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Architect at Home: Paul Schweikher's House in Schaumburg, IL.

Back in March we put together a blog post on a unique house in Arizona by architect Paul Schweikher and his partner Winston Elting. Ever ...

Photo Tour and Trip Review of the TWA Flight Center and Hotel at JFK

Two weeks ago, we stayed at the newly restored TWA Flight Center and newly constructed TWA Hotel at JFK Airport in NYC for a couple of da...

Paul Rudolph's House for Family Living: Lost and Found

In 1956, the Woman's Home Companion (WHC) magazine commissioned a house designed by famous modernist architect Paul Rudolph. The Septembe...

The Rosenbaum House: Frank Lloyd Wright's Jewel in Alabama

Last week I visited the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama for the second time - the first being 5 years ago when I was just beginn...

The World of Charles and Ray Eames Exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum

The World of Charles and Ray Eames is a fantastic exhibit that has been traveling the world for years. On May 5th, 2018, it opened to the...

Corbusier and the Modulor Man

In art, design and architecture, scale and proportion are incredibly important. You're probably already familiar with some of these conce...

Tour of the Architecture of Minoru Yamasaki at Wayne State University

All About Architect Minoru Yamasaki The Seattle born and educated Yamasaki moved to Detroit in 1945. By 1949, the young architect had sta...

Touring the Laurent House in Rockford, IL: Frank Lloyd Wright's 'Little Gem'

We'll never turn down any opportunity to tour an amazing mid-century modern home. When that home also happens to be a Usonian home design...

A Tour of the Butterfly House in Jacksonville, Florida

Before we moved to Michigan, we briefly looked at homes in Northern Florida. Jacksonville and the surrounding area has a lot of affordabl...

Frank Lloyd Wright's Eppstein House is Ready for Guests

Michigan has more than its fair share of excellent mid century modern architecture - and we love it! South West Michigan is home to not o...

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