by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 25, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Guide, Newport Architect Spotlight, Professional
What does an Architect actually do? Much more than you might think. When most people picture an architect, they imagine someone loosely sketching out a building plan on a drafting table. In reality, the job is far more complex than that, and after more than thirty...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 23, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Guide, Newport Spotlight, Urban Planning
Route 67 Trolley (Bellevue Ave, Newport). What a Free Trolley Teaches Us About the Case for Free Transit Every summer, a fleet of trolleys rolls through the cobblestone streets of Newport, Rhode Island, carrying tens of thousands of riders to mansions, beaches, and...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 18, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Historical, Newport Spotlight
The Edward W. Kane & Martha J. Wallace Center for Black History (Newport, RI) On June 19, 2026, the city of Newport, Rhode Island will open a space dedicated to a history that its own civic memory long worked to erase. The city, founded in 1639 by religious...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 16, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
Champ Soleil, Newport, RI (Polhemus & Coffin, 1929) Champ Soleil: A Newport’s Gilded Age Estate Returns to the Spotlight On Newport’s famed Bellevue Avenue, a street already lined with American palaces (including the Vanderbilts’ Marble House,...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 10, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Guide, Sustainable Design
Private Residence Renovation (A4 Architecture) Every construction project begins with a series of choices — and none carries more lasting consequence than the decision between quality and cost-cutting. The temptation to save money through cheaper materials or...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jun 8, 2026 | Architectural Design, Articles, Newport Spotlight, Real Tennis World Championship
Tennis Match inside the Newport Casino, Real Tennis Court Every June, the top players of the historic sport of Real Tennis (a game that predates lawn tennis by several centuries) convenes upon one of America’s most storied sporting venues for its premier North...
