The tension between pretty good and absolute perfection is something architects must resolve before undertaking any significant remodel. For budget…
FEATURED CASE STUDIES
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,…
The French Broad River is one of the oldest in the world—it twists and turns its way through the ancient…
RD ARCHITECTURE AWARDS
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2021 Residential Design Architecture Awards. RDAA exceeded expectations in this extraordinary…
Voluptuous rock formations, a desert plateau, and remarkable valley views of Palm Desert and Palm Springs: This was the enviable…
Although a seemingly inevitable design for this scenic site in New Zealand, Wanaka Wedge House began as an internet plan…
The rugged Colorado countryside nestles this home in a craggy embrace. Designed with care and sensitivity by Studio B, the…
This timeless piece of coastal land had been in the clients’ family for several generations, and when it came time…
With its sharply gabled rooflines, Hull House plays nicely with the neighbors even as it asserts its individuality. Situated behind…
INDUSTRY NEWS
Home building ended 2021 with strong annual gains as demand accelerated in the wake of the pandemic. These annual gains…
As architecture firms ended 2021 on a high note with strong business conditions, staff recruitment is becoming a growing concern…
In a move strongly opposed by NAHB, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced increases for upfront fees that…
NAHB analysis of Census Construction Spending data shows that total private residential construction spending rose 0.9% in November after a…
Architecture firms reported increasing demand for design services for the tenth consecutive month in November, according to a new report…
The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) today honored the organization, RIDING…
RD INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
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,…
There’s a tension in San Francisco—and other older urban cores—between preservationists and pragmatists. The Wisconsin Street Residence, a renovation of…
Washington, D.C., is well known for its building height restrictions. They are largely responsible for both the good and bad…
ON THE BOARDS
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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Although not a vacation home, this house for a couple and their young daughter is designed to live like one,…
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When you design houses in the mountains, you master a whole new vocabulary to describe building sites. This new house…
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This hillside lot in Austin’s highly desirable Barton Hills neighborhood offered panoramic views and “particularly bad soil conditions,” says Kevin…
Read MorePRO-FILES
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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