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Tobin recalled for his vision
While Cal Tobin was an architect by trade, he also became the figurative architect for Highland Park's downtown — helping reinvent and reimagine the city's most crucial business district. Tobin, who spent 15 years on the City Council until 1991,...
Tags: Kohl's, Human Interest, Judaism, Arts and Culture, Northbrook Court
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Virginia Tech president Steger stepping down
Virginia Tech president Charles Steger announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Steger is scheduled to give the commencement speech at Virginia Tech’s graduation Friday. Steger has been the school’s president since 2000. “When...
Tags: Virginia Tech, Virginia Cavaliers, Atlantic Coast Conference, Life Sciences Institute Incorporated, Engineering
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Experiment in seclusion
Special to Tribune NewspapersLos Angeles architect John Frane saw plenty of promise in the shoebox house, a 1930s bungalow Spanish-ized with interior doorway arches, a tiled parapet and swirled metalwork on the windows and fence. "Ugly duckling is a good way to describe it,"...Tags: Arts and Culture, Rentals
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10 romantic honeymoons by land and by sea
Special CorrespondentLove is in the air as June, the traditional month for weddings, is just around the corner, and many brides and grooms are planning a honeymoon –perhaps the most important trip they will undertake together as it officially launches their married...Tags: Cruises, Marriage, Amusement and Theme Parks, Holland America Line, Dining and Drinking
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Counting down to Lit Fest
(This selection is edited for clarity and length.) Tom Acitelli What do you think of when you think of Chicago? Oddly enough, the 1860 Republican convention that nominated Abraham Lincoln. Who is an author you'd like to meet, dead or alive?...
Tags: Britney Spears, Game of Thrones (tv program), Meatloaf, Poetry, NCIS (tv program)
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Interior designer knows stars' homes inside out
The gig: Interior designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard is in demand among Hollywood celebrities: Christina Aguilera, Kid Rock and Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are among his clients. His inviting and eclectic interiors have graced the pages of Architectural...
Tags: Entertainment, Lifestyle and Leisure, Christina Aguilera, Movies, Capitol Records
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Pasadena Heritage home tour goes Modern
The preservation group Pasadena Heritage takes a turn toward the Modern when it hosts a May 19 tour of six homes built after 1940. Stops will include homes by Lloyd Wright, Harold Zook, Ted Tyler and Lawrence Test, plus two houses by the iconic...Tags: The Getty, Arts and Culture
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Graceful St. Luke's has lasted centuries
Step through the gate at old St. Luke's and the hourglass starts to flow backward. Behind you, echoing through the fields surrounding busy Route 10, a steady stream of cars and tractor-trailers roars to and from nearby Smithfield. But the sound...
Tags: Christianity, Human Interest, Isle of Wight County, Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Arts and Culture
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Mesa sports supporters work to clear hurdles
Costa Mesa High School athletics boosters weighed in Monday on a preliminary proposal for a revamped football and soccer field with an all-weather track around it. School district planners are in the middle of a feasibility study considering what...Tags: Research, Arts and Culture, Landforms, Mountains
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Sustainable design alternatives on view at AltBuild
Learn more about sustainable design and green living as Altbuild, the Alternative Building Materials & Design Conference and Expo, opens Friday at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Architects, builders and landscape designers will be among the more...
Tags: National Wildlife Federation, Arts and Culture, Alternative Energy
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LACMA executives moving to Variety building
The Times' Money & Co. blog has reported that top executives at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art will be moving offices to the Variety building, which is across the street from the museum campus at 5900 Wilshire Blvd. Museum officials will move into...
Tags: Renzo Piano, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Arts and Culture, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Museums
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Kevin K. Pierce, 1957-2013
Kevin Pierce was an architect whose focus on the best use of resources made him a leader in green design and sustainable development. "From early on, Kevin established himself as a real innovator and leader in green building design, not only in Chicago,...
Tags: Environmental Politics, Shaw Group Incorporated, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Arts and Culture, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP
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