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Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market, Houston, TX: In 1981, a long-time Houston Ballet supporter by the name of Preston Frazier approached the board of the Houston Ballet Guild with an idea to help...
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The Cottage’s Sunrise Treehouse, Hermann, MO | The Cottage Bed and Breakfast in Hermann, Missouri, boasts plenty of gorgeous views, first-rate service and family-friendly fun. The Sunrise...
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Metrick Cottage and Boathouse, Ontario, Canada: Photography by Shai Gil, courtesy of AKB Architects | Designed to blend elegantly with the surrounding rugged Ontario landscape, the Metrick cottage...
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Cultural Crossings, Portland, Oregon | Architect: Kenga Kuma & Associates | Photography courtesy of Kenga Kuma & Associates: The Portland Japanese Garden was an already celebrated...
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Edison Lite Apartment Building, Paris, France: The Edison Lite Apartment Building in Paris, France, was built with three main principles in mind: made-to-measure housing units, 20% extra surface...
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When Chris and Julia Montroy, a husband and wife design team living in St. Louis, began the years-long project to transform a portion of her family’s 200-plus-year-old bank barn in Lancaster...
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Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO
Originally erected in 1925 as a live acting and motion picture theater, St. Louis’s Powell Symphony Hall holds a wealth of architectural and...
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With its red-tile roof, white stucco façade and stone sourced directly from the Río Cuale, Casa Guacamole is a very special property, says homeowner Andrea Miles.
She and her...