Period Homes Magazine September 2008 Table of Contents

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VOL. 9/NO. 5, SEPTEMBER 2008

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Community Service
Geoffrey Mouen Architects' historically inspired residences and public buildings combine New Urbanist ideals with the vernacular traditions of the southeastern U.S. By Dan Cooper

FEATURE
Frame of Reference
Timber framing is one of the oldest, and most sustainable, construction techniques available; with a simple design and a collaborative planning process, it can also be a cost-effective option. By Amy Cornelius, LEED-AP

RECENT PROJECTS
Gothic Lineage
SGA Companies' Butterfield House apartment complex in Washington, DC, pays homage to the Gothic Revival specialist William Butterfield within the Capitol Hill historic district. By Eve M. Kahn

Setting Standards
In collaboration with Habitat for Humanity, Ariel - The Art of Building, LLC, creates an affordable 1,200-sq.ft. Greek Revival-inspired house in the Susan B. Anthony neighborhood of Rochester, NY. By Will Holloway

Vintage Style
Ferguson & Shamamian Architects designs a 4,500-sq.ft. waterfront residence on Martha's Vineyard, MA, that reflects the local Shingle Style and follows an unusual planning tradition. By Lynne Lavelle

Estate Planning
A carriage house in Lloyd Harbor, NY, by ADL III Architecture P.C. recalls the richly detailed outbuildings found on the Gold Coast estates of the Gilded Age. By Annabel Hsin

Creole Cottage
Charrette Design Group Architects of Mandeville, LA, re-creates a piece of Louisiana's architectural history with an almost 5,000-sq.ft. Creole "cottage" in Houma, LA. By Martha McDonald

BOOK REVIEWS
Thomas Hope: Regency Designer, edited by David Watkin and Philip Hewat-Jaboor. Reviewed by Thomas Gordon Smith

Wadia Associates: Residential Architecture of Distinction, edited by Philip James Dodd. Reviewed by Lynne Lavelle

English Style and Decoration: A Sourcebook of Original Designs and French Style and Decoration: A Sourcebook of Original Designs, by Stafford Cliff. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagne

THE FORUM
Artisan Educating Architect, by Frederick Wilbur
Effective communication between architects and the many workmen, artists and artisans involved in implementing their designs is imperative to the success of any building project.

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