April 2014

Manufacturer of custom exterior shutters: more than 40 historically accurate, customizable styles; available in premium woods & our own maintenance-free Endurian, along with the large selection of period shutter hardware and garage doors.

The Forum

13th anniversary of the Palladio Awards that were the first architectural honors to focus exclusively on traditional design.

Forest Hills Gardens in New York City’s borough of Queens is one of America’s most successful urban garden villages. Begun in 1907 to a plan by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., with architecture by Grosvenor Atterbury, the center of the community is built around its Station Square connection to the Long Island Railroad – shown here with the tower of the Forest Hills Inn in the background.

Book Reviews

The first comprehensive review of nearly two centuries of the garden suburb movement in Europe and the U.S.

A vision of Mayor Jim Brainaird, the Carmel City Center complex in Carmel, IN, was developed by Pedcor Design Group to satisfy the city’s need for a pedestrian-oriented downtown.

Landscapes/Streetscapes

The ambitious plan to develop a new pedestrian-oriented downtown to attract the city’s businesses, shoppers, residents and recreation-seekers.

ARCHITEXAS was the preservation architect for the restoration of the 1910 Beaux-Arts Harris County Courthouse in Houston, TX. The $52-million, seven-year project included both the exterior and interior of the building.

Public Buildings

The Harris County Courthouse in downtown Houston, TX, has been restored to its original 1910 condition thanks to a seven-year restoration completed in 2012.