December 2025
In this issue of Traditional Building, we present the recipient of the 2025 Raphael Awards plus we showcase religious spaces.
ON THE COVER
Cram and Ferguson revives a Carpenter Gothic in North Carolina. Photo by Barling Photography, Charlottesville, Virginia
Raphael Awards
Presenting the 2025 Raphael Award winners.
Soft Touch
The SmithGroup takes a thoughtful approach to the rehabilitation of the Virginia Mae Center.
Highland’s Spirit
Cram and Ferguson Architects creates a master plan for the revival of a Carpenter Gothic in North Carolina.
Moving Mrs. Frick’s Boudoir
The restoration of the Boucher Room at The Frick Collection embodies the care and craft that went into the museum’s recent renovation.
Reliable Sources
A Catholic church in Aiken, South Carolina, takes its cues from its parish, its context—and its client.
Steward of the U.S. Capitol
A conversation with Thomas E. Austin, Architect of the Capitol.
Above and Beyond
A small church in Jamesville, New York, reaches up and out to preserve its precious frescoes.
Decorative Arts
Heavenly murals, frescos, and stained glass have enhanced the ecclesiastical structures for centuries..
Temples by the Sea
The Greek Revival architecture of southeastern New England.
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