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UI memorial garden to come this summer

By Lauren Paterson March 14, 2024

A female student in plaid and jeans and a male student in a black jacket and light jeans use a measuring tape on the ground at the top of a green hill. Brick buildings can be seen in the distance.

Architecture students Jackson Wiedenfeld (left) and Harper Drake (right) take measurements at the future site of the Vandal Healing Garden and Memorial on the University of Idaho campus. (Credit: Lauren […]Read More

Houses Of Worship Find New Life After Congregations Downsize

By NWPB News August 25, 2019

Clifton Heights Inn was once a Methodist Church and many of the guests who pass through are former congregants. Some have hosted weddings and anniversaries at the church turned inn. Shahla Farzan/St. Louis Public Radio

As the percentage of Americans who belong to a church, mosque or synagogue declines, congregations are selling their buildings. Some of those former houses of worship are finding new life.Read More

UNESCO Adds 8 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings To Its List Of World Heritage Sites

By NPR News July 8, 2019

The Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright who developed the concept of "organic architecture," that a building should develop out of its surroundings. Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images

The Guggenheim Museum in New York and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania now belong to a list that includes Machu Picchu and the pyramids of Egypt. Read More

Like Moths To A Flame: Why Modern-Day Guests Always Gather In The Kitchen

By NPR News December 24, 2018

Michael Durand (left), husband of Kitchn Editor-In-Chief Faith Durand, and friend Chris Gardner (right) carve turkey while guests hang out in the Durands' kitchen, dirty dishes and all, at a recent party. CREDIT: Kitchn/Rachel Joy Barehl

It's a bit of a cliché, but the kitchen can really feel like the heart of things. But this warm, welcoming kitchen environment is not what you would find 150 years ago.Read More