by Ross Cann | Nov 19, 2020 | Architectural History, Articles
Since the dawn of time, mankind has sought to instill beauty into their architecture. The ancient Greeks built their villas and temples with mathematical precision. The Romans adopted the same forms and continued to enhance and refine them over time. The first known...
by Ross Cann | Nov 12, 2020 | Adaptive Reuse, Architectural History, Articles
Although we have come to take for granted in the United States that all children will receive a public education, this was not always the case. Education during the Colonial era was a prized and valuable asset that was generally only available to the wealthy. Most...
by Ross Cann | Oct 29, 2020 | Architectural History, Articles
Architecture has been with us since the dawn of mankind. Zoning, which is the societal prescription of what can and cannot be built in a particular location, is barely 100 years old in the United States. The earliest zoning laws were the Los Angeles Ordinances of...
by Ross Cann | Oct 19, 2020 | Architectural History
In a world dominated by thirty-second sound bites, YouTube videos, and dueling town halls on T.V., what good are books? And what good then are book reviews? Well books have a gravitas and permanence that fleeting video clips can never have. The Redwood Library has...
by Ross Cann | Oct 1, 2020 | Architectural History, Technology
Among the most central features that help define the style and character of a building are its windows. The size, number, shape, and construction of the windows each play a part in the perception of the building from outside the building and determine its connection...
by Ross Cann | Sep 10, 2020 | Accolades, All Projects, Architectural History, Articles
Newport is fortunate to not only have buildings by many notable architects, but to have some of their very best works as well. But because Newport was graced with so many beautiful, old buildings, the care and maintenance of these structures has fallen heavily upon a...
