Solitary Refinements: A Summer Reading List
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...
Residential Design Staff
Announcing the Winners of the 2020 Residential Design Architecture Awards
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...
Tour Philip Johnson’s Glass House Without Leaving Home
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...
Design Diaries: The Home Office
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...
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson Dies at 87
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 Awarded a Jesse H. Neal Award for Best Single Issue
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...
AD Architectural Digest Show Postponed
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...
Rem Koolhaas and “Countryside, The Future” at New York’s Guggenheim
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...
More Than 160 Tours Available at the AIA Conference on Architecture in May
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...
AIA Small Firm Compensation Report: How Much Should Your Small Firm Earn?
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...
Houses by Robert A.M. Stern Architects Get Their Own Website
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 Celebrates the Work of Architect Frank Folsom Smith
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,...
Brooks + Scarpa: DENSE-CITY: Housing for Quality of Life and Social Capital
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 Is Partnering with ASID to Launch The Well Conference in 2020
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....
Call for Entries: NAHB Custom Builder of the Year
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...
The Houses of I.M. Pei
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...
Le Corbusier’s Paris Apartment Now Open to the Public
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....
Join RD Magazine and CRAN at AIA’18’s Residential Industry Forum
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,...
Tall Order
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...
Sudden Impact
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...
Verbatim: Arkin Tilt Architects on the California Wine Country Fires
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...
It’s a Lock
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...
Residential Sessions and Tours at the A’18 Conference on Architecture
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...
John Portman’s Houses
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...
John Portman’s Houses
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...
Notable House by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Is For Sale
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...
Influential Art Historian and Architecture Critic Vincent Scully Has Died
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...
Back to School at Harvard
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...
Profiles in Blue
Petersen expands its versatile metal wall panels with seven new Highline products. The company offers a wide variety of profiles and 45 different colors, 30 of which are cool-roof certified. petersen.com...