The deadline to register to enter RDAA has passed. Stay tuned for the results of the competition in Volume 3, 2021, of Residential Design Magazine. The RD Architecture Awards recognize excellence in...
Even the introverts among us are straining under the burden of relentless social distancing. There are few bright spots in our current scenario, but one pastime is a particularly welcome escape from...
We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2020 Residential Design Architecture Awards. RDAA exceeded our greatest expectations and received nearly 400 entries in 11 categories of residential design. With such...
Are you finding yourself going a little stir crazy, staring at the same four walls day in and day out? You might check out the timely release of a series of soothing...
How many of your former clients are now rueing their push for more open plan living in their custom homes? How many of you pros are regretting your own floor plans? Those...
Noted architect and urbanist, Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, FAIA, died earlier this month at the age of 87. Below is a remembrance by John Kirk, AIA, a partner in his firm, Cooper Robertson...
Residential Design magazine was recently honored with a prestigious Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Single Issue of a Tabloid/Newspaper/Magazine in the 66th Jesse H. Neal Awards competition, the premier editorial excellence program for...
The annual Architectural Digest Design Show scheduled for March 19-22, 2020, has been postponed until late June. Show management issued the following statement in the afternoon of March 6, 2020. STATEMENT FROM...
An ambitious new exhibition opened yesterday at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City, headlined by architect Rem Koolhaas. “Countryside, The Future,” a sprawling, research-driven enterprise occupies the full rotunda space designed...
If you’ve been to the AIA’s annual Conference on Architecture, then you’re well aware that the coveted architecture tours book early. Los Angeles is especially rich in stellar residential architecture, both past...
As a small firm practitioner, it’s hard to get a reality check on what you should be earning and how your firm stacks up against your peers. The AIA has just updated...
Long known for its high-end custom residential work, Robert A.M. Stern Architects has launched a dedicated website to highlight its extensive portfolio of exquisitely designed and crafted houses. In a press release...
SarasotaMod, the Sarasota Architecture Foundation’s annual celebration of Florida’s mecca of midcentury modern design, is coming next month. The weekend of November 8-10 focuses on “Sarasota in the Sixties,” with walking tours,...
A new exhibit on the affordable housing work of Brooks + Scarpa opens on October 19 at the 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica. An opening reception and panel discussion, Learning...
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has recently announced a collaboration with the American Society of Interior Designers on a new conference, dubbed The Well Conference, to launch in April of 2020....
The National Association of Home Builders has issued their annual call for entries for Custom Builder of the Year. The program honors builders for “their innovative achievements, professional leadership, and creativity in crafting...
I.M. Pei, FAIA, famed architect of the East Building of the National Gallery of Art and the renovation of the Louvre museum including its new glass entrance pyramid, died on May 16...
If you find yourself in Paris in the coming months, there’s another landmark to add to your tour list: Le Corbusier’s apartment is now open to the public after a two-year restoration....
The full panel for the Custom Residential Architects Network (CRAN) Residential Industry Forum at the AIA’18 Conference on Architecture in New York City next month has been announced. The session takes place on Thursday, June 21,...
Weather Shield has upgraded the sills for its bi-fold doors, in both the contemporary and premium lines. Openings up to 24 feet wide and 10 feet high are supported. Weathershield.com...
Kolbe Windows and Doors’ Forgent series of windows and doors uses the company’s proprietary Glastra material to combine durability and affordability with Wind Zone 4 strength. Kolbewindows.com...
Based in Berkeley, Calif., and recently celebrating 20 years in practice, Arkin Tilt Architects is dedicated to sustainable design and construction. The husband-and-wife team of David Arkin, AIA and LEED AP, and...
Marvin Windows and Doors debuted its new lock status sensor at the Builder Show this past winter. The sensor can perform wired or wireless, and doesn’t mar important aesthetics. Marvin.com...
The American Institute of Architects’ full schedule of tours, workshops, and lectures for its annual national conference is now online and registration is open. The conference and expo will be held at...
Atlanta-based architect John Portman, FAIA, died shortly before the beginning of 2018. Considered the father of the atrium hotel, he was the rare architect who was a developer as well, underwriting some...
Atlanta-based architect John Portman, FAIA, died shortly before the beginning of 2018. Considered the father of the atrium hotel, he was the rare architect who was a developer as well, underwriting some...
A family compound designed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects in the North Georgia mountains is for sale for $1,575,000. The house, which was built in 1996 and added onto five years...
Art historian Vincent Scully has died at the age of 97. The longtime Yale professor was renowned as a compelling lecturer, an eloquent critic, and an important mentor to many architects, inspiring especially those who were...
Do you ever wish you could go back to school and apply all you’ve learned as a professional to the big questions that still dog and excite you? The Harvard Graduate School...
