It has long been said that good fences make good neighbours and, sitting in the middle of this pandemic, I am convinced that a nice solid wall might make me a better person, or at least one who loses her temper with her children less often. Over the last two-plus years — with me working …
How open concept living is driving us up the torn-down wall Read More »
Top 10 Best Indian Construction Companies in 2022 Construction businesses carry out building and infrastructure work. They make whatever is on the drawing sheets a reality by creating it for a fee agreed upon before their clients—construction corporations that construct buildings, bridges, dams, and other structures. The numerous sorts of construction companies have been explored …
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‘Magnificent in architecture but often scandalous in governance’ the vast hospital optimistically named Bethlehem rose in palatial self-confidence in 1676 from the ashes of the Great Fire of London. It was the largest civil building in the city and quickly one of the most despised, colloquially known as Bedlam and thus, as Patrick Quinlan writes, …
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Space is hard to come by in New York, a struggle designer and former NYC resident Liza Kuhn knows all too well. So, when a young professional tapped her to renovate his 450-square-foot Greenwich Village duplex, she was up for the challenge. “It was such a fun project because those of us that have lived …
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When Julius Rosenwald read Booker T. Washington’s “Up from Slavery,” the Sears magnate sought an introduction to the former slave and leader of the Tuskegee Institute. Washington invited the Jewish leader to join Tuskegee’s board. That friendship formed in 1912 led to educating more than 662,000 Black students across the South and fostered community growth …
Here’s this week’s planner of Chattanooga-area events. Search for more events by category on our events page. TO DO SUNDAY — The Tri-State Home Show and Houston Antiques Show & Sale are in their final day Sunday. The Home Show is open 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 ($9 if you bring a …
“I’m trailblazing here and really connecting the dots between how built environments really play into one’s health,” Obiageli ‘Oby’ Nwabuzor says. (Photo by Rob Randolph) By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Obiageli ‘Oby’ Nwabuzor will be the first to tell you she loves Milwaukee. For her, Milwaukee is home, but the Milwaukee she grew up in isn’t the …
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There’s a perception that to become a top agent in L.A.’s ultra-competitive real estate market, one needs to have personal connections. Referrals and networking are the foundation of success. Or, as one wag recently put it, “You need to know rich people.” But one agent, Tony Mariotti of Ruby Home, breaks that mold. Last year, …
Real estate for sale featuring biophilic designs in residential developments and single-family homes is a well-documented trend (AD covered the movement in a recent story), but properties inspired solely by flowers are newer to the scene. Most recently, several new residential projects globally play up a flower theme. Miami’s Okan Tower, which rises from Biscayne …
The world’s first ground-up Signia by Hilton hotel is indeed starting to rise up, fittingly next door to the Atlanta Falcons’ (and ATL United’s) roost. After breaking ground in April, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority’s long-planned major hotel concept is visibly under construction, with two cranes erected over the site off Northside Drive and …
Atlanta’s largest hotel in ages is going vertical downtown Read More »