Archiscape Blog
Travel and Inspiration: Insights from 7 Architectural Minds
Architecture is an interesting craft in that it relies heavily on both analytical and artistic skill. The former is honed by each project we undertake, and by meticulously checking and rechecking our work. When it comes to the creative side of what we do, nothing is more informative and enlightening than traveling to other parts…
Award of Merit K-12 Education
We won the Award of Merit K-12 Education by ENR New England. The votes have been cast and the 2019 ENR New England Best Projects winners have finally been chosen. The winners of the main categories can be found in the list below. The Best Project safety award winners, which is juried by a separate safety…
How Student Feedback Confirmed a School Building Design
If you want to know if a building’s design meets all the important criteria, ask the experts. In the case of a pre-kindergarten building, the experts are the children who play and learn in the space. So, that’s who we consulted on a school building project in southern Connecticut. Greenwich Academy is an…
Welcome to the team, Brian Gonzalez!
Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Brian Gonzalez. Not entirely new, since Brian has been with us as a student, but having just graduated from the University of Hartford, we are thrilled to have Brian onboard full time! Read our Q&A below to learn more about Brian and his insights on architecture…
Double Duty: How We Blended Education and Accommodations
One of the great thrills in architecture is when we’re able to create a design that leverages one structure for multiple purposes. We had that opportunity when we were asked to create a unique building for a local independent school. Greenwich Academy is a college preparatory day school for girls. The campus sits on nearly…
Welcome to the team, Jeannette Penniman!
Jeannette recently joined our team as our new Design Associate. As a Yale graduate, she brings a love of local architecture and a wide range of experience from two major offices. We are very excited to welcome Jeannette to the team! Read our Q&A below to learn more about Jeannette and her insights on architecture…
Project Team Award
We won the First Place Project Team Award, in the Small Projects category at the Connecticut Building. The Connecticut Building Congress recognizes outstanding building projects that exemplify project team excellence and represent the best practices in teamwork by project owners, architects, engineers, constructors and trades. Each year, CBC recognizes projects whose team members have met…
Best Sustainable Design Project
We won the Best Sustainable Design Project award, by CREW CT. As they greeted one of the largest crowds ever to this year’s Blue Ribbon awards on April 24th, event co-chairs Jennifer Marks and Melissa Roy noted that “We were honored to receive over 30 nominations for real estate projects from throughout the region and…
Historic New London CT School to Become Supportive Housing
Lisa DeMatteis-Lepore, CFO of The Connection, Inc (TCI), presided over a gathering yesterday to celebrate the beginning of construction on an affordable/supportive housing project in New London, Connecticut. The Diocese of Norwich designated TCI to develop the former St. Mary’s Star of the Sea parochial school into new housing. CSH was an early funder of…
Breaking Ground on Housing in New London
New London – A groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday officially launched at $7.1 million project to rehab a former Catholic school into 20 units of affordable housing. Saint Mary Star of the Sea School, located at 16 Huntington St., was built in 1892. The K-8 school graduated its last class in 2012 with six students. Addressing a…
