Climate Chaos and Heritage-Conservation Values: The Urgency for Action
How will the community of practice in historic conservation rise to the challenge and opportunity of Climate Chaos, now upon us?
7GAE Releases Land Acknowledgement on Sovereignty Day
Seven Generations A+E Marks Sovereignty Day with Land Acknowledgement
Visionary Woman Awards Gala Honors Two Outstanding Artists
Designer Barbara Eberlein and photographer Susan Unterberg will be honored with Visionary Woman Awards this fall.
Rohlf’s Stained and Leaded Glass Studio Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Rohlf's Studio is an established stained glass firm which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary in 2020.
Buying Guide Photos from the October 2020 Issue
Each issue of Traditional Building features photos to accompany the Buying Guide Listings; here are the photos appearing in this issue.
New High-rise Complex From Studio Sofield
A new high-rise complex in Manhattan promises ultraluxury in a classic setting.
Traditional Roofing Materials
A look at roofing materials for historically inspired buildings.
A Changing Timber Frame of Reference
In their third life, massive timbers are recycled into a second, new timber-frame building.
Metal Windows
Metal windows, the soul of America’s historic commercial and civic structures, provide a peek into the past. Here are some of the companies that specialize in recreating these views of bygone eras.
Sensational Slate Roofs
These gray slabs have been protecting roofs for centuries—we take an in-depth look at slate.
Historic Lighting Restoration Brightens Wyoming Capitol
Original fixtures now shine at the Wyoming Capitol with state-of-the-art LED technology.
Restoration of Steel Window Frames and Hardware
Dryden Architecture and Design works with Seekircher Steel Window to bring post-WWI window frames and hardware back to their original form and function.
Welcome to Traditional Building
Founded in 1988, Traditional Building magazine provides valuable information for architects, designers and others who are interested in traditional architecture and historic preservation in commercial and institutional buildings. Suppliers of hard-to-find traditional products such as wood windows, columns, historically styled hardware, lighting and much more can be found in the Buying Guides, while features, blogs and news items provide up-to-date insights into this field.
Tradewood Windows & Doors
Manufacturer of architectural windows and doors built on a foundation of innovation, aspiration and imagination, Providing compelling solutions inspired by our customers needs for over 60 years.
On The Art of Traditional Building
The famous trilogy of commodity, firmness, and delight provides conditions we expect a building to satisfy. But are they enough?
The Oldest House
Built in 1656, the Mayhew-Hancock House on Martha’s Vineyard is a one room structure 15x14 feet with a dirt floor, a thatched roof and walls of waddle and daub.
Preservation, Place and Protests
There is nothing like Bastille Day to conjure up images of political unrest by crowds. But it is 2020 in the United States, and we don’t need to look back to Europe for such imagery; it is with us today.
Statues in Urbanism, Again
The statues of Confederates that are targets of revised judgments about their subjects often occupy important places in our urbanism, which calls attention to the importance of urbanism in what we build.
