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What Millennials Want When They Visit Church

Like it or not, consumer culture has shaped people’s expectations for church, and this is more true for Millennials than any other generation. So what do they think of church? What pushes them away and draws them in? And when they do visit a church, how are they hoping to be approached?

Mr. Adam Moon

MR. ADAM MOON Physics, Science Olympiad and Engineering Club FAVORITE SC MEMORY Doing the science shows for the 5th graders at St. Wenceslaus with my AP Physics students. I REALLY MISS… Seeing the students and catching up on their day-to-day lives. IN MY EXTRA SPARE TIME I’M... We are building...

Where Are Lower-Income Renters Supposed to Live?

While more Americans across all income levels and in all cities are choosing renting over buying, apartments are increasingly only being built for high-income renters.

Are Mega-Buildings the Future of Our Cities?

Cities of the future will almost certainly need to be both larger and much more sustainable than they currently are. Due to this assumption, the logical solution is huge mega-skyscrapers, which are capable of producing their own power and handling their own waste. One such design was

What to Look for Before Hiring a Contractor

Learn about the right questions to ask when hiring a contractor and important things to look for before starting a project.

Self-Healing Asphalt Could Change Your Driving Experience [VIDEO]

Could potholes go the way of the Ford Pinto? Engineering professor Erik Schlangen may have created a way to make that happen with self-healing asphalt.

Cooper Smith Agency is hiring!

Account Executive - Public Relations Cooper Smith Agency, a public relations, product placements and social media firm, has an immediate opening for an

Nine questions with architect Rick Hauser

If you want to kick off a celebration of the region’s historic architecture, you bring in a mayor — or an architect.

5 Architect Stereotypes That Won't Die

Architects don’t seek each other out, but simply gravitate towards refined individuals with whom they can share their love for certain coffee blends, post-st...

How to Hire the Right Architect for your Custom Home or Renovation Project

Creating a home where you and your family can live comfortably in a functional space has been top of mind since the recent global pandemic. At the end of the day, it’s nice to have a space where you relax, host friends and family, and do all the little things in between like work from homeWhether you build a new home or bring new light to an old home with a renovation, you want your home to work with you and your…

10 Reasons To Drive A Mini Cooper

Why you should consider hopping in the driver's seat of a Mini Cooper

10 Things You Don’t Know About My Dad, Roy Cooper

How do I make sure I'm not raising the next Amy Cooper?

It's easy for white folks to recoil from Amy Cooper once we've had a front row seat to her rage-filled voice turning trembly and fragile when the 911 operator picks

10 myths why you don’t need an architect during construction

Dear building owner, did you retain your architect’s services during construction? If the answer is no, why not? I have heard too many times that it is common for architects to hand over their cons…

029: Architects Should Work Construction

If I have one regret during my college education is that I never worked on a construction site. Once I graduated from college, I went straight to work in an architectural office, drawing up all sor…

Commentary: Hiring an Architect? Read This First

Got a renovation project in mind? The prolonged downturn has made this a good time to hire an architect.