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An in-depth look at the topics and issues at the forefront of today's residential architecture market, including books reviews, editorials, and news about current design and architectural awards.

Rough Point is set at the eastern and southern corner of Newport, a site of jagged granite outcroppings.

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The Newport Foundation restores the grand roof and stonework of Rough Point in Newport, Rhode Island.

The family areas of the house surround a serene swimming pool, as the footprint of the house steps away from South Ocean Blvd. to create a private garden enclosure. The tower, a design element found in many historic Palm Beach homes, is placed at the transition from the formal to the informal rooms.

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Phillip James Dodd redefines Palm Beach architecture with a new Spanish Mediterranean home.

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The Brooklyn Studio restores a c. 1850 rowhouse while adapting it for modern living.

“Campus,” by Steve Rugo, principal, Rugo Raff Architects, Chicago.

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The Whisky Watercolor Club led five classical architects up and out of the pandemic.

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Zepsa Industries wins the Julia Morgan Award for craftsmanship for a new home in Northern California.

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The Traditional Building Virtual Conference is now on-demand!

Southside Legacy project’s mission, David M. Schwarz Architects

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A team comes together to envision what is possible for revitalizing a Savannah neighborhood.

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Brent Hull takes you on a visual tour through the history of the Georgian era during a visit to a home inspired by Drayton Hall.

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Brent Hull discusses the Arts and Crafts movement, a revolution that embraces simple and honest architecture, as he explores a bungalow house in Texas' Fairmount Historic District.

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The four remaining houses of the Alexander Jackson Davis-designed La Grange Terrace in New York City are an instructive example of the Grecian-influenced New York Style of the 1830s.

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Brent Hull walks you through the history of the Colonial Revival style—what makes this style unique and still popular today.

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Book Reviews

Gordon Bock reviews the new book Houses by Robert A.M. Stern Architects.

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Presented by Preservation Chicago and The Sarah Belle Wilson House.

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Join TBCS virtually, from a computer near you, November 9-13, 2020.

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Proven strategies and resources for documentation in your restoration projects.

Michael G. Imber: Ranches, Villas, and Houses

Book Reviews

A list of five books on architecture we've read and reviewed.

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Modernist Architecture answers to a cloistered elite—it’s time for a change.

Knight Architecture for “Private Literary Club”

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The New England Chapter of the ICAA announces the winners of the ninth Bulfinch Awards.

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See the Acanthus Award categories and winners.

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New Old House showcases period-inspired homes designed by the country’s top residential architects working in the classical, traditional, and period-inspired fields.

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How should our buildings look today?

Product Reports

We speak with Old World Stone, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and Stone Details about dressing townhouses with dimensional stone.