Living - Dec. 4, 2009
A hideous crime spree in the suburbs
The stretch Bluemound Road between Mayfair Road and 111th Street features some of the butt-ugliest buildings in the history of architecture.
Tags: wauwatosa, architecture, edwardo's pizza

Living - Sept. 24, 2009
Welcome to OnDesign with Libby Castro
Welcome to my blog OnDesign. Here I'll write about architectural projects happening in Wisconsin and on my travels. Have you heard about the new SC Johnson building in Racine?
Tags: ondesign, libby castro, frank lloyd wright, project honor, lord norman foster and partners, design, architecture, racine, sc johnson

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 2, 2009
Exploring the architecture of the unbuilt
"UNSEEN Architecture: MKE" highlights the "secret" work of 18 local architecture firms. Opening today and running through March 2010, the exhibit explores concept drawings and models of projects developed yet never built in the Milwaukee area.
Tags: unseen, architecture, eisner museum, aia, american institute of architects

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 24, 2008
Powers builds blog on Milwaukee architecture
Redevelopments in the Brewer's Hill and Harambee neighborhoods, continued growth in the Historic Third Ward and the design of international masterpieces along the Lakefront all forge a newfound vitality and maturity in Milwaukee's architectural culture. Taking a cue from the Milwaukee Public Museum's original exhibit, Robert Powers' "Milwaukee Streets" photo and essay blog explores the roots, culture and architecture of the streets of Milwaukee.
Tags: robert powers, architecture, milwaukee streets

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 28, 2008
MCHS designates three new county landmarks
The Milwaukee County Landmarks Committee, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, awarded the honor to the recently-renovated The Little Red Store, 7720 Harwood Ave., in Wauwatosa; The South Shore Pavilion in Bay View's South Shore Park; and Shorewood Department of Public Works Administration Building, 3801 N. Morris Blvd.
Tags: Little Red Store, Wauwatosa, South Shore Pavilion, Shorewood DPW, MCHS, historic landmark, preservation, architecture

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 10, 2008
"Fill'er Up" trails state's gas station history
"Fill'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations," a new book by Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz that traces the history of gas station architecture in the state. It's heavily illustrated and a great read. We talk to the authors.
Tags: Jim Draeger, Mark Speltz, Fill'er Up, gas station, pagoda, Wisconsin Historical Society, architecture

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 10, 2008
Present Music, MAM join forces for "Art, Architecture and Music"
Labeled a gallery night for the eyes and ears, "Art, Architecture & Music" brings together a night of juxtapositions: audio and visual, old and new.
Tags: art, architecture, music, present music, milwaukee art museum

Milwaukee Buzz - May 31, 2007
Mayor announces design awards
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett honors the proprietors and designers who collaborated to make 20 city sites more bold and interesting when he presents the 2006 Urban Design Awards during a ceremony today at 5:15 p.m. at UWM.
Tags: Mayor, Barrett, Architecture, Design Awards, Greenstreet, Enderis, Annona, Amaranth, Hemingway

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 10, 2006
Sunday Sound-off: What is Milwaukee's ugliest building?
What is your least-favorite building in Milwaukee? Also, what you think the Third Ward still needs.
Tags: sound-off, third ward, architecture

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 18, 2006
Wright's final design blends desert form, function
Wisconsin's most renowned architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed buildings all over the world. But the last project Wright designed before he died in 1959 probably wouldn't be standing today if it was built in its intended location -- as an opera house in Baghdad, Iraq.
Tags: wright, Taliesin, phoenix, tempe, architecture, Gammage, FLW, Baghdad, Iraq

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 8, 2005
Historic Milwaukee tours uncover city's past
Cemetery tours, "The Naughty Ladies of Beer Town," the Riverwalk, Yankee Hill or the North Point Mansion tours are just a few of the options. Stroll the streets of downtown June 1 thru Oct. 15 and see varying styles of architecture during the "Downtown Through the Eras" tour. And there's more.
Tags: Historic Milwaukee, preservation, tours, Skywaukee, architecture, tourism

Marketplace - June 8, 2005
Brass Light Gallery brings lighting treasures to Milwaukee
This Milwaukee-based company started out in a garage in 1974 and now provides decorative architectural lighting for residential and commercial environments across the U.S.
Tags: Brass Light, Rebholz, Stephen Kaniewski, Walker's Point, lighting, architecture

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 18, 2005
Wright Foundation could be in trouble
Hundreds of tourists usually flock to Taliesin in Spring Green in summer. But, two "living legacies" of legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright could be close to dying because of financial and organization problems. Read about it in Beyond Milwaukee.
Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Taliesin, Spring Green, architecture, Scottsdale, The Arizona Republic, Beverly Hart, Vernon Swaback, UWM School of Architecture, Wright Foundation

Marketplace - Nov. 10, 2004
New architectural firm thrives on Milwaukee's energy
After spending time in various architectural disciplines, in firms of varying sizes and even in a variety of cities, Greg Nagel and Brian Tobiczyk felt it was time to develop a firm based on their own architectural philosophies. They returned to Milwaukee to start NLTK.
Tags: Nagel-Tobiczyk, NLTK, architecture, Rebholz

Milwaukee Buzz - Oct. 3, 2004
Boat sweet boat
Milwaukee's East Side boathouse raises many questions like: Is it a boat? Is it a house? According to longtime occupant Paul Finger, "You can call it either, as long as you say it with reverence!"
Tags: boat, architecture, paul finger