Mr. Burgess, a professional mandolin player who lives in Brooklyn with Ms. Eisenberg, was inspired to bring his dream to life in Charleston, S.C., after reading an article about the work that George Holt, a self-taught designer, has been doing there. Mr. Holt, who started a firm called New World Byzantine with Andrew Gould, another designer, has spent the last 20 years restoring old homes and building new ones with a medieval aesthetic, and in the process has helped revitalize rundown neighborhoods.
via In Charleston, a Palladian Villa, Preshrunk – NYTimes.com.
Civism and Cities / Christopher C. Miller, Ph.D. 