The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum: Glass, Butterflies and Prairie
A contemporary nature museum in Lincoln Park, with a glass-roofed butterfly haven and restored prairie planting outside.
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.
The Waldorf Astoria Chicago: A Walled Courtyard in a City
A hotel in Chicago's Gold Coast with a private walled entrance courtyard and French-influenced interiors.
The LondonHouse Rooftop: One Decision Governs the Whole Evening
A rooftop terrace on a 1923 building at Michigan Avenue and the Chicago River, looking along the river and across the skyline.
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.
Garfield Park Conservatory: Field Notes on Photographing Under Glass
A large early-1900s glasshouse on Chicago's West Side, with palm and fern rooms under expanses of glass.
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 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.
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.
The Pines at Creston: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
A mountain wedding venue in the North Carolina high country north of Asheville, with long-range Blue Ridge views and open ground at elevation.