by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 12, 2020 | Historical, Professional, Technology
A4 Architecture is pleased to have received many awards and recognition throughout the years. The latest award we have received is the “Best Adaptive Reuse Architecture Specialists – North Atlantic USA 2020” from Corporate Vision Magazine for our work on a wide...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 1, 2020 | Historical
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 AIA RA | Sep 24, 2020 | Historical, Professional
What do you do when you are a thriving university set in one of the most historic and noteworthy neighborhoods in America? In the case of Salve Regina University, you get as creative with adaptive reuse as you can. Set within the Ochre Point neighborhood of Newport,...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Sep 4, 2020 | Historical, Professional, Technology
Sometimes old buildings outlive the reason for their original construction and yet they are beloved structures that are an important part of the local history and architectural fabric. What is to be done with these buildings? Rhode Island in general, and Newport in...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Aug 20, 2020 | Historical
Even in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Newport is in the middle of a building boom with multiple hotel proposals before the various boards and commissions of Newport and Middletown and two new hotels, Hammett’s Wharf and The Brenton, have just recently opened...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Aug 13, 2020 | Historical
Newport is a treasure trove of architecture from multiple eras including the Colonial, the Victorian, and the Gilded Age. If one had to pick a single building that most epitomizes the city’s history and character you would be hard pressed to make a better...
