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Architects speak thoughtfully and personally about a favorite building, place, or space in Southern Arizona.
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Favorite Places: Hi Corbett Field
Favorite Places
October 18, 2020

Favorite Places: Hi Corbett Field

Nearly one hundred years of memories fill this iconic venue. (2:47)
University of Arizona Campus
Favorite Places
October 11, 2020

University of Arizona Campus

Architect Tatyana Bresler shares why the UA Campus is one of her favorite places in Tucson. (03:07)
Mercado San Agustin Courtyard
Favorite Places
October 3, 2020

Mercado San Agustin Courtyard

Architect Michael Becherer shares why Mercado San Agustin courtyard is one of his favorite places in Tucson. (03:02)
The Tucson J
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

The Tucson J

"What attracts me to the J is the way this architectonic form is situated in the landscape, striking from multiple angles." (02:49)
The Old Stone House
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

The Old Stone House

"Stepping into this ruin is like walking into a Picasso painting." (02:26)
DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

"Everything a building isn't supposed to be, was all there." (02:35)
The Chicago Music Store
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

The Chicago Music Store

"There is a lot to love about this building." (02:58)
University of Arizona Main Gate
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

University of Arizona Main Gate

"I was on the college campus I had always imagined." (02:45)
Casas Adobes Plaza
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Casas Adobes Plaza

"It represents the essence of architectural spaces: scale, endurance and delight." (03:17)
Congress Street
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Congress Street

"There is so much happening there now, anything is possible." (02:10)
Art Brown's Office
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Art Brown's Office

"This building’s obscured delight takes a little effort to uncover." (02:17)
El Tiradito
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

El Tiradito

"Tucson is a spiritual place, and El Tiradito one of its most magical spaces." (03:05)
Arizona Inn
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Arizona Inn

"It is a bastion of past history, serenity, surprise, grace and elegance." (03:27)
Cushing Street Bar Patio
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Cushing Street Bar Patio

"The courtyard has a sense of eclectic cohesion — a quality that would occur only through time and accretion." (02:27)
The Blue House
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

The Blue House

"Whenever I pass this house, I inevitably think of Frida Kahlo's blue house in Coyoacán." (03:13)
Tucson's Back Alleys
Favorite Places
March 1, 2015

Tucson's Back Alleys

"They're not even really "places" in the traditional sense of the word, but the spaces between places." (02:30)
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