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New Motawi tile inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Hoffman House Rug
What we fell in love with: Motawi Tileworks' new Hoffman House Rug Decorative Tile Why we're glad we found it: Michigan tilemakers Karim and Nawal Motawi are so good at interpreting Arts and Crafts aesthetic in ceramics that the Frank Lloyd Wright...Tags: Michigan
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Corrections and clarifications, Oct. 12, 2008
•The crossword puzzle on Page 22 of today's Chicago Tribune Magazine is missing the clue for 126 Down. The clue is: Norma __. •Two photos in this Sunday's Magazine were incorrectly credited as photos when they are photo illustrations. The...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine
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'Historic,' defined
If the historic-home lingo confuses you, you're not alone. In fact, the difference between the national and local designations are the topic of many of the calls to Landmarks Illinois in Chicago, said its preservation planning director, Jim Peters. Here's...Tags: Gardens and Parks, House Building, Oak Park, Architecture, Kenilworth
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SCREEN SCENE: Louis Sullivan gets his due
Chicago Tribune reporterFor the film, Mark Richard Smith made pilgrimages to St. Louis and New York, even to small towns such as Grinnell, Iowa, and Owatonna, Minn. But Louis Sullivan's architecture always brought the documentarian back to Chicago. "Although Chicago was...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Roosevelt University, Industrial Accidents, Downers Grove, Architecture
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The Big 10 college towns for tourists
Special to the Chicago TribuneDon't fall into the college travel trap. Nowhere on the sheepskin is it written that when visiting offspring already on campus or traveling with them to choose a college, the folks who pay for the college years must be tied to a dingy motel or dine on...Tags: Ohio State University, Heavy Engineering, Rivers, Jack Nicklaus, Michigan State University
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Where past meets present
Chicago Tribune reporterTropical birds chirping. Children playing baseball and soccer in Kenwood Community Park. Students rushing off to Kenwood Academy High School. Such are the sights and sounds on a recent stroll through the Kenwood neighborhood on Chicago's South Side....Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Lake Shore Drive, Louis Farrakhan, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Ryerson Incorporated
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Elements of Style
While New York has its clannish brownstones and San Francisco its overplayed Victorian veneer, Los Angeles is a deliberate fracas of residential styles or, rather, a collection of self-realizations from individuals who happen to share the same streets....Tags: California, Hawaii, Bette Midler, Ralph Lauren, Ethics
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Farnsworth, Robie tours are being retooled
Chicago Tribune criticThis is a tale of two great houses—Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House and Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House—and how you might be experiencing them in fresh ways or, at least in the near future, not at all. At the Farnsworth House, Mies'...Tags: Mies van der Rohe, Chicago, Illinois
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Losing that 'lobby' feel in a living room
Our very large living room has a cathedral-style ceiling. When we're not hosting a party, the living room can look like a hotel lobby full of furniture, including a baby grand piano, but without guests. Please suggest how we can make the room feel more...Tags: Oak Park, Furniture
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Wright, ahead of his time, was in tune with nature
Associated PressThousands come each year to the Wisconsin River valley where Frank Lloyd Wright built his home and tested his ideas about building in harmony with nature. Nestled on a hillside overlooking the river, Wright's Taliesin has the cantilever roofs, wide...Tags: Arizona, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Lafayette College, Easton (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Architecture
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Shelf Life
I've been a Broward County resident all of my life. Consequently, I went to school here from kindergarten through graduation. If you're new to the school system, I recommend Mexican pizza day. Oh, and a piece of advice to parents of middle schoolers: If...Tags: Microsoft Corp., Ceremonies, Broward County, Lauderhill, Teen-agers
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Maurice Brown jazzed about his new sound
Chicago Tribune criticThe last time trumpeter Maurice Brown played Chicago, listeners stretched half a block outside the Green Mill Jazz Club to get in. Anyone who has followed Brown's work since he was a teenage musician from Harvey, wasn't surprised. The size of his sound,...Tags: Django Reinhardt, William Parker, New York, Los Angeles, Near South Side
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