The Chicago Athletic Association: Dark Wood and Stained Glass
A former gentlemen's club on Michigan Avenue, now a hotel, with wood-panelled rooms and stained glass overlooking Millennium Park.
The Detroit Opera House: A Walk Through a Restored Opera House
A restored opera house in Detroit, with a grand lobby, tiered auditorium and stage.
The Gem Theatre, Detroit: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A small historic theatre in downtown Detroit, dramatic and intimately nostalgic in character.
The Art Institute of Chicago: Reading a Museum Hour by Hour
A Beaux-Arts museum on Michigan Avenue with a walled South Garden and a contemporary glass-roofed wing.
The Fillmore Detroit: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A historic Detroit theatre with a grand lobby of soaring ceilings and ornate chandeliers, now working as a music venue.
The Adler Planetarium: One Decision Governs the Whole Day
A 1930s planetarium on Northerly Island, facing the Chicago skyline across the harbour with Lake Michigan behind.
The Siren Hotel, Detroit: What It Suits and What It Does Not
A boutique hotel in downtown Detroit, with a character that is both vintage and refreshingly modern.
The Bierstube: What Changes When the Reception Is in a Bar
A long-standing ski-town bar in Whitefish, Montana, with a tavern interior and genuine local character.
The Shinola Hotel, Detroit: What It Suits and What It Does Not
A design-led hotel in Detroit's historic Woodward shopping district, with considered interiors and period buildings around it.
The Rio Grande Zoo: Cottonwood Shade and the Enclosure Problem
A zoo set among mature cottonwoods beside the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, with planted grounds and animal enclosures.