Arcadia Home & Design
November 1, 2025
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SMALL HOMES, BIG IMPACT Atom Modular provides a smarter solution for traditional housing: flexible, sustainable micro-homes designed to grow and adapt with each family’s lifestyle. 3 Two of Arizona’s most well-known architects – Frank Lloyd Wright and Al Beadle – used breeze blocks to add a modernist touch and crisp architectural lines on designs. If you drive through midtown Phoenix, you’ll see breeze blocks used on various parts of the home – in the backyard, in the garages, as a fence, etc. Wright and Beadle knew these concrete screens could serve as functional sculptures – casting patterns of shadow and light, offering privacy without shutting out the world. Life’s a Breeze, a new breeze block company that touts their product as a way to provide hope for the future took a page out of Wright and Beadle’s books, proving that style and intention aren’t just for the elite – they’re for everyone. This November, we invite you to take a closer look at the architecture around you. Whether it’s a glimpse of breeze block on a morning walk or a full-on home appreciation tour, let yourself be drawn in by the details. They say more than we often realize. Stories and feedback are always welcome. Until we meet again in the spring, thank you for reading Arcadia News and Arcadia Home & Design! – Mallory Gleich Contents Arcadia News 602-840-6379 • arcadiahd.com Publisher Emeritus Greg A. Bruns • greg@arcadianews.com Editor Mallory Gleich • mallory@arcadianews.com Designer Gabe Turner • gabe@arcadianews.com Advertising Lily Hernandez • ads@arcadianews.com URBAN GARDENING IN ARCADIA From heirloom roses to fresh eggs and fall veggies, discover how one local gardener turned 2.5 acres into a blooming backyard sanctuary. ART, ARCHITECTURE AND INSPIRATION This fall and winter, explore Phoenix’s creative side with a series of studio strolls, garden walks, and home tours that celebrate design and historic charm. 8 10 12 14 EDITOR’S NOTE EDITOR’S NOTE Fall 2025 CONCIERGE LIVING REDEFINED Receiving packages, booking reservations, coordinating maintenance, and offering local recommendations are part of the extra comforts at this Phoenix luxury apartment building. Promote your business to 45,000 loyal Arcadia Home & Design readers in Spring 2026. For more, email ads@arcadianews.com. 14 10 4 12 – Mallory Gleich