Archiscape Blog
An Iconic Age for Architecture in New Haven
Between 1910 and 1920, many iconic buildings were constructed around the New Haven Green. Each of these buildings have been restored and are used today for their original intent or have been renovated and converted into more usable buildings for today’s time. These structures include the New Haven Free Public Library (1911), the Taft Hotel…
Designs of the Times (from the Daily Nutmeg)
Seinfeld character George Costanza often pretended he was an architect in order to impress women, a recurring feature on the path to his inevitable, hilarious downfall at episode’s end. The ploy made sense amid the absurdity. “Architect” is one of those professions with an undeniable cool-factor: designing and modeling buildings is seriously awesome. After some…
A Perfect (Architectural) Space for a Date!
In honor of Valentine’s Day, we decided to highlight four great places for a date in New Haven. Not only are each of these places incredible architectural spaces, they can also appeal to a wide spectrum of people from the art lover to the sports fanatic. For the Art Enthusiast… Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG)…
EVENTS: A Friends Center Groundbreaking
Hello, Friends! Happy New Year! We’re starting out with a bang by sharing with you our pictures and thoughts on the groundbreaking of the Friends Center for Children (FCFC) in New Haven, CT. We are very proud to be a part of such a wonderful project and were very excited that Governor Dannel Malloy was…
NEWS: Friends Center for Children
Noteworthy News from about the Friends Center for Children Groundbreaking! Malloy Pledges Strong Support for Pre-Schools (New Haven Register) Quakers Break Ground On $3.2M Pre-School (New Haven Independent) A Great Groundbreaking! (From the Friends Center) PHOTOS Click here to view more photos from the groundbreaking!
Quakers Seek Day Care Expansion in the Heights
Quakers Break Ground On $3.2M Pre-School New Haven Independent, Thursday, December 6, 2012 View this article online. View this project in our portfolio here.
Washington Walking Tour: Art in the Federal Triangle
Last week, a couple of us from the office took a train to the AIA Convention, which this year was hosted in Washington, DC. Two and a half days filled with lectures, classes and an architectural materials expo began, for me, with a walking tour of the Federal Triangle. Armed with a Metro Pass, a…
Washington’s Early Plans
Three plans: Pierre l’Enfant’s vision for Washington, 1791; the McMillan Commission Plan of 1901; The Federal Triangle (superimposed on McMillan plan) While visiting Washington for the AIA Convention 2012, a group of us toured the Federal Triangle. I became intrigued with the early plans for Washington, and how these were used in the planning of…
Love your (built) environment
Left to right, top to bottom; Ingalls Ice Rink, Beinecke Library, Beinecke Library in its courtyard; the Center for British Art, Yale’s network of courtyards, Kroon Hall; Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park, First Presbyterian Church of New Haven, former trolley garage. In honor of Valentine’s Day, our office has put together a list of…
On The Boards: Presentation Drawings
Hand-drawn and computer-rendered drawings at different scales: from a residential kitchen to a high-rise courthouse, with multi-use building and community center in between. Take a peak at some of the drawings we have created to help visualize and develop our designs. These are drawings that emerge early on in the design process, and that can be…