by Ross Cann AIA RA | Apr 27, 2022 | Newport Spotlight
There are many high technology solutions to help fight climate change, but one of the best is also one of the oldest: to plant trees. According to Wikipedia, the first communal celebration of planting trees happened in 1594 in the Spanish village of Monoñedo, where...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Apr 6, 2022 | Articles
As each year passes, it becomes clearer and clearer that humanity is facing a serious climate crisis. Temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic have been measured 70 degrees above normal for this time of year. The problem often seems so large and intractable that it...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Mar 30, 2022 | Newport Spotlight
Newport Architecture Spotlight: McKim, Mead, and White in the Catherine-Kay Neighborhood The architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White, by the turn of the twentieth century would be the largest, most prolific, and most impactful practice in the world. But just twenty...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Mar 23, 2022 | Articles
In Newport Rhode Island we do not only have the great Gilded Age houses. We also have a wide variety of accessory buildings that were a part of these estates including Gatehouses, Gardener Cottages, and Carriage Houses. As it has been noted in previous articles, many...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Mar 16, 2022 | Articles
Change happens, whether you want it to or not. That is perhaps one of the principal laws of the universe and it is certainly true in the world of architecture. The partial collapse and subsequent emergency demolition of 41-45 Franklin Street, up the hill from the...
