Lott3Metz along with Nederveld, Inc., The Rapid, Friends of Grand Rapids Parks, and Wondergem are hosting movie night on May 31st, 2012 at The Wealthy Theater! (more…)
Urbanized. A documentary film by Gary Hustwit
May 9th, 2012 | Tags: News, The Profession, Urban Design, Urban PlanningPosted in Urban Design | No Comments »
Spring 2012: Coming Attractions!
April 9th, 2012 | Tags: News, Public Process, The ProfessionPosted in General, Uncategorized | No Comments »
A busy start of 2012 @ the Lott3Metz clubhouse has turned into an eventful Spring! (more…)
645 Cherry SE
April 2nd, 2012 | Tags: Commercial Architecture, PreservationPosted in Project Detail | No Comments »
Designed and constructed in a whirlwind six months of activity in 2008, our work at 645 Cherry in Grand Rapids has reanimated a chronically underutilized mid-century modernist anomaly nestled in a historic neighborhood of century old homes. Housing both the Highland Group and Lott3Metz Architecture, the renovated building recaptures the building’s original open plan while updating the workspaces to 21st Century ideals. (more…)
Happy New Year: Welcome Brian!
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I hope the new year finds you busy! I know we are here at Lott3Metz! (more…)
FSFM: Self-fulfilling Prophecy
November 14th, 2011 | Tags: News, Urban Design, Urban PlanningPosted in Urban Design | No Comments »
Audrey and I made our weekly trip to the Fulton Street Farmers Market this past Saturday morning. As we were having our ongoing dialog about what we needed to get and what we would be having for dinner over the next few days, Audrey asked if we could have Pesto for our Sunday dinner. (more…)
FSFM: Pomp & Circumstance
November 10th, 2011 | Tags: News, Public Process, Urban Design, Urban PlanningPosted in Press, Uncategorized | No Comments »
Last Wednesday morning there was a little party to celebrate the start of construction for the Fulton Street Farmers Market. (more…)
I Love Minneapolis
September 6th, 2011 | Tags: Travelogue, Urban DesignPosted in Urban Design | No Comments »
Inevitably, in the well worn “…Grand Rapids needs to be more like Chicago” discussion – sometime between my first weary sigh and my ultimate request for the check – I’m asked to suggest a better aspirational metropolis. My answer is always the same: Minneapolis. (more…)
Book Review: Urban Edits
August 5th, 2011 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Earlier this week Tyler Nickerson rolled out a nice review of our recently released Urban Edits. (more…)
Happy Birthday Lott3Metz!
August 1st, 2011 | Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Wow! Lott3Metz turns ten years old today. I must say I’m a little misty. (more…)
MDOT’s Five Lanes of Division
July 20th, 2011 | Tags: Public Process, Urban Design, Urban PlanningPosted in Urban Planning | No Comments »
I’ve been thinking back and looking ahead in recent weeks; inspired by my new friends at Bike Friendly Grand Rapids – Josh Leffingwell and Tyler Doornbos – and their earnest, but frustrating, efforts at positively affecting the recent and ongoing Revision Division ‘road diet’ in downtown Grand Rapids. (more…)
