Tag Archives: Affordable Housing

Riverbirch Tour is Finally Here!

By Rusty | Published: August 11, 2011

The Riverbirch residence is located at 3921 Red Hawk Road. Commissioned in 2008 for Michael Hutchinson and Gerry Mauro, construction completed in 2010. Long designed the residence while working at Davenport Architecture and Design.The home was designed to maximize views of the wooded lot while simultaneously creating a private retreat. Constructed with a combination of […]

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Atomic Ranches & Your Home

By Rusty | Published: June 16, 2011

Yesterday was the beginning of a two-week survey contest, in which somebody will win this awesome book on that midcentury marvel, the Atomic Ranch. So what’s the point of the survey, what do I get out of it, and what does today’s tract housing have to do with these post World War II living sculptures?

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Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of Rural Studio

By Rusty | Published: April 11, 2011

This weekend I had the opportunity to watch Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio. I first heard about the Rural Studio during my sophomore year of college, and I’ve got both An Architecture of Decency and Proceed and Be Bold. If you’re not already familiar with the work of Samuel […]

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NC State’s College of Design on Affordable Housing

By Rusty | Published: December 28, 2010

Like most Architects, I’m an affordable housing geek. As such, every time the subject comes up, I’m drawn like a moth to flame. If you follow my twitter, you’ve probably seen a small taste of my readings on the subject. Apparently I missed the publication, just a few weeks ago, by professor Thomas Barrie of […]

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Homelessness and Relationships

By Rusty | Published: December 20, 2010

Charity is something I never thought much about when younger. Sure I knew the made-for-TV idea of Christmas, but in my mind it was always an abstract ideal, and an unrealistic concept. At some point this changed. A softened heart? Growing up? I can’t quantify the change really, and I don’t have a clear demarcation […]

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