Frederick + Frederick Architects
Residential architects who specialize in the hot, humid, southern climate
I was wrong about architect Barbie – I thought that she was just a dilettante, an understandable perception of someone who has had over 150 careers in 52 years. I never thought of Barbie as a serious doll – The American Girls were the dolls of choice for my two daughters; nine year old girl… [Continue Reading]
We have been fortunate to work with some excellent contractors over the past 25 years. A few have risen to the level of exceptional, both in their business practices and finished buildings. There are five practices that are common to all the exceptional contractors. 1. Exceptional contractors work as team with the architect and owner.… [Continue Reading]
I recently received an email from a high school student asking me if I would attend my alma mater if I had to do it over again. My answer was probably but my methodology on selecting the right architecture school would be entirely different. I went to college in the 70′s and only applied to… [Continue Reading]
“Water will be the 21st century’s oil – a much sought-after but dwindling natural resource. The biggest difference: a world without oil is possible; a world without water is not.” -Scott Wolf, The Miller Hull Partnership Last fall, I attended the American Institute of Architects – Georgia state convention; the theme was Waves of… [Continue Reading]
From every direction we are told that to be sustainable we must live in a dense urban environment. Suburbia must be retrofitted in compact ways. Rural areas preserved. Small towns and cities are rarely mentioned. In Paul Knox and Heike Mayer’s new book, Small Town Sustainability, they say that “In the United states, the fastest-growing… [Continue Reading]
