Good Millwork
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This week I went through a selection of interviews by some famous and slightly famous architects. As I read, I looked at how they defined architecture during the course of these interviews. Below are some excerpts from those interviews where they answer the question “What is architecture?” . Though they are all taken out of [...]
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Rarely does such a GEM of residential craftsmanship realize! This home, built in the lovely Rosemary Beach, FL is in our backyard, and it is filled with architectural woodwork and other forms of beauty both in the interior and the exterior. Let us provide custom architectural woodwork including moldings, shutters, doors or stair parts for [...]
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New Library in Baton Rouge, LA to be center of human interaction — a space bringing people together for information dialogue and exchange. Louisiana based Trahan Architects, a firm with expertise in institutional design and religious architecture (check the Holy Rosary Church Complex, remarkable project), recently unveiled conceptual design for the renovation and expansion of [...]
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How to sell to architects – Part 2 – Architect’s workflow: 6 Pointers to help you sell those creative types what they need…PS, just in case you’re running a little behind…don’t forget to checkout How to Sell Architects – Part 1 – Introduction. If you wish to sell to architects you should probably first know [...]
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MINIMALIST CHAPEL Photos… Architecture Students craft an elegant and unlikely place of reflection. The Field Chapel is a project designed and executed by the students of an Advanced De-sign/Build Studio at the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture in Chicago for a ecumenical church co-operative in Boedigheim, Germany. Led by Professor Frank Flury, the [...]
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House in the TREES! Great blend of lines and CONTOURS! Material of choice is my favorite… WOOD. This house is well dressed in radiused timber beams and randomly spaced shingle siding. This place puts you right up inside one of Portland, Oregon’s best features — its lush tree canopy!
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TWITTER, architectural moldings and millwork…WHAT? Sawdust and social media makes for an interesting cocktail but what is absolutely fascinating is the ability to communicate with the architectural design community worldwide instantly through social networking and Twitter. Enter Su Butcher and the Architects Twitter League. Su has done an amazing job bringing together Architects, architectural students, [...]
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Weekend RETREAT! Amazing use of wood architecture. Sexy lake diggs! Vertical facades are opaque to outside, yet allow view of lake and garden from within. I can picture myself lazing about on the dock and even really enjoying some time with the family while gathered about that awesome fire pit. Multi-planar use of small plank [...]
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