Letter from the CRAN Chair
By John Isch, AIA- For those of you who have not been to one of the AIA | CRAN Symposiums, you missed a great one this year. Held August 22-25 in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico, we experienced that city’s walkable downtown and beautiful countryside, while touring seven prestigious local homes ranging in styles from contemporary to historic styles of the southwest. The first evening started with a gala reception held in the Georgia O’Keefe Museum where we were surrounded by wonderful art. Read More |
Project Profile
Santa Fe Project: Burnside Residence
Pure geometric forms established the plan, the use of authentic materials set the tone and nature was abstracted to highlight and contrast the house. An important aspect of nature is light and in New Mexico, at this site, the clarity of that light plays across natural materials, celebrating the restrained expression of craftsmanship. The home becomes a stone vessel of light. View the Gallery
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Features
It's About Time
By Mickey Jacob, FAIA- Time is a very valuable commodity. All of us face the daily challenge of how to best use this fleeting resource. And I’m pretty certain that more than once we have each said in exasperation to ourselves, or even out loud, that there simply aren’t enough hours in the day. Read More
CRAN is Proud to Announce CRANtv!
CRANtv is a new series of videos intended to educate the public on the importance of hiring an architect, to help the public understand the value of the architectural process, and give the public tips on finding the most qualified architect for a project. The goal of CRANtv is to educate the public virally through the internet. All videos will be hosted on our new CRANtv YouTube channel located at www.youtube.com/CRANtv.
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Architects, Social Media, and Time Management
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There's a bit of work to do before the pool is ready for swimming.
By Jared Banks, AIA | Shoegnome, LLC | www.shoegnome.com
Remember in school when your professors were always asking to see your process? Do you recall how in all your job interviews your future bosses spent the most time on the diagrams and sketches in your portfolio? Read More |
Who Else Wants An Extra Hour Free Each Day?
By Enoch Sears, AIA - A young boy was given a pitcher full of candies. He grasped as many as he could possibly hold, but when he tried to pull out his hand, he was prevented from doing so by the neck of the pitcher. Unwilling to lose his candies, and yet unable to withdraw his hand, he burst into tears and bitterly lamented his disappointment. A bystander said to him, “Be satisfied with half the quantity, and you will readily draw out your hand.” Read More |
AIA Tweet Chat #CRAN2013: Time Management for Architects
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Read the Storify archive of the September 25th CRAN tweet chat. It was a lively forum to share worst waste-of-time stories and productivity-hacks from shared experience as a practicing residential architects.
Be sure to include the hashtag #CRAN2013 and mention @AIA_CRAN to be included in the CRAN Twitter feed on the KnowledgeNet home page.
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Houzz Kitchen Remodeling Trends Survey Finds Bigger Kitchens Aren't Necessarily Better
By Liza Hausman, Vice President of Community, Houzz - This month, Houzz released the Fall Houzz Kitchen Remodeling Survey of more than 7,500 Houzz users who are in the midst of, or are planning a kitchen remodel. The results showed that bigger kitchens are not necessarily better, with only one third of respondents increasing their square footage. However, open spaces are in high demand with three quarters of respondents are opening up their kitchens, typically as part of a great room. Read More
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In the News
Sub-Zero/Wolf Representatives Enjoyed the CRAN Symposium
Along with nearly 100 architects, we recently participated in one of the best events of the year: The Custom Residential Architects Network annual symposium. For the sixth year running, it is now complete with a gala, peer dinners, and home tours with the same in-depth, important education and networking these high-level architects crave and deserve. Read More
CRAN Appoints Emerging Professional Lindsay Colwell to Advisory Group
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The CRAN Advisory Group (AG) is proud to announce that it has appointed Lindsay Colwell, Associate AIA, to a newly-created position on the AG, specifically to represent emerging professionals. This move is intended to provide representation and support for young professionals from the CRAN AG. Lindsay will have full voting privileges on the AG. Lindsay will be responsible for chairing a new CRAN/EP committee made up of emerging professionals from throughout the AIA interested in custom residential design. Read More |
Resources
On Adding On: Incremental Architecture (Free CRAN Symposium Series)
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 | 1:30 -2:30pm ET | Earn 1.0 AIA LUs
Stuart Cohen FAIA and Julie Hacker FAIA (Stuart Cohen & Julie Hacker Architects) will examine strategies for making additions to existing structures that consider determining factors for both planning and architectural vocabulary. They will use examples from their practice to illustrate their approach.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the Recent History of building additions.
- Understand Formal and Planning Strategies for adding on to an existing building.
- Understand when an addition should replicate the language of the existing building and when it can stand in contrast.
- Understand the Implied Meanings conveyed by replicating and extending an existing building versus building in contrast to existing forms and materials.
 
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