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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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    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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    Optima Verdana

    In 2023, Optima, Inc., a family-owned, vertically integrated and design-driven real estate development firm based in Glencoe, Illinois and Scottsdale, Arizona, realized a multi-family, 100-unit apartment building in downtown Wilmette, Illinois, delivering rental residences and an amenity-rich development to the North Shore market. For the privately-held firm, the residential and commercial project is more than its visual composition of glass…

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    Mike Shively, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP

    Founding Partner, Architect En Masse | Chicago, Illinois   To Mike Shively, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, whose mission in life is to make life better through architecture, design is a personal exploration. But it is less about putting his own stamp or personal architectural mark on the work he co-creates with his studio team and clients, and more about the…

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    In celebration

    Lauren Svenstrup, founding principal of Studio Sven in Chicago, Illinois, is self-admittedly not a “yes person” when it comes to her clientele and her passion for design. Instead, it is about finding that rich, creative balance in a pursuit of curiosity over conformity, dedicated to a process of discovery, of exploration, and of the powerful potential of why. Her work,…

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    Elevating Your Investment: The Importance of Estate Management

    The significance of estate management cannot be overstated in the realm of opulence and grandeur that defines our luxury homes. Beyond the exquisite facades and lush landscapes, these valued properties are substantial investments that require meticulous care and attention to maintain their pristine allure. At The Inman Company, we understand the exacting standards accompanying your refined taste and elevated lifestyle.…

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    Pine Bluff

    Built high above the coastal waters of southern Lake Michigan, this Pine Bluff Residence is set deep into its lakefront site in a region known for its rugged coastlines, towering dunes, wooded bluffs, and often-brutal marine climate. Realized by the long-time collaborative team of Lucid Architecture of Zeeland, Michigan and Zahn Builders Inc. of Holland, Michigan, this home is a…

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    Visual-tactile design

    In 2010, Hansel Bauman, award-winning architect, and pioneer in multi-sensory design methodologies, shared a vision for a building informed by visual-tactile design principles with Jeff Luker, AIA, LEED AP, principal at Quinn Evans in Washington, D.C. It was a vision that challenged standard architectural practices at the time, and arguably to this day, addressing major points of intersection between the…