Since many of you have already either been to or seen the new Richmond Olympic Oval, I thought I’d share some highlights of its architecture with you.  Designed by Cannon Design, the Richmond Oval is located on 32 acres of city owned land and it was awarded a LEED certification rating of Silver (Green Building [...]

Working in the design industry, and especially in the Architectural Capital of Chicago, you tend to rub shoulders with the who’s-who’s of the industry.  It is always nice to mingle with architects, interior designers, industrial designers, artists etc… as it always helps to broaden your perspective of the design industry, and usually after a glass [...]

I’m loving this Weigel Residence by Substance Architecture! It is a 4000 square foot vacation home designed for a family of a couple with four young children. Located in Copper Mountain, Colorado, this home is a single storey building that allows the homeowners to “be in the woods” and to “see the mountains.” Here are [...]

Any architecture/ design buffs in LA on Sunday October 4?  If so, I would recommend that you sign up for the AIA’s (American Institute of Architects) Los Angeles Fall Home Tour!  You get to visit 4 amazing contemporary homes in the LA Manhattan Beach area.  The architects will even be around to answer questions about [...]

My husband and I went to Barcelona back in 2006 as part of our honeymoon.  Barcelona is a great city with so many great sites and friendly people.  One of the strangest things we encountered there was the Gaudi architecture.  Antoni Gaudi was an architect in Barcelona in the late 1800′s and his works are [...]