el dorado

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  Bracketing, a New Japanese Aesthetic

  Sou Fujimoto's compelling proposal for the 2013 Serpentine Pavilion in London's Kensington Gardens is the latest example of an aesthetic of dematerialization unique to Japanese design.

   
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  Johnston Marklee is Having a Breakout Year

  Christopher Hawthorne explores this Los Angeles firm's rise and its ambivalent relationship with the City of Angels.

   
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  echo ridge duplexes, topeka, kan.

  El dorado applies a creative approach to a pair of affordable duplexes.

   
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  Tyler Residence, Leawood, Kan.

  Two unobtrusive interior renovations update a home’s exterior.

   
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  The Finn Lofts, Wichita, Kan.

  In Wichita, Kan., el dorado infuses new life into an old warehouse.

   
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  ra50: Messana O'Rorke

  Dedicated minimalists Brian Messana and Toby O’Rorke create urban breathing spaces.

   
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  Architects Need to Learn to Work With Clients' More Stringent Budgets

  In recessionary times, architects have to exercise their creativity and do more with less.

   
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  Selecting Windows for Multifamily Projects Is Harder and Easier Than You Think

  How do you spec durable, high-performing windows for a multifamily project? Very carefully.

   

• kansas city architects and designers open homes to public

   

• el dorado verbatim

  additional thoughts from el dorado's principals.

   
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  thinking & making

  It's not easy for an outsider to catch the folks at el dorado in an entirely serious moment. The Kansas City, Mo., firm's five partners recently used the 1980s hair band Def Leppard as a reference point in an architectural lecture. The group's offbeat, deadpan sense of humor harmonizes with their...

   

• el dorado

  When Kansas City, Mo.-based el dorado decided to design a new office, it didn't want to lose the industrial character of its previous digs.