Residential Architect Magazine: Reinvention

Reinvention 2012: Chicago House Tour

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 07:17:30 EST

Four very different houses and sleek product showroom highlighted the tour.

Reinvention 2012: Responsive Modern Design

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:38:52 EST

Modern masters explored the relationship between site, sustainability, and design excellence.

Reinvention 2012: Design for the 15 Percent

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:36:33 EST

Bryan Bell, SEED Design Corps, advocates for a broader definition of architectural design-- one that solves a myriad of social needs including affordable housing.

Reinvention 2012: Design for the 99 Percent

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 02:23:13 EST

L.A.-based, award-winning architect Lawrence Scarpa addressed Reinvention attendees about his history with affordable housing projects.

Reinvention 2012: Innovating Community Design and Mass Market Housing

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:38:14 EST

Leading experts discussed how more residential architects can influence market rate housing design.

Reinvention 2012: Architecture for All—Design Education as Advocacy

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:35:15 EST

Housebrand’s John Brown delved deeply into his campaign for client education during his breakout session.

Reinvention 2012: Deconstructing the Mass Appeal and Continued Relevance of Traditional Architecture

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:33:59 EST

Leading architects discussed the perennial power of traditional forms in residential design.

Reinvention 2012: AIA Custom Residential Architects Network Forum

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:33:09 EST

AIA CRAN’s session “Architects for the People” looked at ways residential architects can expand the services they provide.

Reinvention 2012: The Congress of Residential Architecture Annual Meeting

Wed, 7 Nov 2012 12:30:46 EST

The Great Debate: CORA Addresses the Questions That Do Not Get Asked

Reinvention 2012: Reinventing Market-Rate Housing

Tue, 6 Nov 2012 04:32:29 EST

Jonathan Segal, FAIA, led a breakout session on his successful architect/developer practice.

Bucolic Bliss on Reinvention House Tour

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:26:43 EST

While everyone enjoyed all four beautiful homes on the Reinvention 2012 house tour last week, the one people really couldn’t stop talking about was Crab Tree Farm.

Reinvention 2011: Case Study—What a High-Design Firm Learned From Prefab

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:07:03 EST

San Antonio-based Lake|Flato Architects learned a lot about what aspects of the building technology work and what still needs refinement when working with a modular house.

Reinvention 2011: You On View

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:28:18 EST

Reinvention 2011 ended with a participatory event during which conference attendees shared selections from their own portfolios.

Reinvention 2011: The Fine Art of Blogging and Other New Media Marketing Strategies

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 04:15:20 EST

On Dec. 8, Andrew van Leeuwen, Assoc. AIA, and Kevin Eckert, LEED AP, principals of the Seattle-based firm BUILD LLC, explained to a crowd of architects why the firm embraced social media some years ago and why more architects need to step up their efforts.

Reinvention 2011: Phoenix Housing Tour

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:53 EST

Residential architects and designers from across the country grabbed a boxed lunch and climbed aboard buses for the popular housing tour that kicks off Reinvention each year.

Reinvention 2011: Architect-Led Design/Build

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:20 EST

Jim Zack, AIA, and Lise de Vito, Assoc. AIA, of Zack | de Vito Architecture Construction wanted the majority of their session to be open for questions and discussion, so they kicked things off by giving a quick overview on how they handle doing design/build as architects. "Our approach is not necessarily the best way," Zack says, "but sharing our experiences will show one way to do architect-led design/build and prompt conversation on other options." Design is the key to their approach—they build their own designs so they know exactly what it will take to build it to fit their vision.

Reinvention 2011: Architect-Led Interior Design

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:08 EST

Lisa Gray, AIA, and Alan Organschi, partners in Gray Organschi Architecture, began their breakout session by noting that its title was something of a misnomer. Their firm takes an active role in creating the interiors of its projects—often to the extent of designing and fabricating furniture—but Gray and Organschi view their work as part of an indivisible whole that includes not only interiors and architecture, but also site, community, and the natural environment. “We look at a project as a total package,” Gray said. The partners, recipients of residential architect’s 2011 Rising Star award, expanded on that theme with examples from their firm’s portfolio.

Reinvention 2011: Perfecting the Client Process

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:25 EST

Duo Dickinson, AIA, of Duo Dickinson Architect, and John DeForest, AIA, of DeForest Architects addressed the sometimes slippery slope of client relations in their breakout session at Reinvention. Both have stayed busy during the economic downturn, evidence that they might have made a substantial case for the value of professional design services in their markets. The crux, they said, was just that—design is a service not just an end product. Said DeForest, who’s based in Seattle, “You can sell a product as a commodity or product and service. A la Starbucks, we’re selling a product and a service and an experience.” The key to the latter is what the duo called “open design.”

Reinvention 2011: Architect-Led Development

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:23:14 EST

Jared Della Valle, AIA, of Alloy, was very open with the sizable audience at his breakout session during Reinvention 2011. “Real estate development is very personal,” said the New York architect and developer who recently left his former firm, Della Valle Bernheimer, to start a new development company, Alloy. “You have to be 100 percent invested in your own project in order to sell. That’s when people perceive your value, is in your own confidence.”

Reinvention 2011: Leadership Awards Luncheon

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:17:03 EST

Winners of residential architect's 2011 Leadership Awards were honored at a luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 8, during the first full day of sessions. The 2011 honorees are Will Bruder, AIA, Hall of Fame; Marlon Blackwell Architect, Top Firm; and Gray Organschi Architecture, Rising Star. Editorial director S. Claire Conroy presented the awards as well as project highlights from each firm's body of work. Full profiles on the winning firms can be seen in ra's September/October issue.