Residential Architect Magazine: 2012 Most Popular Profiles

Profile: Robert M. Gurney, FAIA

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:14:26 EST

One of the ra50, recipient of multiple residential architect and Custom Home Design Awards, and a 2001 Rising Star Leadership Award winner, architect Robert M. Gurney says business is as busy as ever and shares a glimpse at some of his latest work.

Profile: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 03:27:58 EST

The title of residential architect’s July 2003 cover story on Turnbull Griffin Haesloop Architects, “Light on the Land,” alluded to the site-sensitive nature of the Northern California firm’s work. Nine years later, it seems even more appropriate, as the firm has delved deeper into the realm of sustainable design.

Profile: Dennis Wedlick, AIA, Dennis Wedlick Architect

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:01:05 EST

New York-based Dennis Wedlick Architect [DWA] used to be known for crafting finely detailed custom homes in rural locations and creative loft conversions in the urban environment.

Profile: Nils Finne, AIA

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:04:35 EST

Nils Finne, AIA, has long exemplified the highly skilled regional practitioner. Based in Seattle, he draws on Asian, Scandinavian, and mid-century modernist influences in work that distills the environmental and cultural currents of the contemporary Pacific Northwest.

Famed Regional Architect Goes International

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 11:35:49 EST

After 11 years going to work in Alexandria, Va., David Jameson, FAIA, moved his studio to the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. this past May.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Max Strang Architecture, Miami

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:45:43 EST

Max Strang's move to a remote office has only enhanced his firm's work.

Award Winning Firm Ventures Into Bigger Territory to Weather Recession

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:01:50 EST

When Residential Architect profiled Safdie Rabines Architects in 2006, the San Diego-based firm had just started to design bridges and institutional buildings, along with the residential work it had always done.

15 Young Firms to Watch: in situ studio, Raleigh, N.C.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:43:12 EST

Launched in the midst of a recession, in situ studio succeeds by combining big-league talent with rookie enthusiasm.

Small Firm Creates Nonprofit to Execute More Pro Bono Architecture

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:58:25 EST

A Washington, D.C.-based architecture firm recently formed a separate entity to do more pro bono and reduced-fee design.

15 Young Firms to Watch: MADE, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:31:45 EST

The evolution of Brooklyn, N.Y., design/build firm MADE.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Merge Architects, Boston

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:46:56 EST

Merge Architects uses the alchemy of design to elevate simple forms and commonplace materials.

15 Young Firms to Watch: workshop/apd, New York

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:17:08 EST

An ambitious New York firm continues to evolve.

Top Firm: Johnsen Schmaling Architects

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:50:46 EST

Milwaukee-based Johnsen Schmaling Architects wins our Top Firm award.

Rising Star: Studio Dwell Architects

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:49:46 EST

A Chicago firm finds beauty in restraint.

15 Young Firms to Watch: SsD, Cambridge, Mass.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:16:41 EST

SsD has built its reputation upon out-of-the-box sustainable thinking.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Bercy Chen Studio, Austin, Texas

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:51:32 EST

Thomas Bercy and Calvin Chen share international upbringings and an easy-going collaborative design approach, both of which they credit for their young firm's global recognition.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Interface Studio Architects, Philadelphia

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:44:53 EST

Interface Studio Architects uses research, teaching, and community involvement to support and enliven its practice.

Profile: Estes/Twombly Architects

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:06:22 EST

Boil it down, keep it honest, make it fit. Estes/Twombly Architects’ ethic of practice is as simple and direct as the architecture it generates.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Grzywinski + Pons, New York

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:58:53 EST

Gryzwinski + Pons brings elegance to projects large and small.

15 Young Firms to Watch: Hufft Projects, Kansas City, Mo.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 03:43:42 EST

For Hufft Projects, diversification is destiny.