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VOL. 13/NO. 1, JANUARY 2012

Table of Contents

PROFILE
A Life Less Ordinary
Ross Chapin Architects’ innovative responses to suburban sprawl and site-sensitive residential designs continue to attract national attention.
By Lynne Lavelle

FEATURE
Green Can Be Gold
The benefits of storm windows have improved with technology, strengthening the case against replacements.

By David Martin

PRODUCT REPORT
A Primer on Paint
Exterior paints have changed dramatically in recent years, as has the technical vocabulary.

By Gordon Bock

BOOK REVIEWS
Salvage Secrets: Transforming Reclaimed Materials into Design Concepts, by Joanne Palmisano. Reviewed by Annabel Hsin

AIA New Jersey Guidebook, by Philip S. Kennedy-Grant, Mark Alan Hewitt and Michael J. Mills. Reviewed by Nancy E. Berry

THE FORUM
Period Homes in Pictures: 2011
Period Homes highlights a few of the projects published in the magazine over the last year.

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