The judges marveled at the craftsmanship of the Crabapple model at Hidden Creek, a community of 12 modern houses in Omaha, Neb. "It's interesting that we're talking about craft relating to production technologies," mused one. More
When Randy Brown, FAIA, bought a 10-acre property and old house in the farm country of Omaha, Neb., he intended it to be a laboratory for experiments in how to design something so connected to the land that it looks both natural and manmade, and in how to More
Architects’ own houses often hold the keys to cost savings, building efficiencies, and new standards of beauty. More
This master bath, in an eclectic 1970s Modernist house by noted architect Norman Jaffe, had plenty of elbow room, but its contents were in need of a major tune-up. More
This bath used to have the blahs. It was cramped, disorganized, and outdated until architect Randy Brown stripped it and an adjacent walk-in closet back to the studs to make a fresh start. More
Our independent panel of four judges (two residential architects and two custom... More
When Kem Hinton, FAIA, and Seab Tuck, FAIA, decided to design new offices for their staff of 15, they wanted something out of the ordinary. So the owners of Tuck Hinton Architects, Nashville, Tenn., bought the Civil War-era Elm Street Methodist Church and transformed the interior with such cool touches as a studio in the tall sanctuary, candelabras for nighttime lighting, and, in the vestibule, a Louis Kahn quote that reads "Architecture must have the religion of light." The message fits the firm and the old church. "Since we work diligently to have natural illumination in our buildings, that quote is sort of sacred to us," says Hinton. More