23rd Annual Architectural Design & Build Issue
Arbus Magazine’s 23rd Annual Architectural, Design & Build issue. Since architecture and design are both an art and a business, it feels like a seamless fit. Arbus takes great pride in serving as the platform for so many of the region’s best architects, designers, and builders to promote their work. Read to discover this year’s most exciting changes to our built environment.
Championing the Power of Design
Cities in both the US and abroad, including Sydney, New York, Paris, and San Francisco, do a great job of embracing design to enhance commerce, create delightful experiences, and cater to every aspect of human life. In Jacksonville, however, design appears to be underutilized and, in many cases, overlooked altogether.
Expanding Its Space
When the Jacksonville Museum of Arts and Sciences (originally the Jacksonville Children’s Museum) became the Museum of Science and History (MOSH) in 1969, it moved into its current building, designed by North Florida architectural icon William Morgan. Morgan described his modern, brutalist design as a “castle for children,” and MOSH has indeed served our city and its children with innovative, award-winning exhibitions and programming for decades.
A Choice for Jacksonville
When it comes to the city’s decisions about demolishing some of its older buildings without a plan in place, many local architects don’t find much to celebrate.
Great Houses in Jacksonville’s History
Jacksonville has had its share of grand mansions, and nearly every generation has produced at least one preeminent home that has stood out as the city’s showplace. Most of these are gone now, having fallen to the vagaries of fire, changing fashions, and real estate development. But these grand homes of yesteryear still linger in our collective conscience.
The New Frontier in Porcelain
SapienStone is crafted from ceramic clays and mineral colorings … and thanks to this unique manufacturing process, these slabs will not be altered by heat, light, or chemical cleaners and disinfectant products. These gorgeous surfaces were designed by Iris Ceramica Group S.p.A., a world leader in the production of top quality porcelain and high-tech ceramics for more than fifty years. Their goal was to develop a product that would be visually stunning, provide outstanding performance and be practical in residential and commercial applications.
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