Hubris and a lack of comparables at the highest echelons frequently collide for inexplicable price differences from 1 estate to the next. But as with all real estate, location and size still matter
William Friedman, the architect who designed the Surfside condo building that partially collapsed in late June, had been suspended by Florida's board of architecture in 1967 for designing buildings that could not withstand 1965's Hurricane Betsy
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Architecture by the hour
Architecture by the hour
Tips to secure structural panels in seismic zones
2,450-square-foot Sarah Susanka design fills up lot, so no backyard
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A-frame structure to stand in for earthquake-ravaged landmark
Owner will donate any amount above $2.5M list price to Japan relief
Admit it: Men do care about aesthetics
When modernization goes too far
Designs today seem inferior to 1920s revival styles