Architecture + Renovation Archives

The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art: A Window on the Landscape

April 1, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Dmadeo/CC-BY-SA-3.0

If you are ever at Cornell University, you have the chance to visit the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, also known simply as the “Johnson Museum” or the “Cornell…

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Schuur Wild, Pt.1: A Spontaneous Buy and Cautious Design

March 25, 2023
Written by Bromley Davenport and Photography by Jim Brown

A couple stumbles across their midcentury brick ranch—but the renovation and design process that ensued was anything but carefree.

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Schuur Wild, Pt.3: Pushing the Limits of Landscape

March 25, 2023
Written by Bromley Davenport and Photography by Jim Brown

A Portland couple tackled city fines and a grueling renovation process to bring their dream midcentury home's MCM landscape into fruition.

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Schuur Wild, Pt.2: The Crazy House on the Block

March 25, 2023
Written by Bromley Davenport and Photography by Jim Brown

When the Schuurs started bringing their midcentury home back to its former, funky glory, not everyone took kindly to the vision of their crazy house.

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landscape extending lines of MCM home in Wisconsin

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A Wisconsin Yard Gets a Dream Modern Makeover

March 24, 2023
Written by Kristin Dowding and Photography by Westhauser Photography

A landscape design firm turns an empty Wisconsin lawn into a peaceful, MCM-inspired backyard. Reimagining the past is a mid-century homeowner’s ultimate goal—especially when a home is stripped of its…

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Boston City Hall: A Controversial Brutalist Landmark

March 18, 2023
Written by Kye Cardinalis and Featured image photography by Newton Court/CC-BY-SA-4.0.

If there is one building that divides Bostonians, it is the notorious Boston City Hall. This Brutalist structure looms imposingly over Boston City Hall Plaza, drawing both criticism and praise.…

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the Endo Pharmaceuticals building exterior

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Retro Road Trip

Endo Laboratories: The “Fortress for Pharmaceuticals”

March 16, 2023
Written by Kye

While in Garden City on Long Island, you can drive to see a brutalist structure that has been dubbed the “Fortress for Pharmaceuticals” by John Morris Dixon in “Progressive Architecture.”…

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