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| | | Breuer Guest Suites | SALA ArchitectsA collection of 10 apartments designed by Marcel Breuer lines a wooded lakeshore at Saint John’s University’s Collegeville Institute. Originally designed to house the male attendees of ecumenical programs and their families, the modest apartments had over time experienced a change of... |
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| | | Chimney Rock Residence | Nick Noyes ArchitectureWhen you need to build quickly, modular construction is your friend. The team at Nick Noyes Architecture had never designed a modular house before. But a client had purchased a property on the famed Silverado Trail in Napa Valley in order to build a spec house and wanted to recoup... |
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| | | Blatto Boat | GO’CThe houseboat moored on Seattle’s Lake Union had to fit within the narrow 12-foot-by-40-foot footprint of the previous vessel and provide the amenities and privacy of a conventional home. Working with a nautical engineer, Aimée O’Carroll and Jon Gentry, AIA, made the most of their project constraints to ensure the owner wouldn’t “feel like they... |
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| | | AIA Selects Carole Wedge as Next Executive Vice President/Chief Executive OfficerThe American Institute of Architects (AIA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Carole Wedge, FAIA, NOMA, LEED AP, as the next AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer. |
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| | | Home Design Trends Survey Now Available for Q1-Q3 2025Architecture professionals rely on the Home Design Trends Survey (HDTS) to educate homeowners about the latest home, kitchen, bath, and property design, construction, and remodeling trends. The survey is conducted quarterly with a panel of 300+ residential architecture firms. |
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| | | Build for resiliency with propaneEnergy resilience is not a luxury — it’s now a necessity in home construction. A new Department of Energy report warns blackouts could increase 100x by 2030. That’s why builders are turning to propane — an affordable, reliable, on-site energy source that delivers when the grid can’t.
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| | | RDAA 2025 | Translators’ House | Jacobschang ArchitectureTo reflect the homeowners’ multiple ties to Japan, Jacobschang Architecture translated aspects of the country’s traditional architecture into a new build in Culver City, California. A front door of Japanese chestnut boards hand... |
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| | | RDAA 2025 | STEEL Life | Zack | de Vito Architecture + ConstructionFor a 1970s condominium renovation, Jim Zack, FAIA, and Leland Classen seized the opportunity to run with their design vision. “A good client is willing to let us do what we want,” Jim says. “The freedom allows us to explore and... |
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| | | Architecture Firms Continue to Face Soft Business ConditionsIn August, architecture firms experienced continued softness, with an AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 47.2. While the share of firms reporting declining billings slightly decreased from July, the overall trend remains... |
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| | | Single-Family Homes were Built Faster in 2024Building a new single-family home took less time in 2024 compared to the previous two years. On average, it now takes 9.1 months from start to finish. That includes 1.4 months for authorization to start construction and another... |
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| | | Women in Construction Reach Highest Share in Two DecadesIn 2024, the number of women employed in the construction industry rose to around 1.34 million. Women now represent 11.2% of the construction workforce, the highest share in the past 20 years. This rise aligns with the growing presence... |
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