November 2012
Seekircher Steel Window Corp.
Repairer of steel casement windows: performed on location; more than 7,000 windows repaired annually in 26 states; large collection of vintage steel casement windows, doors & hardware; family-owned business established in 1977.
The Great American House
Gil Schafer's first book, The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now, gives a first-hand, personal look at the firm's restorations, renovations, and traditionally-designed homes.
Restoring Howard Van Doren Shaw's Ragdale House
Johnson Lasky Architects undertakes the restoration of Howard Van Doren Shaw's Ragdale House, a historic artists' retreat in Lake Forest, IL.
An Eco-Friendly Queen Anne Restoration
Architects Dale and Susan Frens restore a 19th-Century Queen Anne to include sustainability and green practices.
The Lore of Traditional Lantern Design
Today's traditional lantern designers have to rely on reproductions and historical paintings and illustrations to recreate these historically-styled lanterns.
Son of Texas: Architect Don B. McDonald
Architect Don B. McDonald designs rural homes that utilize the culture, history, and traditional building materials of the region.
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Zivkovic Connolly Architects' Harlem Row House
A landmark row house in Upper Manhattan is reborn, thanks to efforts by Zivkovic Connolly Architects.
Queen Anne Comeback
A firsthand look at the renovation and expansion of an 1890 Queen Anne home in Upstate New York.
