Ancient Hearth to Modern Design: Inspiration from the Cooking and Construction in India, Hawaii & Korea

Illustration by Emily Torem American disposable food culture notwithstanding, a restaurant is about more than efficiently transferring food from a refrigerator to a stomach. The best restaurants create a sense of place—through the food preparation, the physical surroundings, the textures and the temperatures—that make diners feel at home and nurture our humanity.     At…

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Brick Veneer is Wasteful, The Gingerbread House of Architecture

After passing the third new construction, four-story, brick condo building on just one block this afternoon, I commented to my friend that we have to stop using brick veneers in Chicago. It partially made sense when we used it for structure to hold up the floor and roof above (or to an extreme example seventeen floors…

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