1.  The City used funds from the Downtown Phoenix Hotel Corporation to buy the Sahara building.  Apparently part of this deal was the temporary use of the site as a parking lot for the Sheraton Hotel.  This is the “done deal” City Manager David Cavazos was talking about. 2.  When several community members suggested the [...]

Giant Coffee is finally open!  It opened in May in fact and it’s a big hit with this coffee shop-loving architectural writer.  I first went to Giant last Sunday to meet friends Aaron Kimberlin and John Jacquemart.  I was absolutely delighted with it at first glance from my car. First, I give Matt Pool, owner [...]

“I think most buildings that are being built are very much focused on managing cost…So you tend to see less creativity in that environment, less exciting designs, less upscale materials being used in them.” Kermit Baker, the CFO of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), says in today’s CNN article, ‘Masterpieces’ on hold, waiting for [...]

Today’s guest post is written by Donna Reiner, PhD and Bank Maven.  Donna spoke at last weekend’s Modern Phoenix Expo about Mid-Century Modern Banks in Phoenix.  Some of the banks Donna highlighted are buildings you might drive by all the time and not give a second thought to.  They are a part of our everyday [...]

I enjoyed attending the various events last week set up by Modern Phoenix.  The entire week-long series of events was immaculately organized by Alison and Matthew King and their team and was well-attended as always.  I didn’t have a chance to go to all the events, but this week I’ll post my thoughts on the [...]