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VOL. 7/NO. 4, JULY 2006

Table of Contents

PROFILE
New Urban Outfitters
As the number of New Urbanist developments continues to rise, the 49-member, Miami, FL-based New Urban Guild has become an increasingly utilized resource in providing architecture to flesh out the plans.
By Will Holloway

PALLADIO AWARD WINNERS
Then and Now
Multi-Unit
Seventy-five years after initial construction began, the Hartman-Cox Architects, LLP-designed 300,000-sq.ft. addition to the Art Deco Kennedy-Warren apartment building in Washington, DC, finally realizes the original design of architect Joseph Younger. By Hadiya Strasberg

Distinctive Match
New Design & Construction – more than 5,000 sq.ft.
A 7,500-sq.ft., English-style, brick-and-slate residence in Chevy Chase, MD, designed by David Jones Architects, sits distinctly on a triangular-shaped lot while fitting in with its Colonial Revival and Tudor-style neighbors. By Marieke Cassia Gartner

Island Temple
New Design & Construction – less than 5,000 sq.ft.
Historical Concepts’ design of an intimate, 1,140-sq.ft. guest cottage in Spring Island, SC, freshly interprets the Greek temple form. It also relates to the main house – a previous Historical Concepts’ design – yet is distinct enough to stand on its own. By Hadiya Strasberg

By the Book
Special Award
Throughout the city of Norfolk, VA, hundreds of homeowners have implemented the traditionally inspired, cohesive design principles presented in Urban Design Associates’ A Pattern Book for Norfolk Neighborhoods. By Eve M. Kahn

Adding History
Sympathetic Addition
Peter Zimmerman Architects’ design of multiple additions to a farmhouse in Chester County, PA, adds 7,300 sq.ft. to the relatively small stone structure while retaining the scale and proportion of its 18th-century core. By Martha McDonald

Legacy of the Past
Restoration & Renovation
Following a devastating fire in January 2004, an historic Mediterranean Revival residence near Madison, WI, has been restored and rehabilitated under the direction of Isthmus Architecture, Inc. By Marieke Cassia Gartner

BOOK REVIEWS
The Cape Cod Cottage, by William Morgan. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Building with Cob: A step-by-step guide, by dam Weisman and Katy Bryce. Reviewed by Lynne Lavelle

THE FORUM
The Prince and the Pauper Revisited, by Richard Cameron
A Classical architect tackles the perception that his profession is geared exclusively to the wealthy.