Fencing Through the Years
From early log stockades to wrought iron, cast iron and steel, the evolution of fencing has mirrored architectural fashions.
By Gordon Bock
State of the Art
A look at the lights, lanterns, shades, sconces and wallpaper of the Arts & Crafts movement – and where to find them today.
By Gordon Bock
2011: Period Homes in Pictures
Period Homes highlights a few of the projects published in the magazine over the last year.
A Primer on Paint
Exterior paints have changed dramatically in recent years, as has the technical vocabulary. By Gordon Bock
Green Can Be Gold
The benefits of storm windows have improved with technology, strengthening the case against replacements. By David Martin
Lawrenceville Revival
Pittsburgh architect Keith Cochran offers an inside glimpse of the ongoing restoration of an 1830s Greek Revival in the city’s Lawrenceville neighborhood. By Keith Cochran
Comfort and Efficiency
Home insulation reduces both home energy bills and carbon emissions, and comes in a variety of forms.
Palladio Through the Years
As the Palladio Awards program enters its 10th year, Period Homes looks back at some of the residential projects that have been recognized since 2002.
Robie Reborn
Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House celebrates its centennial with a newly restored exterior and structural overhaul. By Gordon Bock
Restoring Latrobe
In collaboration with the Blue Grass Trust, Mesick, Cohen, Wilson, Baker continues the faithful restoration of the Benjamin Henry Latrobe-designed Pope Villa in Lexington, KY, despite economically challenging times.
Profiting from History
The transformation of two of New York City's iconic buildings – the Plaza Hotel and the Williamsburgh Savings Bank tower – to condominiums shows the value of converting historic structures, even in an erratic housing market.
East and West
Though they shared a common philosophy, East- and West-coast expressions of the Arts and Crafts Movement varied greatly.
New Athenians
The four remaining houses of the Alexander Jackson Davis-designed La Grange Terrace in New York City are an instructive example of the Grecian-influenced New York Style of the 1830s.
History on a Budget
Traditionally styled affordable-housing designs from Torti Gallas and Partners, Ross Chapin Architects, Ron Wright & Associates/Architects and Mithun are recognized by the 2007 AIA Housing Awards.
Modern Marvels
The sometimes unusual materials and forms of aging Modernist houses, including Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, Philip Johnson's Glass House and Frank Lloyd Wright's Wescott House, are proving a unique challenge to preservationists.
New Urbanism's Holy Grail
The Congress for the New Urbanism has affordability and diversity as principles in its charter. Why is it, then, that so many New Urbanist developments become enclaves for the wealthy?
Shingle Style Maine
In the late-19th century, William Ralph Emerson designed a number of Colonial Revival-inspired houses characterized by asymmetrical plans, overhanging gables, flared verge-boards and shingle siding, thus spawning the Shingle Style; many examples of the style still stand on Mount Desert Island, ME.
Natural Light
Meeting contemporary expectations in plan while retaining traditional massing and proportion requires both a sense of openness and an understanding of architectural definition.
Grecian Ohio
In the first of an occasional series on regions and architectural styles, an Ohio-based architect and historian examines the Grecian heritage of the state, the history of its propagation and the elements of the style.
Class Act
By developing a three-step charrette process, the recently organized Architectural Charrette Team has set out to consolidate and accelerate the production homebuilding process, as well as to improve the quality of its architecture.
Architecture of Hope
By designing a series of affordable, traditionally inspired alternatives to the much-maligned FEMA trailer, architects who convened at the Mississippi Renewal Forum have attempted to redefine post-catastrophe emergency housing.
Preserving Tomorrow
Appropriate techniques for preserving historic buildings are often debated, and when it comes to buildings of the 20th century, the debate heats up. Both the materials and design techniques of the period create challenges for preservationists.
Anatomy of a Georgian Room
The room is the basic spatial building block of architecture and the proportional principles of punctuation and differentiation can give this space both rigor and beauty.
Classicism for Humanity
The Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical America and Habitat for Humanity have joined forces to build prototypes of affordable houses that complement traditional neighborhoods.
Dutch New York
Though the settlement of New Amsterdam was both founded and ceded to the English within the 17th century, the Dutch influence on the architectural identities of the Hudson River Valley and New York continues to this day.
Classicism and the Kitchen
The kitchen has evolved significantly over the years, but the age-old principles of Classical architecture offer valuable guidelines for contemporary kitchen design.
By Sarah Blank
