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Wide & Universal Theatre

Wide & Universal Theatre Sydney Harmon Hall Wide and Universal Theatre Sydney Harman Hall, the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new F Street venue, opened in October with dramatic fanfare. Located in […]

Front and Center

Front and Center Architect Jim Burton’s plan transformed the nondescript rambler into a modern marvel. The addition is canopied by a butterfly roof that slants gently above a wall of […]

Inspired Materials

Inspired Materials Croco tiles. These porcelain Croco tiles from Rex’s Matouche line are available at The Mosaic Tile Company. Designed to imitate leather, reptile or elephant skin, the tiles come […]

Applause

Applause When designers at DC-based Lehman Smith McLeish revamped a run-down former Patent Office building in Crystal City for its new owners, Vornado/Charles E. Smith, their plan incorporated a bonus […]

Casual Elegance

Casual Elegance When Beth Stouffer first came upon the 1954 Potomac ranch that would become her family’s current home, her vision as an interior designer keyed her in to the […]

Modern Evolution

Modern Evolution Though an old proverb says that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client, the New Testament instructs, “Physician, heal thyself.” So what about an […]

Backyard Getaway

Backyard Getaway JULY/AUGUST 2008 Architect Randall Mars echoed the pool house's curved roof in the form of the adjacent dining pavilion and the stone retaining wall on the pool itself.  […]

Applause

Applause The new Rockville Library. The new state-of-the-art Rockville Library pays tribute in its design to the most significant achievement that ever took place in the Maryland city’s history: the […]

Applause

Applause Surrounding the dramatic staircase, Scrunch Soundwave panels add texture and absorb noise; the Bocci chandelier was designed by Omer Arbel. Signature’s Lobby Debut Arlington’s new Signature Theatre (spotlighted in […]

Signature's Premiere

Signature's Premiere The Signature Theatre’s sleek new 48,000-square-foot space in Shirlington, Virginia, pays tribute to the Theatre’s past. Architects from VOA Associates, Inc., of Washington, DC, designed the interiors with […]

The Eco-Friendly Home

The Eco-Friendly Home Neopolitan bamboo flooring. Green is big. It’s trendy. But, as most practitioners of green design will tell you, it also just makes sense. We’ve dug through the […]

Shades of Green

Shades of Green Beth Knox, wife of architect Bill Hutchins, reads on the sun porch of their sustainably designed home in Takoma Park. The porch is framed with locust logs […]

A Fresh New Look

A Fresh New Look During the renovation of this DC home, the owners had the white-washed brick exterior sandblasted to create a more textured look.  When these homeowners married more […]

Modern Hideaway

Modern Hideaway Designed in 1914 by renowned architect John Russell Pope, the brick house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Old mansions often come with formal rooms […]

Row House Meets Loft

Row House Meets Loft The front façade's arched openings and iron-spotted brick were inspired by the architecture of Washington's historic row houses.Row House Meets Loft A new condominium near Logan […]

2007 Contractor of the Year Awards

2007 Contractor of the Year Awards Nash Construction won a Contractor of the Year award for this project that included a large addition to the existing home including opening up […]

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