Stories

From the desk of Nora Burba Trulsson

  • Wow Factor - Inside Antiquities Warehouse in Phoenix, "wow" is the operative word.

  • Always Iconic - Janet Brooks

  • For Rent

    At a Christopher Todd Communities (christophertodd.com) development in Glendale, a series of transitional-style homes open up onto green space and include small, fenced backyard

  • Homebuilding Trends

    With more than three decades in the homebuilding industry, Sue Goodrich, vice president of sales and marketing for Scottsdale-based Cachet Homes (cachethomes.net), knows what home buyers want, and don’t want. Pocketing glass doors, yes. Tuscan-style flourishes, not so much.

  • Time Travel - TWA Hotel

    After over 2 years of not flying (thanks Covid), I finally saddled up again, and my first stop was back in time!

  • Always Iconic - Austin King

    If things had gone a bit differently, Austin King might have not been known for his well-crafted renovations and new builds in Arcadia and Paradise Valley.

  • Not Your Run of the Mill

    For generations, Hayden Flour Mill has been a Tempe landmark. Located at the upper end of Mill Avenue, it’s an industrial complex once known for milling Arizona Rose and other flours, as well as for its iconic grain elevator and silos that rise next to the rocky Tempe Butte.

  • Always Iconic: Claudia Kappl Joy, CLD, IALD

    Ask lighting designer Claudia Kappl Joy to work on a project and you won’t get a standard illumination plan, with general and decorative lighting, plus a lot of fixtures everywhere.

  • Archival Content

    For architecture scholars and enthusiasts, an unprepossessing storefront in downtown Chandler now houses a treasure trove of organic architecture drawings, models, photographs, correspondence and ephemera.

  • Midcentury Memories

    Aaron Stouffer, 34, wasn’t around when CineCapri premiered “Star Wars,” when Helsing’s Coffee offered up cheeseburgers within its Googie-style building at Uptown Plaza or when Celebrity Theatre featured cutting-edge rock bands rather than legacy acts.