Science Scheme The National Cancer Institute’s bold new Advanced Technology Research Facility (ATRF) resides on the Riverside Research Park campus in Frederick, Maryland. Designed by HDR Architecture, Inc., the contemporary, […]

Wine Country On pastureland in Delaplane, Virginia, RdV Vineyards winery melds with its bucolic surroundings. A winner of a 2013 Palladio Award and a Virginia  Society AIA award, the 21,400-square-foot, […]

In the Balance With its prominent location in downtown Baltimore, the University of Baltimore's new John and Frances Angelos Law Center embraces the role of academic and social nexus in […]

Cafe Culture Charged with redesigning the Washington-area office of Sapient Corporation, a global services company, FOX Architects was asked to unify the diverse aesthetic needs of its government, non-profit, commercial […]

Class Act Built in 1935, Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest DC had fallen into disrepair over the years. In 2009, it was designated a historic landmark—just when the city […]

On the edge of Fort Davis Park in Southeast DC stands the Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, a gleaming, timber-and-glass pavilion that perfectly complements its natural environment. Designed by internationally […]

Steve Case, founder of AOL, and his wife Jean have set their substantial sights on Virginia Wine Country with the purchase of a winery in the foothills of the Blue […]

New at the Zoo As of September 1, a trip to the Smithsonian National Zoo in DC is no longer complete without a stop at the state-of-the-art Seal and Sea […]

Dupont Circle Design After a move from the third to the tenth floor of its Dupont Circle-area building, international contract furniture company Global Industries tapped the firm OTJ Architects to […]

Bird's Eye View The newly built Residences On The Avenue in Foggy Bottom at Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, is a mixed-use development. Owned by Boston Properties, this 72,000-square-foot complex of four […]

Applause- At Home Two years ago, The Washington Design Center initiated a tradition that continues today:  Every six months, a local designer is asked to decorate the Center’s lobby. This […]

Applause - DC's Glowing Glass Cube Tucked into a block of drab 1970s concrete buildings in downtown DC lies a welcome surprise: Columbia Center, an angled, 12-story structure that stands […]

On its menu, Founding Farmers celebrates the bounty of the American farm. But this spring the DC restaurant has another cause for celebration: It just became the first dining establishment […]

Applause Finnegan Henderson law firm by Davis Carter Scott architects. Photo by Jim Tetro. Washington, DC-based architecture and interior architecture firm Davis Carter Scott recently completed a 250,000-square-foot office for […]

  Applause A curved tower of glass, the Gateway stands sentinel over the corner of North and Mt. Royal Avenues in Baltimore, a dramatic visual landmark in the heart of […]

  Applause When designers at award-winning, DC-based Hickok Cole Architects signed on to create the lobbies and lounges of Kenyon Square, a high-end condominium in Columbia Heights, they honed in […]