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 & Partners...

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AIA Announces Its COTE Top 10 Winners

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on the Environment (COTE) is announcing this year’s recipients for its highest honor, the COTE Top Ten Awards…

AIA: Architecture Billings Continue Historic Contraction

Demand for design services in April saw its steepest decline on record, according to a recent report from The American Institute of Architects (AIA)…

NAHB: New Home Sales Hold Steady in April

In a sign that the housing market is stabilizing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 units…

NAHB: Broad Declines for Home Construction in April

In a sign of the growing economic toll from the coronavirus pandemic, total housing starts decreased 30.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 891,000 units…

CEDIA Expo 2020 Cancelled

On behalf of CEDIA Expo, Brian Pagel, executive vice president, Emerald Expositions releases statement on plans for CEDIA Expo 2020 to move to a virtual experience…

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 a large pool of entries, the competition was robust, and our judges had some very difficult decisions to make in their two long…

Case Study: Quahaug Point House by Estes Twombly Architects

With a backyard sloping down to Quonochontaug Pond, this house is in the enviable position of providing access to the Atlantic Ocean. In summer, the outdoorsy owners can load their coolers into a kayak and paddle across the pond to spend the day on the beach. Conceived as a multigenerational camp—a magnet…

Case Study: Box Camp by SALA Architects

The driveway winding toward this family cabin encapsulates everything Wisconsin’s northwoods is known for. It meanders through a mixed forest of oak, fir, birch, aspen, and red and white pine before approaching the house along an open meadow. You can see through the trees to one of the region’s many lakes where…

Case Study: The Fold House by Holly & Smith Architects

Whether a work of architecture is about materiality, place, or creating an experience, finding a “way in” can mean taking inspiration from something very specific. In the case of Fold House, what appears to be the ultimate inert, low-maintenance machine was inspired by the almost primordial ecosystem of the Louisiana bottomland. Ironically, perhaps,…

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