Louis Kahn: Listen to the Bricks

Louis Kahn (1901-1974) was indisputably one of the greatest architects of the 20th century. When Kahn showed Philip Johnson, the founder of the Museum of Modern Art’s architecture and design department, the drawings for his breakthrough Richards Medical Research Laboratories at the University of Pennsylvania, Johnson responded: “When this building […]

You Can’t Find These Luxury Sheds at Home Depot

Vasu Ganti had been considering upgrading his family’s Los Gatos, Calif., home to include a multipurpose space long before the pandemic. “We were always thinking of decluttering and creating a space where I could play music loudly without disturbing others,” he said. Recent events, though, compelled Mr. Ganti to act […]

5 Top Retail Picks for 2021

This past year was a tough one for most companies, but it was downright brutal for many retailers. COVID-19 lockdowns helped set the stage for what Coresight Research believes could be as many as 25,000 U.S. store closures in 2020, nearly tripling 2019’s tally. The fact that consumers have trained […]