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VOL. 10/NO. 3, maY 2009

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Gilded Age Redux
New Canaan, CT-based Wadia Associates creates residences of rare historical detail and opulence that recall the grand homes of the 19th and 20th centuries.
By Dan Cooper

FEATURE
Intelligent Design
In response to the current economic and environmental climates, the New Urban Guild's SmartDwelling initiative proposes several ideas for more efficient, compact homes.
By Stephen A. Mouzon

RECENT PROJECTS
A Wing Aloft Again
Guided by Thomas Jefferson's Palladian design principles, Mesick, Cohen, Wilson, Baker Architects rebuilds the office wing at Poplar Forest, complete with early-19th-century technologies.
By Eve M. Kahn

Country Club Setting
A Shingle Style house by Brian Kent Jones Architects blends seamlessly with traditional informal gardens in the central Ohio countryside.
By Annabel Hsin

BOOK REVIEWS
Long Island Landscapes and the Women Who Designed Them, by Cynthia Zaitzevsky. Reviewed by Anne Walker

Great American Suburbs: The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas, by Virginia Savage McAlester Willis Cecil Winters and Prudence Mackintosh. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Newport Villas: The Revival Styles, 1885-1935, by Michael C. Kathrens. Reviewed by Nicole V. Gagné

THE FORUM
Filling in the Gaps: Creating an Historic District
Infill Tax Credit, by Bryan Clark Green
A new type of tax credit could encourage compatible infill in historic districts.

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