by Ross Cann AIA RA | Feb 12, 2025 | Architectural Design, Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Spotlight, Professional, Sustainable Design, Technology, Urban Planning
Newport, Rhode Island, has long benefited from “Adaptive Reuse,” which is the practice of repurposing old buildings for purposes they were not originally intended for. Founded in 1639, Newport grew to be the fifth-largest city in the American colonies at...
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 | Jan 8, 2025 | Articles, Guide, Newport Spotlight
A Building Suffering From Galvanic Action Architecture is not just the artistic composition of forms for aesthetic purposes but also the assembly of tens of thousands of individual components for specific practical purposes. Without understanding the complicated...
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Dec 27, 2024 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Facade Made Of Plastic No one wants their longest impact on Earth to be the plastic trash they send to a landfill. Our planet faces dual challenges: the pervasive pollution by microplastics and the urgent need to reduce carbon emissions from the built environment....
by Ross Cann AIA RA | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles, Guide, Historical, Newport Spotlight
Gates of The Breakers during the Holiday Season During this Holiday Season and for centuries before, people of every faith have given their loved ones something special at this time of year. However, the way that people shop and buy these gifts has changed...
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...
