/tags/architecture Architecture en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:34:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-24/the-eads-bridge-a-design-masterpiece-is-150-years-old-a-new-exhibit-tells-its-story The Eads Bridge was completed 150 years ago this July. It connects East St. Louis and the City of St. Louis. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:34:12 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-04-24/the-eads-bridge-a-design-masterpiece-is-150-years-old-a-new-exhibit-tells-its-story Ulaa Kuziez /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-14/a-st-louis-company-designs-destinations-at-home-and-worldwide PGAV is behind the design of the St. Louis Aquarium and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame & Museum. The firm also designed the world’s largest aquarium, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, which opened last year. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 23:08:04 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2024-02-14/a-st-louis-company-designs-destinations-at-home-and-worldwide Alex Heuer /culture-history/2023-12-12/quincy-effort-attempts-to-restore-historic-washington-theater The Washington Theater in Quincy was home to vaudeville acts and later a movie theater before it shuttered in the 1980s. Now, an effort is underway to restore the theater to its former glory. Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-12-12/quincy-effort-attempts-to-restore-historic-washington-theater Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-26/urban-archaeology-details-st-louis-complicated-past-and-its-rich-architecture The Pulitzer Foundation’s Urban Archaeology exhibition notes the red brick heritage of St. Louis and explores how the city's architecture reflects its social and political history. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 17:06:43 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-09-26/urban-archaeology-details-st-louis-complicated-past-and-its-rich-architecture Ulaa Kuziez /health-science-environment/2023-09-15/the-future-of-the-midwest-includes-hazardous-heat-and-most-of-our-homes-arent-ready Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska are part of an emerging “extreme heat belt” that could deliver more scorching days within 30 years. So far, there’s no unified plan to make our dwellings safe in the dangerously high temperatures to come. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-09-15/the-future-of-the-midwest-includes-hazardous-heat-and-most-of-our-homes-arent-ready Holly Edgell /culture-history/2023-02-09/how-a-st-louis-architectural-illustrators-work-shaped-many-well-known-fantasy-worlds Hugh Ferriss was a highly regarded architectural illustrator from St. Louis. His distinct moody nighttime illustrations of skyscrapers and suspension bridges inspired the backdrops of many fictional worlds like Gotham City, Metropolis and Emerald City. Thu, 09 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2023-02-09/how-a-st-louis-architectural-illustrators-work-shaped-many-well-known-fantasy-worlds Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /2022-11-13/historic-treasures-or-unsafe-eyesores-belleville-struggles-to-deal-with-aging-architecture The historical society in Belleville, Illinois, and other preservationists are discouraged by the city’s demolition of neglected landmark homes and other buildings. Sun, 13 Nov 2022 11:23:00 GMT /2022-11-13/historic-treasures-or-unsafe-eyesores-belleville-struggles-to-deal-with-aging-architecture Teri Maddox /culture-history/2022-10-13/bellefontaine-cemeterys-first-mausoleum-in-70-years-has-secret-owners A very private St. Louis family commissioned a very public mausoleum to eventually house eight loved ones. Both the cemetery and the mausoleum architect are mum on the family’s identity, but clues abound. Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2022-10-13/bellefontaine-cemeterys-first-mausoleum-in-70-years-has-secret-owners Holly Edgell /health-science-environment/2022-08-26/missouri-botanical-garden-to-open-new-visitors-center-focused-on-plant-diversity The Missouri Botanical Garden will open its new $94 million visitors center Saturday after two years of construction. Guests will be treated to a center that aims to bring nature indoors. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:15:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-08-26/missouri-botanical-garden-to-open-new-visitors-center-focused-on-plant-diversity Chad Davis /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-09/monday-remembering-larry-giles-founder-of-saugets-national-building-arts-center On June 12, Larry Giles died at the age of 73 after a struggle with leukemia. He was known as decent, honest and tough. On top of that, Giles was, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently put it, “the man who saved St. Louis.” Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:11:37 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-07-09/monday-remembering-larry-giles-founder-of-saugets-national-building-arts-center Evie Hemphill