December 2012

Buying Guide Spotlight

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Shutters

Timberlane, Inc.

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.

historic restoration of the Cathedral of St Jospeh
Religious Buildings

The Restoration of the Cathedral of St. Joseph

Duncan Stroik Architects restored the historic Cathedral of St. Joseph in Sioux Falls, SD.

restoring the traditional interior of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
Religious Buildings

Celli-Flynn Brennan Restore a Historic Church Interior

Celli-Flynn Brennan led the renovation of a historic church interior, the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, PA

St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Religious Buildings

A New Addition for an Old Church in East Hampton, NY

Cooper, Robertson & Partners designed a new Parish House for St. Luke's Episcopal Church in East Hampton, MA.

Designed by Cass Gilbert and built 1910-13, the Woolworth Building was called “The Cathedral of Commerce,” by the Reverend Samuel Parkes Cadman, a famous early 20th-century preacher. Frank Winfield Woolworth told Gilbert that he wanted something like London’s Houses of Parliament.
Book Reviews

Book Review: New York City Landmarks

An informative and attractive book about New York City's architecture that offers photos and information on 76 of the city's most famous landmarks.

For the 1926 Barclay-Vesey building on a difficult parallelogram-shaped site, Walker placed a single tower twisted at an angle against its massive base. Transition between base and tower is handled by a series of asymmetrical sculptural forms that impart a dynamic tension.
Book Reviews

Book Review: Rescuing Ralph Walker from Oblivion

With its original wood siding restored by Charlie Allen Restorations and Frank Shirley Architects, Christ Church on Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA is looking forward to serving the community for another 250 years. All photos: Shelly Harrison
Religious Buildings

Restoring Christ Church in Cambridge, MA

Frank Shirley Architects and Charlie Allen Restorations restored the exterior of the historic Christ Church in Cambridge, MA.

Crenshaw restored a badly damaged chandelier for the Evangelical Lutheran church in Frederick, MD. The 5-ft.-dia. chandelier had fallen to the floor. It features a custom clumped amber glass bowl, hand-blown French wide fluted glass shades and incandescent lighting.
Lighting/Electrical

Lighting for Historic Buildings

Historic lighting companies have to be on the leading edge of the technological curve while keeping a foot in the past.

Glenn Keyes Architects (GKA), a firm of four, was established in 1986 and specializes in preservation, adaptive use and sympathetic addition projects. Among the firm’s high-profile commissions is the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Charleston, SC.
Profiles

Profile: Glenn Keyes Architects, Charleston, SC

Glenn Keyes Architects' rigorous attention to detail makes preservation projects appear effortless – and timeless.

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Clem Labine

The Taliban of Architecture