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In a stately 1930 home, original mill-work frames newly widened archways and a grasscloth-clad ceiling. In a Clayton high-rise, a slab of quartzite rises from countertop to ceiling, transforming a once-dark kitchen. In a newly constructed residence, sculptural lighting and thoughtfully placed furnishings create spaces for modern living. Different styles. Different eras. One idea: Design can honor where we've been while embracing how we live now. In its 19th year, the Architect & Designer Awards celebrates the extraordinary talent shaping St. Louis’ residential and commercial spaces. This year's winning projects reveal a design community rooted in craftsmanship and unafraid of color, personality, and innovation. The work proves that preservation and progress are not opposing forces, but partners in creating spaces that feel both timeless and entirely of the moment. Among…
Downtown boosters and historic preservationists cheered when the St. Louis city assessor booted the old Orpheum Theater off the tax-exempt rolls last year. The move, they hope, will spur action by the building's owner, a religious nonprofit that allowed it to fall into disrepair. ¶ But at least 40 other long-vacant properties in the city may also be enjoying tax-free status. That number comes from a list of properties that are owned by nonprofits and listed as tax exempt; the list was then cross-referenced with data from the St. Louis Vacant Property Explorer, an online tool that pulls information from government records and other sources to assign a likelihood that a given property is vacant. ¶ Forty nonprofit-owned, tax-exempt properties were coded as “very likely” or “definite” vacancies by the…
16,000 Number of tax-exempt buildings in the City of St. Louis 8,671 Number of likely vacant buildings in the city, per the Vacant Property Explorer 40 Number of buildings that are likely both vacant and tax exempt $8.05M Cost of three years’ worth of unpaid taxes on those vacant properties 60% Percent of parcels that are vacant in the Ville 0% Percent of parcels that are vacant in Wydown/Skinker SOURCE: St. Louis Vacancy Explorer, St. Louis City Assessor.…
For Aaron Williams, the stories St. Louisans latch onto and share about the region are crucial. And for far too long, he argues, the wrong narratives have come to define the city, especially the North City neighborhoods he focuses on as the president of 4theVille. “A lot of the culture makers, history makers of the St. Louis region are [from] the same places that people don't want to go to or talk bad about,” Williams says. “We want to shift not only that narrative, but the thinking about the way we invest in those types of places.” Williams describes the nonprofit he leads as a “cultural heritage development organization,” one keen on uncovering, sharing, and preserving the rich, significant Black history concentrated in the six north St. Louis neighborhoods it…
Nights at the Missouri Botanical Garden are about to get a whole lot brighter. Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO will bring 21 interactive installations by artists Serge Beaulieu and Yelena Filipchuk to the garden from April 10–September 26. Previously displayed in such venues as Burning Man, Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden, and the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, HYBYCOZO uses large-scale geometric sculptures to illuminate the patterns and systems of the natural world. MOBOT events manager Lauren Morgan first came across Beaulieu and Filipchuk's work through outdoor exhibitions in California and Arizona, and she thought it could be a perfect fit for one of the garden's spring/summer signature exhibitions. “We got to see it up close, see how guests interacted with the work, and we were really drawn to how different…
APR 8 Take a leap of faith with singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza. Her latest album is a walk through the emotional rollercoasters of life, from building a music career in Los Angeles to weathering a hurricane that flooded her home. Delmar Hall, thepageant.com. APR 25-26 Celebrate the place we all call home at the St. Louis Earth Day Festival. With food, music, activities, and sustainability products and services from local vendors, the fest gives everyone a chance to show Mother Earth a little kindness. Muny Grounds, earthday-365.org. APR 10 Classical music fans will want to snag tickets to Mahler's Fifth: Landscapes of Emotion. Mahler's Fifth Symphony will be coupled with a new concerto by celebrated composer Carlos Simon and performed by cellist Seth Parker Woods and Grammy Award–winning violinist Hilary…
