Residential Architect back issues from April 2006:
We want our truths self-evident: Americans' search for meaning may mean a lot to architects.(from the editor)
Apr 01, 2006; ... How do you describe the value architects bring to residential design? I've been working this question since I began editing this magazine seven years ago. And I know many architects struggle with this, too. The challenges about your worth come from all over--from potential clients, from ...
Seal of approval?(letters: exercise your right to write.)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006; ... There is a very simple way to increase demand [for architectural services]: require an architect's stamp on anything that needs a permit! Ostensibly, we are licensed to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Similarly, building permits are required to protect the health, ...
Color blind.(letters: exercise your right to write.)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006; ... As an educator, I teach my students that sustainability is not a black-and-white issue. All materials have positive and negative effects on our environment. For them to be architects, they must learn how to select the option that best fits the problem. As a green consultant, I ...
Great expectations.(letters: exercise your right to write.)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Your editorials are great, but they pose more questions than answers. The letters you publish are great, but for the most part, they pose more complaints than solutions. The projects [you profile] are great, but many times, they are not for the "real world" we all live in. I ...
Power play.(letters: exercise your right to write.)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2006; ... A few years back, potential clients began [showing] up better prepared. They'd [researched] how to choose an architect, they'd made lists of their needs, and they'd read books and magazines about home design. It was a refreshing change ... to have clients who already understood some of the ...
Redlines.(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Brian Carlson's role in the Robbs Runn project was ...
Reinvention redux.(home front)
Apr 01, 2006; ... For those of you who were unable to trek down to Coral Gables, Fla., or for those of you who did make it but would like to relive the experience, we revisit "Reinvention 2005: Greening the American House." This was residential architect magazine's second symposium, and like the first, it ...
Calendar.(home front)(Calendar)
Apr 01, 2006; ... 2006 ncma design awards of excellence entry deadline: june 16, 2006 The National Concrete Masonry Association hosts an awards program honoring design innovations by architects using concrete masonry for residential, commercial, and landscape applications. Shown: Last ...
Kitchen: back story.(k + b studio)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Historic row houses are rich in elegant features such as high ceilings, tall windows, and gracefully proportioned reception rooms at the front of the house. But the kitchens usually suffer in silence, tucked to the rear in a dark, cramped space. At some point in this Washington, D.C., ...
Bath: interlocking pieces.(k + b studio)
Apr 01, 2006; ... The third-floor master bath, part of a new glass-and-copper addition that KUBE Architecture attached to the back of the house, had none of the kitchen's constraints. There were no historic details worth preserving in the privacy of the top floor, so Bloomberg wiped the canvas clean. The ...
A country of craft dodgers: we've lost our appreciation for the fine art of craft.(perspective)
Apr 01, 2006; ... As a furniture maker who was extensively trained as an architect, I spend much time pondering the relationship between small details and big spaces. In the process, I have become obsessed with the demise of craftsmanship in our building economy and culture. We need only open our eyes to ...
Cloning your practice: one office isn't always enough.(practice)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Michael Woodley, AIA, leads a double life. An avid ice hockey fan, he has season tickets to see the Colorado Avalanche in Denver and the Mighty Ducks in Anaheim, Calif. He's an active member of the AIA and the Building Industry Association in Orange County, Calif., and he plays on an ice ...
Architects' choice: keeping it real.(Cover story)
Apr 01, 2006; ... When discussing building products, there's a nuance that's easily lost on civilians: what's natural should look natural, what's manmade should celebrate its own special qualities. Architecture thrives on authenticity. It's a core value that sets good design apart from the expedient and ...
A piece of quiet.(imagine + create: art studios lure the muse from the mundanity.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Right-brain and left-brain thinking meet happily at this Connecticut sculptor's studio. The 1,100-square-foot building's large, loft-like windows and Shaker-influenced simplicity satisfy the artist's intuitive side, giving him the mental breathing space he needs to conceptualize his ...
Outside influence.(imagine + create: art studios lure the muse from the mundanity)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Washington, D.C., artist Brece Honeycutt finds creative stimulation in nature, preferring to sculpt and draw with organic media like wool, paper, earth, charcoal, and pastels. So when she tapped local designers Darrel Rippeteau, AIA, and Annica Emilsson, Associate AIA, to create her ...
Local color.(imagine + create: art studios lure the muse from the mundanity)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Some artists seek the peace they need for their creative processes by retreating from the urbanity around them. Not the owner of this Los Angeles studio, who paints in oils as a sideline to his job in the entertainment industry. Architect Patrick Tighe, AIA, designed the 1,800-square-foot ...
Upward mobility: gypsum isn't the be-all, end-all for walls.(doctor spec)
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Washington, D.C.-based Gypsum Association estimates that at least 90 percent of all new and remodeled homes are constructed with gypsum interior walls. Considering the material's design versatility, easy installation, and relatively low cost, it's not hard to understand why contractors ...
Off the tracks.(new material: all the new that's fit to print.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Environmentally conscious architects can spice up their projects by using old building products in new ways. TerraMai's Cinnamon Mix flooring, reclaimed from antique railway ties, is a good place to start. Comprised of Merbau, Alan Batu, Dtang, and other tropical rainforest ...
Kitchen consciense.(new material: all the new that's fit to print.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Berkeley Mills is on a quest to make kitchen cabinets more sustainable, so the Berkeley, Calif.-based cabinetry and furniture maker has introduced two lines that use reclaimed materials, Forest Stewardship Council-certified woods, and water-based glues and varnishes. The ...
Local news.(new material: all the new that's fit to print.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Now you can read the morning paper while eating on a countertop made from yesterday's edition. Manufactured by Hoquiam, Wash.-based KlipTech Composites, PaperStone Certified surfacing combines 100 percent postconsumer recycled paper with a water-based resin. KlipTech claims that the ...
Sound and fuera.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Crafted from a single piece of onyx or granite, Fuera vessels keep a low, albeit lovely, profile. Part of Terra Acqua's Montecito Stone collection, the Fuera is available in two sizes--21 inches by 16 1/2 ...
Nu to you.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Hundreds of experiments over 14 months led Sonoma Cast Stone to reconfigure its mixes and modify its methods to create NuCrete, a trademarked precast-concrete surface that the manufacturer insists won't stain and will "look like new for years." Cast concrete is said to be ...
Stone soul.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Hand-carved from a single piece of granite, the Michael Zimber-designed Zen stone basin brings natural tranquility to the bath. Mixing chiseled textures with highly polished surfaces ...
Urban legends.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Straight edges and sleek details give Cole & Co.'s Urban Theory collection a clean look. Three models, among them the Terre version seen here, offer variations on a cubist theme. Five different leg styles in polished chrome or ...
Veni, vidi, Venecia.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Venecia line, like all of Sonia's bath furniture, is constructed from marine-grade wood for greater water resistance. With its open shelves, side cubbies behind glass doors, and shallow drawers for easy reaching, the ...
Prix de due.(to lav and lav not: sophisticated basins and vanities for the destination bath.)
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Pin Due suite balances geometric bath furniture with free-form fixtures. Rectangular cabinets in oak feature full-length satin-chrome pulls. The sculptural countertop sink is available in round, oval, ...
Where do you do your most creative thinking?(end quotes)
Apr 01, 2006; ... Marcie Meditch, AIA Meditch Murphey Architects, Chevy Chase, Md. "When I take an early morning walk." Guy Peterson, FAIA Guy Peterson/Office for Architecture, Sarasota, Fla. "In the swimming pool. I swim every day at lunch and it's amazing how many ...