Product Reports

A look at historical doors—challenges and solutions to entryways.

Specialty companies turn antique timber into board feet underfoot.

Steel windows and doors, with their striking aesthetic appeal, are by far the most resilient option. Indeed, it is the strength of solid, hot-rolled steel that enables the graceful, slender sightlines, larger lites of glass, design flexibility, and weather and impact resistance that gives steel windows and doors their remarkable combination of both strength and visual appeal.

Seemingly small masonry repairs make a big impact.

Historic door accoutrements define the style and character of your door.

Hinges are part of every door, permitting the door leaf to open and close. They are used on entrances, cupboards, casement windows, pianos, and smaller objects, such as jewelry boxes.

Here are some of the artisans and craftsmen who are making their mark on history by recreating old pieces and creating their own traditional and custom works for a variety of design professionals.

When it comes to protecting buildings from birds, two companies have perfect solutions.

Fenestration goes non-ferrous in a neo-traditional high-rise.

During a six-week course in which students would study the architectural history of Notre-Dame; learn timber framing skills by creating models, then hewing, assembling, and raising a truss on the University Mall; and planning an exhibit at the National Building Museum.

Wood remains the prime choice for traditional-style windows and doors. It provides the correct period-style look, and its longevity all but guarantees that it will last as long as the historic buildings it is used in.

A look at locks through the ages.

A closer look at encaustic tiles.

Modern artisans move the ancient craft of stained glass with the times.

A dive into hardware's past: knobs, pulls, hinges and more.

Building immense fixtures for a university performance center takes thinking outside of the usual lighting box for Crenshaw Lighting.

We speak to top companies to see what's in store for historical designs of high-end hardware.

Building a dome for Christ Chapel at Hillsdale College in Michigan.

Ludowici replicated the roof on the Reynolda House in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

What you need to know when restoring metal windows.

Durable building solutions for building traditional designs on the water.

Companies producing architectural cast stone for historically-inspired buildings.

Creating and conserving memory in sculpted bronze and stone: A conversation with Robert Shure.

When it comes to stone buildings, take a measured approach.