Adaptive Reuse of the St. Louis Shotgun Home
Across St. Louis, four-family flats are becoming two-family townhomes. Two-family buildings are now single-family residences. The century old brick box Continue reading
What Should Be
It’s easy to see an obvious problem and desire change, but it’s undoubtedly better to know what’s there, and to show what should be.
Mercantile Library
Arguably the brightest part of post-recession downtown St. Louis is the progress of the Mercantile Exchange: specifically the redevelopment of Continue reading
The Flounder House
Anyone who has explored the neighborhoods of St. Louis knows that its urban fabric contains immense charm, largely due to Continue reading
AAA/CVS
Fresh off the announcement of the famed Phillips 66/Del Taco saucer’s apparent preservation and reuse, St. Louis should not forget Continue reading
Del Taco: Demolition / Preservation / Adaptation
Much of the debate about the proposed demolition of the Del Taco building has focused on critical issues of process Continue reading
De Tonty
What’s there… A really big hole. A fairly astonishing scene from the high vantage of eastbound I-44, to be sure, Continue reading
What Should Be
Everyone knows of a place or places in built St. Louis where something is distressing, missing, or just not right. Continue reading
