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Caroline Hetzel

Digital Content Editor, SOLA Group at Residential Design

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  • 2 days ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

    The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has announced the winners of its 2025 Awards in 11 project categories including the Housing, Architecture, Interior Architecture, COTE Top Ten, and Small Project Awards. AIA presented the awards last night at an awards gala during the AIA Conference on Architecture & Design in Boston. “Every project honored through these 11 award programs reminds us of the profound impact architecture has on our communities,” said 2025 AIA President, Evelyn Lee, FAIA.

  • 2 days ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

    It’s increasingly rare these days to find that perfect parcel of land for a view house—one that’s easy to build on and easy to get to. At just under 10 acres, this site on Washington State’s Blakely Island in the San Juan Archipelago is “one of the most beautiful we’ve ever worked on,” says architect Matt Wittman, AIA, of Wittman Estes. But the rugged, heavily forested island has no commercial ferry service.

  • 2 days ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

    Private residential construction spending fell by 0.9% in April, marking the third consecutive monthly decline. This decrease was primarily driven by reduced spending in single-family construction and home improvements. Compared to a year ago, total spending was down 4.8%, as the housing sector continues to navigate the economic uncertainty stemming from ongoing tariff concerns and elevated mortgage rates.

  • 2 days ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

    Few firms in Washington, D.C., understand city buildings as well as Bonstra | Haresign. Founded just over 20 years ago by David Haresign, FAIA, and his partner Bill Bonstra, FAIA, the 30-person office has completed countless complex multifamily and commercial renovations, new builds, and adaptive reuses in the city itself and its surrounding towns and suburbs.

  • 2 weeks ago | residentialdesignmagazine.com | Caroline Hetzel

    For their new home in Manhattan Beach, California, clients of the Los Angeles office of Brooks + Scarpa had the ideal request. “They really wanted light and air, which was right up my alley,” says Lawrence Scarpa, FAIA. The clients, a couple with three young children who live full-time in this Southern California beach community, also wanted five bedrooms and a three-car garage.

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