Whether building a new custom home or vacation house, many people ask, “Do I need to hire an architect or a builder first when planning my dream home?” Here are three good reasons to go to an architect first.
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Discover the connection between architecture and painting. You aren’t one dimensional or even two dimensional. People are complex, just as their houses should be.
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When you know a photographer is coming, the final touches seem to come together for a perfect moment before life happens.
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What, if anything, can we build near a stream?
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We, as architects, can communicate through the built world that the needs of people and the needs of the environment go hand in hand.
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My first time in Paris was intense and telling. I visited just weeks after the Notre Dame Cathedral lost its roof and spire in a devastating fire. Not long after my visit, the French State issued a decree that Notre Dame be restored to the 19th-century version. It was obvious then, as it is now, that for Parisians, this is not a project — it’s their identity.
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The French Senate issued a decree that Notre Dame Cathedral be restored to the 19th century version. In this Q&A with architect Susan Tusick, we explore how the restoration could reflect core values of the church and add to the cathedral’s story.
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Just before the French Senate issued a decree that Notre Dame Cathedral be restored to the 19th century version, architect Roderick Anderson explained why the restoration should stay true to tradition.
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In this Q&A with architect Farnaz Mansuri, we investigate how the April 15 burning of Notre Dame Cathedral symbolizes a world-wide spiritual breakdown and what that means for our future.
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What would Viollet-le-Duc do today? He would pay respect to the past and build into the future. In this Q&A with architect Stuart Peaslee, discover how the 21st century Notre Dame Restoration could stand for his Top-Down Method.
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