Bishop’s Chapel
Several years ago in my trips across the Willey Bridge in Richmond, I began to notice a very thoughtful little building rising up upon the north bank of the James … Continue reading
VMFA Shortlisted for the RIBA Lubetkin Prize
Rick Mather + SMBW’s design for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts has been shortlisted for the Royal Institute of British Architect’s Lubetkin Prize which honors built projects beyond Europe … Continue reading
Lost Virginia
Update: The book is out. See an article about it in today’s Roanoke Times here. Lost Communities of Virginia, by Terri Fisher and Kirsten Sparenborg will be available in May … Continue reading
Saucy’s Walkup
The best beef brisket this side of Texas is served up through a window of a modified steel shipping container at the corner of an industrial dirt lot in Petersburg, … Continue reading
Steven Holl to Design VCU Art Museum
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has officially announced that internationally famed architect, Steven Holl, will be the design architect for the new VCU Art Museum. This has been rumored for … Continue reading
Modern Respite
Both are spacious, modern, and light filled jewel boxes, and neither are what you’d expect to find in the Blue Ridge woodlands. What do you get when you combine modern … Continue reading
The Crib
Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Every spirit builds itself a house; and beyond its house, a world; and beyond its world a heaven…build, therefore, your own world.” There exists an … Continue reading
Richmond on Archdaily
It’s nice to see that Richmond has been added to the Archdaily City Guide. Richmond on Archdaily.com (and here are our own images of the new Mead WestVaco building as … Continue reading
Furniture in Nature’s Finish
Todd Leback is a master artisan. He runs a custom furniture shop and the Sycamore Gallery in Charlottesville showcasing local painters, potters, and artisans. Faced with the choice of attending … Continue reading
Jefferson’s Modern
Source: Poplar Forest Mike Welton, architectural writer and publisher of Architects+Artisans will host a guided and detailed tour of Jefferson’s Poplar Forest retreat on Saturday, June 18th. Source: Poplar Forest … Continue reading
