunities to Come for Downtown’s Older Buildings”
Apartments Pitched for Industrial Buildings
A pair of century-old industrial buildings along the Milwaukee and Western avenues corridor in Bucktown would add 11 new apartments, as well as possible new bars and restaurants to the changing area, under a proposal that would need city approval. Continue reading “Apartments Pitched for Industrial Buildings”
Renovation Plans for Theatres
Rehabilitating and reopening Main Street’s long-dormant Majestic and Poli Palace theaters and the old Savoy Hotel would be accomplishment enough. Continue reading “Renovation Plans for Theatres”
Future Uses for The Historic Library Building
COUNCILLORS are set to meet today to debate future uses for a historic building as campaigners maintain hopes that a fresh legal challenge will delay a controversial proposal to close the library it houses. Continue reading “Future Uses for The Historic Library Building”
The Rediscovering of The Garden of Eden
The Guild Inn Estate boasts the restored Bickford House as a restaurant, a languorous landscape of gardens and architectural artefacts . . . old gargoyles, facades, capitals, reliefs, columns. Continue reading “The Rediscovering of The Garden of Eden”
A Grand Theatre From Closing to Rebirth
It’s been 90 years since the Jayhawk Theatre first turned on its stage lights and movie projector. Here’s a chronological look at the theater’s history. Continue reading “A Grand Theatre From Closing to Rebirth”
A Future-proofed Apartment
Downsizing is often a favourable move for couples with an empty nest. Usually the meaning is literal, but in the case of Linda and Charles Wilkinson, the only thing they’ve truly bid goodbye is a whole lot of home maintenance.
For the Taranaki couple, moving into a brand new home without lawns or gardens has in many ways been act of expansion. Continue reading “A Future-proofed Apartment”
Conservation of Historic Buildings
Siriban stationery shop won the award for outstanding architectural conservation building in the commercial category at the “architect’17” expo in May. (Photos by Methee Muangkaew) Continue reading “Conservation of Historic Buildings”
A Renovation That’s Going All-in on Glass
The renowned Space Needle in Seattle is about to undergo a major renovation, and almost the entire project revolves around glass—more than 176 tons of it. Continue reading “A Renovation That’s Going All-in on Glass”
Wrecking An ‘Extraordinary’ Building in Toronto
“An extraordinary example of mid-century modern architecture.” That was what the National Trust for Canada had to say this week about Davisville Junior Public School in Toronto. Continue reading “Wrecking An ‘Extraordinary’ Building in Toronto”