Frederick + Frederick Architects
Residential architects who specialize in the hot, humid, southern climate
Recently, I had the opportunity to tour some of the Gilded Age "cottages" in Newport, Rhode Island with a group of residential architects. The most fascinating house was the 1883, Isaac Bell House designed by the architectural firm of McKim, Mead … [Read more...]
One of the best parts of traveling overseas is seeing how new buildings and interiors complement ancient, and not so ancient buildings. On our resent trip to Great Brittan I saw numerous examples. The first was a contemporary entrance between two … [Read more...]
On our recent trip to England we were delighted by several gardens that we visited. The 400 year old elephant hedge that we thought should be the heffalump hedge is at Rockingham Castle in Leicesterhire I love how one of the bushes … [Read more...]
I just returned from the AIA North Carolina Convention that was held in Ashville. Here are a few of the highlights There was an interesting seminar on the restoration of the Thomas Wolfe House followed by a tour of the house. Thomas Wolfe last lived … [Read more...]
As we drove across the bridge into Savannah Thursday afternoon we were hoping that the rainy weather would move up the coast. The theme of the conference was "Waves of Change" and it was all about water - the first activity was a sunset … [Read more...]
