Bungling the Bungalow and the future of the 700sq ft Brick Home in St.... August 9, 2013 54 comments New ideas use old buildings. So said Jane Jacobs. This doesn't mean that every new idea is worthwhile, or a…
The Modern Flounder in St. Louis, Now by UIC August 5, 2013 3 comments UIC (Urban Improvement Company) seemingly just can't stop. We reported on their creative reuse of some challenging buildings for their…
Container Architecture Coming to The Grove March 27, 2013 24 comments {this mixed-use container structure would be the first of its kind in St. Louis} Forest Park Southeast has seen its…
Will the St. Louis Community Buy Conceptual Architecture? February 19, 2013 23 comments {note: All images are copyrighted by SPACE Architecture and Design.} Background to provide context for the question raised above, and…
Building Better Infill: presented by City Affair and nextSTL.com, Dec ... November 26, 2012 no comments {click image to RSVP via Facebook event page, or email [email protected]}…
Aventura at Forest Park II: Revenge of the Parking Lot July 27, 2012 23 comments 202 units. 431 parking spaces. The corner of Chouteau and Taylor Avenues is less than a half-mile from the busiest…
Aventura at Forest Park Misses Design Mark, Represents Big Step Forwar... June 19, 2012 17 comments The permits had been issued and the dirt started to turn, but there was no public information regarding what was…
Creative Exchange Lab Hosts Rick Bell of AIA New York, Buildings=Energ... May 10, 2012 25 comments Forty percent of all energy used in the U.S. is consumed by buildings. Lighting, heating, cooling – all take energy,…
What Should Be: 4100 Detonty – Shaw February 9, 2012 24 comments What’s there: A really big hole. A fairly astonishing scene from the high vantage of eastbound I-44, to be sure,…
Scaled Down, Down, Down: Next Arch Grounds Revision Likely to Offer Le... December 22, 2011 no comments For anyone following the Arch grounds project, the reality that the winning design (itself much less ambitious than other finalists)…
What Should Be: Adaptive Reuse of the St. Louis Shotgun Home December 5, 2011 12 comments Across St. Louis, four-family flats are becoming two-family townhomes. Two-family buildings are now single-family residences. The century old brick box…
Unlikely Transformation Set for Forlorn Central West End Building December 1, 2011 5 comments Tucked away in the recent Preservation Board agenda, easily overlooked amongst both Cupples Warehouse #7 and the Pevely Dairy complex…