Leopold Legacy Center near landmark shack
We are surrounded by wood: a cherry hardwood floor, a red maple ceiling, white oak doors, a black locust deck. But most of the panels, […]
Architecture
Romance, FLW-style: Seth Peterson Cottage
When USA Today called recently, asking me to describe the most romantic experience or setting you could find in Wisconsin, I didn’t want to pick […]
Minneapolis architecture: expansions stun
Lovers of the fine arts and architecture have gigantic new reasons to visit downtown Minneapolis this summer. About $500 million in expansions have cemented this […]
Stay overnight in a Frank Lloyd Wright house
I would have liked to stay for the night, or at least until dark, but at least I had access to the next best thing: […]
Smart design: Taliesin West, Acrosanti
This spring is full of reminders that architectural wonders carry a price. Innovation means risk of ridicule. Success, over the long haul, requires perseverance as […]
Church architecture: studies of love, promise
This month ends with the promise of spring and new beginnings, as Easter celebrations fill restaurants as well as churches. You don’t have to be […]
Barn styles define ethnic heritage, history
If you consider the farm barn to be an ordinary and ho-hum part of Wisconsin’s landscape, Ruth Olson has this to say: It is a […]
Architecture rich at Chicago Cultural Center
One of Chicago’s finest architectural gems provides visitors with a cheap way to sample the city’s history, art, music, dance, films and drama. The Chicago […]