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Jan 30, 20242 min read
RECAPTURING THE SPIRIT OF PLACE: KIVA CRAFTS CENTER REHABILITATION
By Doug Sydnor Part Cherokee and Scotch-Irish, Lloyd Henri Kiva New was an artist and educator who arrived in Scottsdale in 1946. Painter...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
Architect’s Perspective: Phoenix’s Carnegie Public Library: A Legacy of Learning
Doug Sydnor, FAIA The Carnegie Public Library has been an impressive edifice on the State government mall fronting Washington Street...
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Architect’s Perspective: Globe: Where Copper Was King
by Doug Sydnor, FAIA The mining town of Globe, Arizona, has a notorious early history of saloons, gambling halls, brothels, murders,...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Architect's Perspective: Celebrating the McDowell Sonoran Preserve's Trailheads
Doug Sydnor, FAIA Scottsdale residents realized their quality of life was under threat in 1991. The pristine McDowell Mountains, a...
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Architect’s Perspective: Melverne Coats Ensign – An Inventive Architecture
Doug Sydnor, FAIA Growing up in Phoenix, I noticed some innovative architecture created by an unknown individual. Many years later, I...
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