The Holland Center: Building the Shot List in a Contemporary Concert Hall
Opened 2005 in downtown Omaha, a contemporary concert hall with a tall glazed lobby, timber-lined auditorium and a public plaza outside.
The Santa Fe Railyard: Field Notes on an Industrial District
A redeveloped rail district south of the Plaza, with converted warehouses, a public plaza, galleries and the working Rail Runner line and historic depot.
The Liberty Hotel: Who This Venue Suits
The former Charles Street Jail, built 1851 and converted in 2007, with a ninety-foot granite atrium and catwalks. Dramatic, hard-edged and not for everyone.
The Maine State Pier: Reading the Light on a Working Waterfront
A working pier on Portland harbour with a large pier shed and open deck, used for events, with Casco Bay and the working waterfront around it.
The Press Hotel: A Walk-Through of a Converted Newspaper Building
The former Portland Press Herald headquarters in downtown Portland, Maine, converted into a design hotel with newspaper-themed interiors and period detailing.
The Omaha Design Center: Who This Industrial Venue Suits
A converted early twentieth-century industrial building in north downtown Omaha, with exposed brick, heavy timber, large windows and open floor plates.
Highland Brewing Company: Field Notes on a Brewery Venue
Founded 1994 as Asheville's first legal brewery, now a large site east of the city with an event centre, rooftop, meadow and working production floor.
Cain’s Ballroom: Field Notes on a 1924 Dance Hall
A 1924 dance hall in Tulsa, long the home of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, with a sprung maple dancefloor and a music-venue interior.
The City Museum: Field Notes on the Strangest Venue in St. Louis
A converted shoe warehouse in downtown St. Louis filled with salvaged architectural fragments, caves, tunnels, a ten-storey slide and a rooftop.