By K. Schipper
FREDERIKSTED, Virgin Islands – This port city on St. Croix, the largest of three islands that make up the United States Virgin Islands, may have a past that dates back hundreds of years, but with the turn of the century its future was seriously in doubt.
By M.W. Penn
BEACHWOOD, Ohio – The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage was conceived as a celebration of the Jewish immigrant experience in northeast Ohio, but the scope of museum exhibits encompasses the entire history of Judaism. To symbolically connect the museum with the heritage of the people it honors, the building’s facing is more than 126 tons of Gold Jerusalem limestone from the Ramon Mitzpeh quarry in southern Israel.
By K. Schipper
EDINA, Minn. – Imagine your city hall being selected for use as a major-motion-picture location because it’s cramped and antiquated.
By Claire Santry
LONDON — Every Briton – and anyone in the world who holds this city dear – cares what happens to St. Paul’s Cathedral. And all of them – from the most-distinguished conservation specialist to the average layperson on the street – have a view on how this almost-300-year-old limestone treasure should be protected.
MONTREAL – The Le Palais De Justice De Montréal (Montréal Courthouse) now features 145,000 ft² of granite flooring – even though original renovation plans didn’t call for any stone on the floor.
By K. Schipper
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – It’s not unusual for a building to be clad in a single color of stone … and , if a second color is utilized, it’s often incorporated into formal design elements, such as door and window surrounds or in a vertical line to break up a large, flat surface.
By K. Schipper
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Former President Bill Clinton experienced more than a little turmoil in his public life, but the construction of his presidential library was as smooth as the wood, glass and stone incorporated into the 150,000 ft² museum and archive.
By K. Schipper
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – For bathrooms, the word for many years was functionality, not décor. For more homeowners, though, their ideas now go way beyond the tub/sink/toilet basics.
By K. Schipper
BIG SKY, Mont. – When your vacation home has a name and a $10 million price tag, you aren’t exactly planning on linoleum floors and contact-paper countertops.
By K. Schipper
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Say one thing for the people of this Bay Area city: When they proposed combining new landscaping at city hall with a public art requirement and the community’s desire for a memorial to local veterans, it showed optimism.