In a high-income neighborhood of historic homes that have more than doubled their size in recent years, there’s a sense…
FEATURED CASE STUDIES
Rollingwood lies west of downtown Austin, just outside city limits. Home to tree-lined streets, Zilker Park, and Ladybird Lake, it…
Somewhere between a folly and a guest house, this rugged little structure on Whidbey Island near Seattle distills shelter to…
The large, wooded lot that made this 1950s home so attractive to architect Risa Boyer’s clients had a hidden counterpart…
RD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
“How do you deal with the ethos of a historically significant building? You don’t shy away from it—you push it…
What if you could go back in time and build the perfect Midcentury Modern house right from the start? And…
There has always been an exuberant, improvisational quality to Dan Shipley’s architecture, and nowhere is that spirit more evident than…
Located on a tight suburban lot, this new, modern house replaces one that “was built on fill and falling down…
Designed for a young family, this 7,200-square-foot house wraps around a central courtyard to summon both light and privacy on…
“When you walk through this house—even if you don’t notice it—you sense that everything is just lasered in and so…
INDUSTRY NEWS
As mortgage rates reached 3-year high, private residential construction spending decreased 1.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $923.7…
Construction spending on buildings is projected to increase just over nine percent this year and another six percent in 2023,…
After a two-year hiatus, the Custom Residential Architects Symposium [CRAN] returns to an in-person live event at the historic Intercontinental…
KOHLER, Wis.–June 23, 2022–Today, Kohler Co., a global leader in the innovation and manufacture of plumbing products; tile, cabinetry and…
Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services in June, according to a new report today from The American…
NAHB analysis of the Census Construction Spending data shows that private residential construction spending stood at a seasonally adjusted annual…
RD INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
Somewhere between a folly and a guest house, this rugged little structure on Whidbey Island near Seattle distills shelter to…
Austin’s exponential building boom is leaving no neighborhood ungentrified, and that certainly makes it tough for anyone who needs affordable…
When life throws you curves, sometimes the best choice is to respond in kind. When Wheeler Kearns’ clients approached the…
Washington, D.C., has no shortage of distinguished older houses in lovely, leafy neighborhoods close to downtown. Most are worth saving,…
Architecture is an art for Jennifer Luce, FAIA, one she embraces with a sculptor’s sensuality and an engineer’s precision. Every…
It can be a blessing or a curse to remodel the work of another architect, but for Mark Wellen, FAIA,…
ON THE BOARDS
The vibe on Block Island, Rhode Island, couldn’t differ more from nearby Newport. Yes, there are extravagant summer mansions here,…
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Rising waters will eventually inundate many desirable seaside locations, and there are as many ideas about how to cope with…
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There’s a bend and widening of Texas’ Dry Frio River, where the water lingers year-round in a swimming hole. This…
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EYRC knows its way around iconic modern houses—whether it’s renovating them or designing them from scratch. The firm is also…
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When he launched ThinkMakeBuild in Washington, D.C., in 2010, Darren Kornas made two decisions that now seem prescient. One was…
After 37 years in practice, Heidi Richardson has a large body of award-winning work to look back on and learn…
Those of us who have endured the years 2020 and 2021 will look back upon them as a turning point…
With its balance of culture and outdoor recreation, the Twin Cities area is luring many young people away from the…
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