Hotel Serrador, Rio de Janeiro
A once glamorous hotel, demolition, vacancy, and failed revitalization, ultimately saved by municipal government.
Old Post Office and Elks Lodge, Jackson, Michigan
A demolished Romanesque federal building, an Albert Kahn, adaptive reuse, and a parking lot.
Capone's / the Rainforest Cafe, Chicago
Somehow the Rainforest Cafe might be the least schlocky concept to occupy this building.
Peoples National Bank, Jackson, Michigan
Early design-build, an Art Deco renovation, and the power of LIHTC and historic preservation credits to rehab affordable housing.
National Library of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian eclecticism, an attribution controversy, and a little influence from the Chicago and St. Louis world fairs.