by Ross Cann | Jul 10, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight
This coming week the eyes of the tennis world will be on Newport as many of the players from Wimbledon will be competing in the Infosys Hall of Fame Open. This is the only ATP men’s tournament played on grass in North America and extends the tradition of tennis, which...
by Ross Cann | Jun 26, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight
Pantheon In Rome, Italy 128 AD Steel-reinforced concrete is the means by which most tall buildings are constructed today. It pairs the compressive strength of concrete with the tensile strength of steel to make an incredibly structurally efficient hybrid composite and...
by Ross Cann | Jun 12, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight
Architects are not decorators they are professionals that solve challenging spatial problems. This means that sometime A4 Architecture goes above and beyond our normal task of designing buildings. Since 2007, our firm has had the honor and pleasure of designing all...
by Ross Cann | Jun 5, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight, Urban Planning
The settlement of the colony of Newport began in 1639 with the establishment of the Newport Charter. The location of the settlement was defined by the location of the freshwater spring that made the settlement and habitation of this location possible. It is this same...
by Ross Cann | May 23, 2024 | Articles
Seeing pictures of architecture can be useful, but there is no substitution for seeing the real buildings firsthand. Fortunately, in Newport Rhode Island there are so many notable works of architecture that you can experience many important examples of the craft’s...