News + Notes

The To-do List

Fall and spring are always a whirl - there's something about the temperate weather that makes home improvement seem possible, plus those pesky holidays aren't in the way.  So I've had a raft of consultations and potential client meetings in the past week...

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Over in Cleveland-Holloway

I've been assisting Adrian Brown and Keith Flynn with preservation tax credits on their new house, purchased mid-renovation, over on Oakwood Avenue in the Cleveland-Holloway district.  They are great fun to work with, and I've been enjoying watching the progress of...

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Breaking News

Just heard via the twittersphere that I won a Golden Leaf Award from the City of Durham for my former employers' (Trinity Design/Build) office on Gregson Street.  It is one of the only commercial buildings I've ever designed, and through a lot of work...

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Preserving the Very-Recent Past

Two houses built in the 1970s have been in my thoughts recently, and are leading me to define my thoughts about preservation and importance.  The first is an architect-designed, Japanese-influenced, contemporary home where I was asked to design a...

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