The Godfrey Chicago: What a Retractable Roof Actually Changes
A contemporary hotel in River North with a rooftop venue that can be enclosed or opened to the sky.
Lincoln Park Zoo: Reading a City Park Hour by Hour
A zoo set within Lincoln Park, with a lily pond, historic brick animal houses and the skyline rising behind the trees.
Navy Pier: Photographing a Wedding Out Over the Lake
A historic pier extending into Lake Michigan from the Chicago lakefront, with the skyline behind and open water on three sides.
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.
The Garden Wall: How to Work a Genuinely Small Venue
A small period inn in Whitefish, Montana, with garden ground and an intimate scale.
Grouse Mountain Lodge: Broad Lawns and the Group Photograph
A timber lodge on open ground near Whitefish, Montana, with broad lawns and mountain views.
The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Working a Curved Plaza
A cultural centre in Albuquerque owned by the nineteen Pueblos of New Mexico, built around a large curved outdoor plaza.
The Farmhouse Inn: Four Ways Out of the Open-Ground Problem
A farmhouse property in the valley outside Whitefish, Montana, with open ground and mountain views.
Overhills Mansion: Who This Venue Suits, and Who It Doesn’t
A late nineteenth-century mansion on wooded grounds in Catonsville, west of Baltimore, run as a dedicated wedding and event venue.
The ABQ BioPark Botanic Garden: Glasshouses in a Dry Climate
A botanic garden on the Rio Grande in Albuquerque, with glass conservatories, formal gardens and desert planting.