The Mulva Cultural Center in De Pere, Wisconsin was envisioned as a catalyst, a new venue for cultural engagement where history, culture, and the arts powerfully intersect to inspire, engage, and transform generations. Its architectural composition of cantilevered steel, triple-insulated glass, and limestone—grounding it in the very bedrock upon which it stands—is intended to serve as a vital space for…
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Hidden Creek
An exciting homesite can ignite the imagination of an architect. As they study the contours and landscape, they develop ideas to enhance its unique features and conceptualize structures that bring its inhabitants closer to its beauty. Often this process produces a few variations for clients to review, but rarely does it produce seven workable plans, each with a slightly different…
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The living room of Hyde Park
When SOPHY® Hyde Park opened in 2018, it welcomed residents and visitors alike as a 98-room, boutique destination that quietly invited the exploration of music, literature, science, and art across its richly appointed interior spaces. Both muse and respectful ode as a song that continues to be written, SOPHY Hyde Park celebrates and embraces the creativity, the innovation, the inspiration,…
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Embry
Housing is about home and belonging. It is about shelter and expression and generational legacy, and as the interest in human-scaled, community-oriented, and pedestrian-friendly multi-family housing development continues, the residential unit as the home is taking on new meaning in the market. Though it poses its own set of challenges, multi-family housing offers an equally unique set of opportunities in…
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Art in landscape
For PKA Architecture of Minneapolis, Minnesota, architecture is both a science and an art. It is a science of data and analysis, of structural engineering and material science, and of technology and innovation. It is about spatial planning and sustainable design practices, stewarding both the built and unbuilt landscape informed by a commitment to enduring design and an understanding of…
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The Aquifer
To the Scots, whisky, “uisge beatha” or “usquebaugh,” means “water of life.” Derived from Scottish Gaelic, the word—and spirit—has since traveled the world, taking on new flavor profiles, processes, names, and styles, pairing heritage, history, and cultures. In the United States, where whiskey has become the distinctly American product known as Bourbon and thrives as a tradition of sour-mash, whiskey…
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Detroit Ni Nyumbani
For the 2024 Outstanding Restaurateur nominees, Hamissi Mamba and Nadia Nijimbere, Baobab Fare in Detroit, Michigan is more than just a restaurant. Founded by the husband-and-wife team, who are refugees from Burundi, East Africa, Baobab Fare is a celebration of vibrant flavors and simple ingredients, authentic dishes and rich culture, and a destination in which community, connection, and conversation intersect…
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Chicago Sukkah Design Festival returns for third annual exhibition
The 2024 Chicago Sukkah Design Festival—this year’s AIA Chicago Honor Award recipient of the Robert Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award—returns this Sunday, Oct. 6 to the James Stone Freedom Square in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood. For 20 days, the third annual festival will activate the public plaza with custom-built sukkahs, designed by five teams who reimagined the outdoor pavilion…
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AIA Chicago recognizes Linda Searl, FAIA, with Lifetime Achievement Award
For nearly two decades, AIA Chicago Lifetime Achievement Award has recognized architects who have left their mark in the Chicago architectural landscape. It is dedicated to those who have made enduring contributions to the built environment, the profession, and its community, both in the field and beyond it. And this year, AIA Chicago recognized Linda Searl, FAIA, founding principal of…
