It looks as if Manuel Zeitlin Architects has nailed it again.
And the good people at the Tennessee Association of Realtors should be thrilled.
MZA, the Nashville-based architectural firm with the catchy name and an even more distinctive design style, seemingly has created a contemporary semi-masterpiece with the soon-to-be completed TAR headquarters building on the western fringe of Music Row.
If you’ve not yet done so, visit 901 19th Ave. S. and check out this baby.
Perhaps the highlight will be galvanized Zalmag metal shingles and panels (manufactured by Millennium Tiles LLC and rarely seen with Nashville-area construction) cladding portions of the building’s upper level.
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Students in Nisha Fernando’s problems in interior architecture class at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point learn more than just interior decorating. In the process of conceptualizing their designs for a cultural heritage center with an imaginary site on the Wisconsin River, the students learn about different cultures and several sustainable building practices.
Four in the class are designing a Hmong heritage center, while the other four are designing an American Indian center. While the structures will not be built, the attention to detail is nonetheless very specific.
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