SOM’s Baxter International suburban office park is part of a vital but unheralded design legacy

Architect’s Newspaper Ι June 15, 2023 As a young architect with SOM in 1972, Richard Tomlinson saw something special in the Baxter International suburban office campus, which was already underway when he joined the firm. “It was conceived as a dynamic campus that made flexibility a fundamental principle,” he told AN. “What fascinated me about… Continue reading SOM’s Baxter International suburban office park is part of a vital but unheralded design legacy

Australia’s Timber Homes Are Where the Suburbs Meet the Frontier

May 10, 2023 Ι Bloomberg CityLab For an urban form of housing, Brisbane’s Queenslander houses are strikingly close to nature. Rustic but often elegant buildings constructed between the late 19th century and the Second World War, Queenslanders at their most refined are like breezy wooden tents, garden pavilions for full-time living. At their most utilitarian,… Continue reading Australia’s Timber Homes Are Where the Suburbs Meet the Frontier