In Public
The Hotel That Isn’t There
The downtown Marriott made so many compromises in design there's barely any left.
Jun 16th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign
The city would be far safer if we eliminated most of the road signs.
May 23rd, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
What a Difference an Architect Makes
Jim Shields’ new art museum design improves on his first, and saves the museum from itself.
May 9th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
Why the Art Museum Addition Must Not Be Built
This could be the biggest architectural mistake Milwaukee has ever made.
Apr 10th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
The Resistible Rise of Public Art
More and more of it is scattered about the city. But how much of it does anyone actually like?
Mar 21st, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
How Weʼve Abandoned Dan Kiley
The great landscape artistʼs work for the Milwaukee Art Museum is being diminished by neglect. Part II in a series.
Jan 16th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
How We Abandoned our Landscape Art
Milwaukeeʼs parks are credited to Frederick Law Olmsted but have abandoned his vision. Part I of a series.
Jan 9th, 2014 by Tom Bamberger
The Space is the Place
How the owners of Comet, Hi Hat and Bel Air Cantina have changed the city.
Jul 26th, 2013 by Tom Bamberger
“Wait, Wait, Wait”
The city’s new audio crosswalk alerts are annoying -- and potentially dangerous.
Jul 2nd, 2013 by Tom Bamberger
How the Moderne Lost Some of its Swagger
Value engineering made it stouter, but it’s still minor miracle a building this good was created.
Jun 17th, 2013 by Tom Bamberger
