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VOL. 11/NO. 4, JULY 2010

Table of Contents

PROFILE
Breadth and Depth
In a diverse career that has spanned almost four decades, New Haven, CT-based Robert Orr has built an impressive portfolio of single- and multi-family residences and New Urbanist projects.
By Dan Cooper

2010 PALLADIO AWARDS
Reimagining Maycroft
Restoration & Renovation
A sprawling 1885 estate in North Haven, NY, is returned to its original residential use by James Merrell Architects.
By Gordon Bock

Ranch Expansion
Sympathetic Addition
Utilizing local materials, Michael G. Imber, Architects, doubles the size of a 1940s ranch in south-central Texas.
By Nancy Berry

Gulf Tower
New Design & Construction – less than 5,000 sq.ft.
A new house in Seaside, FL, by Braulio Casas Architects features a four-story tower and is inspired by English and Carpenter Gothic traditions.
By Will Holloway

Classical America
New Design & Construction – more than 5,000 sq.ft.
Ferguson & Shamamian Architects designs a three-story, seven-bedroom, Colonial-style residence in Westport, CT, for a large family.
By Nancy A. Ruhling

Outdoor Quarters
Exterior Spaces – Gardens & Landscapes
Richard Anderson Landscape Architect creates the landscape plan for an English Renaissance-inspired house in Atlanta, GA.
By Annabel Hsin

Weight of History
Residential Multi-Unit
A new seven-story, mixed-use building in the NoLita neighborhood of New York City by Roman and Williams Buildings and Interiors utilizes traditional construction methods.
By Lynne Lavelle

Home and Leisure
Special Award
A new pool-house complex by David Scott Parker Architects complements a Georgian Revival residence in Massachusetts.
By Lynne Lavelle

BOOK REVIEWS
Julius Shulman: Chicago Mid-Century Modernism, by Gary Gand. Reviewed by Eve M. Kahn

Newport Shingle Style, by Cheryl Hackett. Reviewed by Nancy E. Berry

THE FORUM
Western Classicism, by Thomas P. Matthews, Jr.
Contrary to popular opinion, the city of Denver has a rich history of Classical architecture; recently, the Rocky Mountain chapter of the ICA&CA was established.

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