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Futurist set tone for town

As a leader in journalism, Edmund C. Arnold’s influence pervades the design of the modern newspaper.
But in Frankenmuth, where Arnold began his career at the Frankenmuth News, his legacy will carry on in a much different way: as an architect of the town’s image as Michigan’s “Little Bavaria.”
Arnold died of complications from pneumonia at the […]

Georgia-Pacific Expands Partnership With HomeAid Through $250,000 Donation to Foster Sustainable ‘Green’ Building

Portion of Funds to Develop Sustainable Building Standards for Organization’s Nationwide Chapters; David Fleiner From Georgia-Pacific Joins National Board of Directors
HomeAid, a leading national non-profit provider of housing for today’s homeless, and Georgia-Pacific LLC, one of the world’s leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, paper, pulp, building products and related chemicals, today announced an […]

Top 10 Timeless Design Trends Identified

Style-bible NZ House & Garden features the top 10 design trends, all carefully selected for their timelessness and versatility, in its February issue.
Editorial Director Michal McKay describes the trends as imagination-starters. “Rather than a complete interior overhaul we are suggesting readers take inspiration from the trends line-up and make them their own,” she says.

Museum and Gallery Listings

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Museums and galleries are in Manhattan unless otherwise noted. Full reviews of recent art shows: nytimes.com/art.
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? AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY: ‘GOLD,’ through Aug. 19. Having delved into pearls, diamonds and amber, the museum applies its time-tested show-and-tell formula to gold. An astounding array of art, artifacts and natural samples, larded with fascinating facts and […]

On Architecture: Alley24 weaves buildings from the past into a project that effuses a sense of community

“Rethink Urban” is Vulcan Real Estate’s trademarked motto for its burgeoning South Lake Union development, and you’ll encounter one startling measure of innovative urban thinking if you ask for valet parking at the flagship 2200 hotel/condo/retail complex: $30 for four hours, please.
But you’ll find more inviting urban ideas (and even a few scraps of free […]