Architects and Artisans

Architects + Artisans is a refined and insightful platform focused on architecture, art, and design in the modern era. The site is overseen by J. Michael Welton, a seasoned writer and editor whose expertise has been featured in numerous prominent publications, such as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Dwell, and New York magazine. He also serves as the architecture critic for the News & Observer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. You can explore his articles here: - Metropolis Magazine: Zena Howard, Game-Changer - Big Sky Journal: Tight Lines: Profile of Author Tom McGuane - Architectural Digest: Brillhart Architecture - Dwell Cover Story: Family Matters - The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.: Skyline - Ocean Home: Peter Bohlin Cover Story - The Washington Post: Hemingway’s Finca Vigia Restored - Huffington Post: In North Carolina, a Gutsy Move J. Michael is also the author of "Drawing from Practice: Architects and the Meaning of Freehand," published by Routledge Press. Architects + Artisans aims to connect with the latest and most exciting design trends worldwide. It values the perspectives of those who share a passion for innovative design. The online magazine aspires to foster a community where thoughtful, sustainable design is not just a concept but a fundamental aspect of daily life and work. The magazine was developed with the creative input of art director Ann Rudy and web specialist Tola Oguntoyinbo.

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In Marathon, Florida, a Family Retreat Offers a Resort-Like Escape

Jun 21, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

A recent edition of Ocean Home magazine is running a feature I wrote about a family retreat in Marathon, Florida that’s actually more like a private resort, complete with miniature ncgolf experiences. A+A is pleased to re-post the story today:Where an aging 1960s home and guest house once stood on two acres in Marathon, Florida, a 23,000-square-foot retreat crackles with new energy. There’s a guest house, twin guest villas, and the owner’s main house.
The National Building Museum Tackles D.C.'s Legacy of Brutalism

Jun 20, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

The National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. has opened a new exhibit addressing seven of the Capital City’s Brutalist buildings. Some people love them. Some people hate them. Others simply love to hate them. But they’re innovative – if controversial – structures from the 1960s and ‘70s, when the federal government was expanding and consolidating its agencies. Marcel Breuer designed two of the Brutalists in the exhibition, including The Weaver and Humphrey Buildings.
The San Marco Collection by Jacquelyn Bizzotto, at New Ravenna

Jun 17, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

Jacquelyn Bizzotto is the lead designer at New Ravenna, the Virginia-based maker of stone and glass mosaics for residential and commercial use. She recently introduced the Venice-influenced San Marco collection, and A+A took special interest in her work, not just because we’re huge fans of all things Venetian.
Skylab 4.0 Is a New Headquarters for an Entrepreneurial Culture

Jun 14, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

Skylab 4.0 is not just the fourth physical iteration of workspace for the 25-year-old Portland architecture firm. It’s also a headquarters that reflects the firm’s entrepreneurial culture. And a siren’s call to keep its workers occupied, entertained and productive in the office. “We’re a 40-person firm with the expectation that people will be in the studio every day,” says Jeff Kovel, principal and design architect at Skylab Architecture.
A Lucky Strike and Some Serendipity for a Home in Hampton Bays

Jun 13, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

The current edition of Ocean Home magazine is running a piece I penned about a home in Hampton Bays, designed for a pair of empty nesters from New York. They were lucky to find the lot it’s built on during the pandemic, a fact reinforced by a song they heard almost immediatelty after closing. Then they set about finding the right designer, architect and builder to make their new retreat a reality. Sometimes, serendipity affirms an act of intuition.
Restoring the Dining Room at Stanford White's Country Home

Jun 12, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

Back in April, New York’s General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen pulled off a minor coup:On Tuesday, April 9, Stanford White’s great-grandson gave a talk on the restoration of his great-grandfather’s dining room at Box Hill on the North Shore of Long Island. Between 1889 and 1903, White expanded a small, mid-nineteenth-century farmhouse into a country home that was a gathering place for clients, friends and relatives. “It was quite modest,” says Samuel G.
The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, by EskewDumezRipple

Jun 10, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

On a hill overlooking the town of Greenwich, Conn. is a museum that started out as a mid-19th-century stone home for a wealthy merchant named Robert Bruce.
In Dwell: How Adler & Sullivan Paved the Way for Skyscrapers

Jun 7, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks back when Dwell’s online edition reposted a book review and interview I penned for the magazine back in 2011. It chronicled the publication of a book on Chicago photographer Richard Nickel’s efforts to record the architecture of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. The feature article also includes a Q+A with Ward Miller, who co-authored the 2010 publication of “The Complete Architecture of Adler & Sullivan” with John Vinci.
In San Antonio, Clayton Korte Turns Stable Hall into Concert Venue

Jun 6, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

A former haven for the late-19th-century horses that hauled Pearl Beer in San Antonio has found new life up here in the 21st century. Still, it’s been a long and circuitous journey since Stable Hall was built in 1894. Model T’s eventually replaced the horses. In the 1950s, the structure became an event space. By 2003, it was renovated again for weddings and special events.
On a Tennessee Lake, an English-Inspired, Modern Country House

Jun 5, 2024 | architectsandartisans.com | J. Michael Welton

Darryl Johnson is a New Jersey native who graduated from architecture school at the University of Tennessee in 1984. He couldn’t wait to get back to Jersey, so he landed a job with good-sized firm in Princeton,working mostly in higher ed. Then came his epiphany. “I realized then that I couldn’t wait to get back to Tennessee,” he says. He went to work for a Knoxville firm, doing entertainment design – theme parks and family entertainment centers – for five years. Then he set up his own firm in 1994.