Residential Architect articles from June 2004

Residential Architect archives from June 2004

Providing leadership for a better built environment.(Outlook)
June 1, 2004... Design professionals may be aware of Habitat for Humanity[R] International and its commitment to providing sale and affordable homes to communities across the country. As a partner with Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool Corporation shares in this...

Object lesson: let's shoot all the ugly houses.(from the editor)
June 1, 2004... roll up your sleeves and take out your digital cameras, I've got all assignment for you. I want you to proceed to your nearest subdivision of new homes, find the ugliest house you can, and photograph it. Then I want you to do a little write-up...

High hopes.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... i wanted to compliment you for what I felt was a fair and balanced report on the HOPE VI program ("The Great Blight Hope," January/February 2004, page 62). The design community is very supportive of HOPE VI efforts since they result in very...

Legacy builder.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... i read with great interest the Torti/Gallas and Partners cover story in the January/February 2004 issue ("Change of Heart," page 54). Having known John Torti and Toro Gallas for many years, I have great respect for their abilities and...

Working costs.(Letters: keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming)(Letter to the Editor)
June 1, 2004... i enjoyed reading your issue on start-up firms (November/December 2003). A close reading of the feature article ("Start-Ups," page 45) indicates to me that all the firms shared these characteristics: They were all very talented designers; they...

Modern oasis.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... While earning his architecture degree at Columbia University, Jay Reynolds, AIA, also took some courses in real estate development. Those classes ate coming in handy now, as he immerses himself in 2801 South Palm Canyon, an on-the-boards...

Everyday objects.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... Come November, Isamu Noguchi's interior design work will have a new arena for study and appreciation. The newly renovated Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum in Queens, N.Y., is planning a gallery specifically for the artist's decorative arts work,...

Pour relations.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... Visitors to Washington, D.C.'s National Building Museum are invited to see through solid slabs of concrete--no X-ray vision required. Three versions of new translucent concrete will be unveiled (along with other more typical formulations) in...

Calendar.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)(Calendar)
June 1, 2004... deadline: july 12 boston society of architects Unbuilt architectural designs of any project type--from theoretical to client-sponsored--may be submitted by any architect, student, or educator anywhere in the world. Certificates and/or...

Shades of green.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... there's more than one way to be green, us the winners of two recent awards programs show. The AIA/ Committee on the Environment's 2004 Top Ten Green Projects include The Solaire, a high-end apartment building in Manhattan by Cesar Pelli &...

On the boards / transportation transformation.(Home front: tips and trends from the world of residential design)
June 1, 2004... at its peak, the now-defunct 1925 Subway Terminal Building in downtown Los Angeles accommodated 65,000 commuters and office workers. After its closure in 1955, it became a Social Security Administration office and then, in 1970, a Veterans...

Esherick's insights: what a bay area architect learned from her mentor, Joseph Esherick.(perspective)
June 1, 2004... early in my architectural life, while working at the San Francisco firm Esherick Homsey Dodge & Davis Architecture, I was assigned to a series of house projects with Joseph Esherick, FAIA. I was acquainted with Joe from architecture school at...

Welcome years of reliability into your homes.(Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
June 1, 2004... JELD-WEN VINYL WINDOWS, WEN-LOCK[TM] Our exclusive WEN-LOCK automatic locking system is available on all JELD-WEN Vinyl slider and single-hung windows. The WEN-LOCK has exceeded all forced-entry tests, and it has a visible latch indicator...

Relationship building: contractors are human beings, too. mostly.(practice)
June 1, 2004... it's that time of year again--peak season for home building--and that means the sound of backhoes, band saws, and the barely audible shuffling of blueprints. It's a time when an architect's sense of orderliness meets the uncertainties of...

K+b studio.
June 1, 2004... kitchen: cuisine art Once Gregory Fonseca, AIA, had determined the three-dimensional layout of this Linthicum, Md., remodel, he donned his artist's cap and began applying finishes and surfaces to bring his kitchen canvas to life. "It's...

2004 Leadership Awards.
June 1, 2004... What is it about California that cultivated and continues to foster great architects and architecture? A temperate climate that inspires compelling relationships between indoors and out? Vast agricultural lands that supplied a blank slate to...

Hall of fame: Ray Kappe, FAIA: Ray Kappe reinvented the house on the hill and architecture education as we know it.(2004 leadership awards)(Cover Story)
June 1, 2004... Ray Kappe, FAIA, is an enormously accomplished architect with a vast folio of diverse achievements. But after 50 years of enviable professional successes, there's one task he hasn't yet pulled off: He can't seem to fully retire. Well, you see,...

Top firm: Koning Eizenberg architecture: Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg emphasize affordability and livability in every project they design.(2004 leadership awards)
June 1, 2004... If Hank Koning, FAIA, were living in a single-room occupancy (SRO) hotel on Skid Row, here s what would be on his wish list: What I want is pretty simple but I want a window that s big, and it has to be double hung so the top and bottom can...

Rising star: Jonathan Segal, FAIA: an enterprising San Diegan wants urban housing done right--so he does it himself.(2004 leadership awards)
June 1, 2004... Jonathan Segal, FAIA, may be the world's hardest person to interview. He zooms from one conversation topic to another with the speed of a Porsche gunning down an open freeway, leaving you mentally gasping for breath. By the time he's gotten to...

Blue ribbon panels: support builds for energy-efficient structural insulated panels.(doctor spec)
June 1, 2004... retired architect William M. MacMullen fondly remembers the Ocean Colony Landing project he designed 11 years ago. Located in Marshfield, Mass., the 50 1,800- to 2,000-square-foot homes cost half the area average. Each unit had R-30 walls and...

Clear strength.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... Although the look of Bryce Parker's sandblasted custom glass garage doors is sleek and light, the muscle behind them is hard core. The patent-pending extruded aluminum frames boast double the tensile strength of standard aluminum alloy, says...

Wood choice.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... Carriage-style doors in natural woods are now available for economically minded clients. The Builder's Choice Collection offers five designs in paint- or stain-grade wood. Several glass light options come in doors of varying heights and widths....

Estate sale.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... Bring mansion majesty to your next project with the Biltmore Estate collection of carriage doors. Each of the six designs is based on an actual door from America's largest private residence. Fine details include straw or seeded glass, Western...

Presidential poise.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... The Presidential Series doors are individually handcrafted, fully insulated, equipped for remote-control operation, and named after leaders of our country (the Jefferson is shown). The bold lines and distinct appearance of each door are meant...

Wind breaker.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... The Hurricane Frame package features solid wood doors designed to endure 140-mph winds and impacts. Superply plywood surrounds a full-length Douglas fir frame for a great combination of natural elasticity and rigidity that withstands extreme...

River run.(overhead sensations: elevate your projects with these grand openings)
June 1, 2004... The simplicity and strong lines of carriage house doors are replicated in the American Rivers Collection. One piece swing-up doors, bi-fold, accordion-style, and classic swing-out doors are emulated through seamless wood finishes with...

The art of inquiry: Deering Residence, Casey Key, Fla., 1956-1958 Paul Rudolph, FAIA.(end quote)
June 1, 2004... the houses Paul Rudolph designed early in his career make up a cornerstone of the famed Sarasota School, the East Coast's unofficial version of the California Case Study program. One of his most celebrated, the Deering Residence, marks a daring...