Explorations: the architecture of John Ronan
by Ronan, John, Manfra, Laurie
fromNew voices in architecture
In Chicago, there is a long history of celebrating architecture as a building art--not merely a graphic one--where lofty rhetoric takes a back seat to clear-headed pragmatism. John Ronan is a leading figure of a new generation of architects that are not only steeped in the groun…
Louis Kahn: Conversations with students
Julie Snow Architects
by Abrams, Janet, Snow, Julie, Julie Snow Architects
fromNew voices in architecture
It's an unfortunate reality that architects practicing in the great expanse between the East and West coasts all too often find themselves beyond the radar of the profession's so-called "tastemakers." And it's especially a shame in the case of Julie Snow, a Minneapolis-based arc…
"I live, practice, teach, and build in northwest Arkansas, in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It's a place considered to be in the middle of nowhere, yet ironically close to everywhere. It is an environment of real natural beauty and, simultaneously, one of real constructe…