RD Bi-Weekly NL | | | Case Study: Courtyard House by Shipley ArchitectsThere’s an eclectic quality to the home that Dan Shipley, FAIA, designed for empty nesters in a Dallas neighborhood. Its industrial overtones and simple parti are brought to life through intensive details, moody materials, and exuberant tile patterns. While these choices place it outside the Modernist less-is-more philosophy, in Dan’s hands the result… |
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| | | Architecture Billings' Downward Trajectory ContinuesMarch brought continued challenges for architecture firms, as the AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) recorded a score of 44.1, indicating that many firms are still experiencing declining billings. |
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| | | Despite Exemptions and Delays, Tariffs are Already Affecting BuildersHome builders have already started to feel the effects of U.S. tariff policy, according to recent NAHB member surveys. This is true even though the Administration did not announce its list of reciprocal tariffs until April 2nd, lumber along with... |
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| | | AIA’s Home Design Trends Survey Focusing on Kitchen and Bathrooms Now AvailableThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) has released findings from its Q1 2025 Home Design Trends Survey, which focuses on kitchens and bathrooms. The data reveals a notable uptick in demand for upscale, innovative home... |
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| | | Builder Confidence Levels Indicate Slow Start for Spring Housing SeasonGrowing economic uncertainty stemming from tariff concerns and elevated building material costs kept builder sentiment in negative territory in April, despite a modest bump in confidence likely due to a slight retreat in mortgage interest... |
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| | | Oval fireplaceBoth nostalgic and thoroughly modern at the same time, Ortal’s new Oval fireplace sheds the boxy preconceptions of prefab. The 47-inch unit can be fully suspended or wall mounted, and is available as a direct vent or with power venting. More sizes are due in Q2. |
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| | | High design saunaToday’s luxury lifestyle calls for more than just a home gym. Steam showers, saunas, and ice plunges are now de rigueur. This high design sauna from ThermaSol is lined in ash veneer and curvacious bench seating, lighted by LEDs, and warmed by an app-enabled Finnish heater and stones. |
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| | | Case Study: Southcliff Residence by Harding HuebnerStep through the front door of this Harding Huebner–designed mountain house, and you might still feel like you’re outside. Through a glass wall in the entrance hall you can see the ferns and boulders that fringe a terrace and firepit at the center of this U-shaped house. Enclosed by… |
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| | | Case Study: City Park Residence by Alterstudio ArchitectureAustin, Texas, only recently ceded its title as the fastest-growing metropolitan area in the country. The boom carried it through more than a decade of building frenzy that is only now beginning to ease, but there is still considerable pressure to capture any building opportunity within the city... |
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| | | Parti Shot: Vista by CLB ArchitectsDesign guidelines in ski communities tend to originate from nostalgic notions of mountain lodges—hefty timber structures, chunky stone foundations, and steeply pitched roofs. There were once practical reasons for many of these materials and motifs, but modern technologies and building products have liberated architects from strict adherence to... |
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| | | Private Residential Construction Spending Rises in FebruaryPrivate residential construction spending increased by 1.3% in February, rebounding from a 1.2% dip in January. The growth was largely driven by higher spending on single-family construction and residential improvements. On a year-over-year basis, the February report showed a 1.6% gain... |
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| | | AIA California Announces 2025 California Award RecipientsThree acclaimed architectural names who encompass the elevation of design excellence, the actualization of core values, and rigorous commitment to the expansion of the capabilities of the field, were announced as the recipients of the prestigious California Awards, by AIA California this... |
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| | | THE Winners of the 2025 RD Architecture AwardsThe 2025 Residential Design Architecture Awards (RDAA) received more than 516 entries in 11 categories of residential design—a new record for our program. With such a large number of entries from the top firms in the country and abroad, the competition was fierce, and our judges had some very heavy lifting to do. |
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