by Ross Cann AIA RA | Jan 16, 2025 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
The Ballroom at The Breakers in HBO’s The Gilded Age, Credit to Alison Cohen Rosa Sir Julian Fellowes became famous for his wildly successful television series Downton Abbey, about the Grantham Family and their ancestral home. To follow up on that...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Project Spotlight
2024 Preserve RI “Rhody” Awards at Rosecliff, Newport, RI, Newport RI On October 20, 2024, Preserve Rhode Island celebrated the 2024 Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation at Rosecliff in Newport. This ceremony recognized outstanding achievements in...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
Chateau-sur-Mer, like so many grand houses in Newport, evolved over its long life showing the influences of multiple owners, multiple architects, and multiple eras in and throughout its walls. In 1851, William Shepard Wetmore, a prominent China trade...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Oct 9, 2024 | Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Urban Planning
Buildings don’t just make history at the time of their construction. They often reflect the times when they were enlarged or chosen for restoration and reconstruction rather than demolition. They also become important again when the area around them is redeveloped....
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Sep 25, 2024 | Articles, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight, Professional, Technology, Urban Planning
Example of A4 Multifamily Housing In recent decades, the landscape of housing construction has undergone significant changes with several new challenges emerging that make it increasingly difficult to build affordable and accessible housing. From the upcoming...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Sep 11, 2024 | Architectural Historian Spotlight, Articles, Historical, Newport Architect Spotlight, Newport Spotlight
18th Annual Doris Duke Awards Invite Cover Newport has a rich history visible through the charm of many of its beautifully designed historic buildings and homes. Responsibility for the preservation and maintenance of these buildings has fallen to the people who...
