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...
by Ross Cann | May 15, 2024 | Articles
The LeRoy King House in Newport Rhode Island stands as an enlightening representation of the evolution of the Shingle Style into a more classic, historically influenced design typology during the rapid construction of grand houses in Newport during the Gilded Age. The...
by Ross Cann | Apr 30, 2024 | Articles, Newport Spotlight, Professional, Project Spotlight
In Honor of Our 20 Year Anniversary I graduated from Architectural School in 1990 and received my professional license to practice architecture by passing all eight exams by 1993, which was the earliest I was allowed to sit for the exams following a three-year...
