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William Huchting
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Modern, Green, Sustainable Homes: Domestic Architecture for the 21st Century

Our core mission here at makeARCHITECTURE is working with our clients to create comfortable, modern, green homes. Whether a freestanding structure or an addition, we emphasize fundamentals like daylighting in the dark winter months and natural ventilation in the summer. We specify materials that are hypo-allergenic, low impact and renewable. We remember that it is Architecture we're after because for years Sustainability has been the Birkenstocks of the design world. But it doesn't have to be limited to that. It can be elegant and attractive while being bright and environmentally friendly. We strive to help our clients realize their dreams and ambitions. We start by solving the basic functional problems and then by adding a little magic to your daily life. Imagine a room soaked in sunlight on a January day. Imagine being cool on a hot summer day without having to turn on your air conditioner. Imagine bringing the outside in. Imagine having a space that brings your family together for cooking, sharing meals and conversation. That's what makes it special. That makes it Architecture.

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Mayor Daley ranks #6 in ID Magazine's Forty


Mayor Daley ranks #6 in ID Magazine's list of the 40 most influential people driving design. This places him ahead of Frank Gehry (#12) and Karim Rashid (#22). ... MORE...

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Anish Kapoor's Marsyas


Cloudgate, the Anish Kapoor sculpture in the newly completed Milennium Park in Chicago, has been a tremendous hit with critics and the public. What else has the Bombay-born, London-based artist done?... MORE...

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Oursorrof as advocate for the Architect and Great Design


Oursorrof begins his review of the Whitney's current expansion scheme designed by Renzo Piano with the two previous ideas for an addition: first by Graves in 1984 and then Koolhaas in 1994. It's funny how dated they look... MORE...



Muschamp out, Oursoroff in at the NY Times


Libeskind's original design for Freedom Tower may not have been the only casualty of the fallout surrounding the World Trade Center Competition. Herbert Muschamp may have been another. Muschamp quietly disappeared... MORE...

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Architecture and the Creative Process As Penned on a Napkin


Architects have gained much notoriety for doodling on the back of napkins in cafés and pubs. But what is it that they are doing? How does a project go from idea to fruition? What role do these "napkin sketches" or snap shots have in the development of a work of architecture? Are these ideas really ever worked out or do architects merely play lip service to them? Or is the problem that little exploration is done outside of the napkin sketch? Should it be returned to after other formal or intellectual exploration? What is consonance and why is it important in Architecture? I'll try to address some of these issues and invite other architects and creative professionals to add their two cents.... MORE...

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Sex and Architecture: An Intersection in Chicago


Recently the public radio station WBEZ broadcast a feature on "Sex and Architecture." We thought that another approach should be considered.... MORE...

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