Tag Archives: enduring

Enduring Perfection in Norfolk, CT

May 18, 2010 – 1:52 pm

Norfolk is a small village in the rural northwest corner of Connecticut, the setting for a classy summer music program sponsored by Yale University.  The other day while driving through, I stopped to admire the town’s library, a fine old structure that really catches your eye from the road. The building expresses the essence of [...]

By Chad Floyd | Posted in Beloved Buildings | Also tagged | Comments (1)

Ocean House, To Save It We Had to Destroy It

January 8, 2010 – 10:53 am

More than half a dozen grand hotels once graced the Watch Hill peninsula on the western shore of Rhode Island, but a decade ago only one remained, Ocean House, an aging and ailing wooden behemoth whose top floors had been condemned for years.  Odds were increasing that this iconic landmark, its era long past, would [...]

By Jefferson Riley | Posted in Beloved Buildings, Preservation | Comments (3)

Designing for the Long Haul

November 16, 2009 – 3:30 pm

We all have seen “modern” buildings that were passé before their time, designs whose “stylin’ shock and awe” faded so fast that they barely survived the ribbon-cutting. In some instances, the urge for progress has led to the destruction of perfectly serviceable buildings. In New York, they tore down Yankee and Shea stadiums, while in [...]

By Mark Simon | Posted in Beloved Buildings, Sustainable Design | Also tagged , | Comments (0)

Green Grow the Campuses

October 20, 2009 – 4:28 pm

How green a campus is today is a crucial factor in a college’s admissions, affecting not simply the number of applicants but also the percentage of accepted students, known as “the yield,” who chose to attend a given four-year institution.  Since the average applicant now applies to seven schools, the competition for top candidates is [...]

By Jefferson Riley | Posted in Campus Architecture, Sustainable Design | Also tagged , | Comments (0)