Where is the line between too much and not enough on a home remodel? The answer is important not just in terms of time and money, but also aesthetics. This project presented all three of those challenges. bit.ly/3Z1Iv7c

The report, free for AIA members, includes data on architecture firm billings, finances, and performance. bit.ly/4eqczxJ

“Our client loves progressive architecture,” says principal Ryan Burke, AIA. “The goal here is a primary connection to the outdoors—a glassy indoor-outdoor house all about daily living.” bit.ly/40LxqbF

“My parents were very supportive of everything I did,” Risa Boyer Leritz, AIA, says, “and when I had started to show an interest in architecture, my mom leaned into it, probably to steer me toward a career.” bit.ly/3ABtsYx

In this case, the clients were so devoted to the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia that they scoured Google Earth looking for the exact property that would fit their needs. bit.ly/3Z18lIn

There were 48,000 total custom building starts during the third quarter of 2024. This marks a 4% decline compared to the third quarter of 2023. bit.ly/49t2ZsY

Nearly 1.3 million tax returns filed for tax year 2023 utilized the Residential Clean Energy Credit (25D tax credit), according to the latest IRS clean energy tax credit statistics. bit.ly/41klJcb

Residential construction has remained in low density suburbs and outlying areas, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ latest release of the Home Building Geography Index (HBGI). bit.ly/4ip5iRV

Private residential construction spending increased by 1.5% in October, according to the latest U.S. Census Construction Spending data. Year-over-year, the October report showed a 6.4% increase. bit.ly/4g7NZUg

The American Institute of Architects has announced four architects and one architecture firm receiving 2025 AIA Awards, including Deborah Berke, FAIA, recipient of the 2025 AIA Gold Medal. bit.ly/49RleZt

“It would have been easier if it was a new build, and it would have been a different house. Existing conditions are both a constraint and an opportunity—you develop a creative response.” —Andre D’Elia, FRAIC bit.ly/3W9tr5R

Despite the ABI score dipping slightly below 50 for the month, it remains close enough to that threshold to indicate that the share of firms that reported declining billings was essentially the same as the share that reported increasing billings. bit.ly/41GAK8p

Brian MacKay-Lyons’ newly expanded Shobac Studio is not so much a house as it is a kind of roman à clef—a life story steeped in the history of its site, the traditions of the region, and his own evolving views on architecture and construction. bit.ly/49ISOAM

NAHB estimates that $184 billion worth of goods were used in the construction of both new multifamily and single-family housing in 2023. bit.ly/4gIYMns

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