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Québec City, Canada

January 14th 2021

During her final year of architecture school, Madeline Seago visited Québec City, the oldest municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. Follow along as she admires the topography and history of this 16th-century French colony situated along the Saint Lawrence River.

Close to Home: Decatur, GA

December 2nd 2020

The current state of the world has allowed us to see and appreciate the beauty in areas closer to home. Take a walk with Colleen O’Keeffe as she shows us the historic and charming small town of Decatur, Georgia.

Favorite Destinations: Trogir, Croatia

November 11th 2020

Before arriving at Split, our president, Andrew Cogar, made an unexpected stop at the tiny city-island of Trogir.

Favorite Destinations: Split, Croatia

August 28th 2020

Split, Croatia is a port town with one foot in the past and the other in the present. Read on about the dichotomy of this city located on a peninsula in the Adriatic Sea and a favorite destination of our President, Andrew Cogar.

Forest Hills, New York

July 8th 2020

Conceived as a garden city, Forest Hills was created to preserve the idea of “country living in the city”. A few of our design team members share their impressions of Forest Hills and how it resonates with them.

Provence

March 23rd 2020

On a trip to Provence, Kellen Krause honed in on lesser-known, lesser-visited areas such as Gigondas and Uzès to explore the nuances and charm of smaller towns in southeastern France.  

Rosemary Beach & Alys Beach

February 11th 2020

On a recent trip to the Florida Panhandle, Lucas Stegeman discovered the master-planned communities of Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach, seaside villages with two very distinct personalities.

Colonial Williamsburg

December 30th 2019

Dave Bryant attends a timber framing conference in Virginia Beach that includes a trip to Colonial Williamsburg to see 18th century woodworking firsthand.

Washington DC with ICAA

November 6th 2019

Clay Rokicki admires three examples of traditional architecture while in Washington DC for a conference held by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA).

Fairlie-Poplar Historic District

August 26th 2019

On an apartment search in downtown Atlanta, Matt Schaefer stumbled upon the Fairlie-Poplar Historic District. Finding a collection of historic buildings all within a few blocks enticed him to make this area his new home.

A Tour of Scotland – Part 3

July 25th 2019

In Part 3, Alli rounds out her trip with a seaside hike, and visits to a colorful fishing port and the capital city of Edinburgh.

A Tour of Scotland – Part 2

July 19th 2019

Alli Hora’s Scotland tour continues with Part 2 as she takes in a grand castle, local wildlife and coastal views at Isle of Mull.

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