Architecture and Design

Resourceful homeowners apply Duo Dickinson's "10 steps to reduce an architect's fees" to rebuild the home they lost in a fireby Robyn Aitken

Proven ways to save the design team’s time and your moneyby Duo Dickinson

LEED for Homes is a new, comprehensive national certification program for green, energy-efficient homes. Builders who’ve tried it like it, but will it change the way houses are built?by Sean Groom

Federal and state incentive programs make rehabilitating durable old buildings cost-effectiveby John K. Grosvenor

Home ownership has its obvious benefits, but should it fall on taxpayers to uphold them?by Fernando Pagés Ruiz

Use an architect's reality checklist to calculate approximate remodeling costs before any design work startsby John McLean

From OSB and cordless drills to The Home Depot and HGTV, here's a look at how the past quarter-century has shaped the home-building industryby Matthew Teague

An architect's reality checklist helps you to project the true costs of a new home or remodel before it gets to the drawing boardby John McLean

A seasoned architect offers up common-sense ideas for keeping any job predictably on trackby John McLean

Or, how quality has taken a toll at the hands of quantityby Duo Dickinson

An architect describes his way of making a realistic estimate about the cost of a home, no matter how bigby Robert Knight

Extraordinary clients get the exceptional work they deserve, and that is the finest reward of allby Joe Berkeley