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  • Llighthouses Available, Cheap

    I've been impressed on this visit with how my old hometown, DC, seems to be thriving, and that leads me to reflect on how cities in general will fare in the coming post-recession.

     
  • Polished Style, Practical Use: Products from AIA 2012

    Check out our product finds from Day 1 of the convention.

     
  • Regional Design at AIA 2012

    The AIA 2012 session "Connect to the World and Community: Region-Based Design and Its Connection to Culture, Community, and Place" on Thursday, May 17, was packed.

     
  • Legal Basics for Architectural Practice

    At the AIA 2012 National Convention in Washington, D.C., Charles R. Heuer, FAIA, Esq., presented “Did You Get the Owner’s Manual for Your Practice?”

     
  • Baby Boomers Ready to Remodel

    The baby boomer generation is again poised to impact the housing market, this time with the full thrust of its punch intertwined with the financial solvency of its members’ kids.

     
  • The Urban Rebound

    I've been impressed on this visit with how my old hometown, DC, seems to be thriving, and that leads me to reflect on how cities in general will fare in the coming post-recession.

     
  • Green Building Portal

     
  • 2012 AIA Housing Awards

    The 12th annual AIA Housing Awards will be presented to 10 deserving projects later this week on the floor of the AIA National Convention in Washington, D.C.

     
  • Harsh Climate, Tight Budget

    The winner of the Living Aleutian Home Design Competition applies Living Building Challenge metrics in a remote, 61-person town on Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

     
  • Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial

    I'm in DC for the AIA Convention and, it turns out, just in time for a dust-up over Frank Gehry's proposed design for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial.

     
  • Breakfast Rooms

    With strong connections to the kitchen and usually offering ample daylight, breakfast rooms are used for much more than sitting down to the morning meal.

     
  • Buy a First House or Rent?

    Here's a good give-and-take on whether it's smart for first-time buyers to make their move--or really, really not.

     
  • Monstrum's Amazing Playgrounds

    Danish playground design firm Monstrum performs magic.

     
  • Future Activity in Residential Construction

    Economists from the Associated General Contractors of America, the AIA, and Reed Construction Data addressed the expected length and strength of the construction market’s recovery in a webinar May 3. The private residential sector received significant attention as the discussion evaluated how...

     
  • Residential Energy Codes Changing

     
  • Report Predicts Hardships in Housing Older Adults

    The Center for Housing Policy recently published a report concluding that adults age 65 and older soon will face a severe shortage of affordable housing that meets their physical and social needs.

     
  • An Inflatable Annex for the Hirshhorn Museum

    Liz Diller's TED Talk on Diller, Scofido + Renfro's inflatable addition to the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.

     
  • Green Building Continues to Impact Residential Market

    Sustainable building in the market for single-family homes should contintue to increase, offering builders and remodelers who can keep pace the opportunity to boost business during a period of slow recovery, a new report from McGraw-Hill finds.

     
  • Net-zero Homes for the Aleutian Islands

    If you think designing a truly efficient building for your region is a challenge, try making one work in Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

     
  • Roof Raising Done Right

    An expanded 1908 builder's cottage plays nice with the neighbors, thanks to a third-floor addition that was deftly done, in spite of numerous constraints.

     
 
 
 
 
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