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THE
EVOLUTION
OF
ARCHITECTURE
IN
SHAKER
Ron Reed (left) and
Vince Leskosky
Reed and Leskosky met as architecture students
at Kent State University. “Our thesis prof hired
us at a small office in Shaker Square, so after we
graduated we moved up here,” Leskosky says.
Reed continues, “I didn’t have a car and
needed the Rapid just to get around. So
ultimately we came to the conclusion, we’re
probably going to stay in Cleveland.” Reed and
Leskosky became long-time Shaker residents,
eventually settling into a home on Townley Road.
The two are not simply carrying the
evolution of Shaker Heights residential
architecture into the 21st Century, but helping to
redefine how we use the space in our homes. For
example, the interior has well-defined rooms, yet
feels open and flowing. “You discover things as
you go through the house, but the spaces are
the conventional spaces you’d expect to find in a
house,” says Reed.
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