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Acute attention to detail in the design and crafting of buildings and their individual components was the focus of the premiere Wine and Design Conversations at the VCA. BAM Architects offers a recap.

In this look at the remarkable life of Georgina Yeatman, AIA, archivist Tony Wrenn, Hon. AIA, reveals how the first female architect in North Carolina subsequently became that state’s most prominent dairy farmer.

The James River Green Building Council ideas competition focused on the river’s Mayo Island.

The Harvard Builders Study of performance during the last homebuilding boom points the way to a better set of business strategies.

Charlottesville City Council Member Kathy Galvin, AIA, explains the form-based (aka, transect-based) code her firm has developed.

The newly ICC-approved International Green Construction Code (which accepts ASHRAE 189.1 for compliance) is up for adoption in jurisdictions nationwide. Is it onerous or necessary? The debate begins.

Nicholas E. Vlattas, AIA, and Deborah Marquardt conclude that the development of valuable firm members is a balanced responsibility among academia, firms, and the emerging professionals themselves.

Quick-response codes are those quirky little squares you see in magazines and advertisements for you to read with your cell phone (if it can). Will Rourk explains what they are all about.

To deliver successful projects, architects often team with professionals who serve the design and construction industry. Inform publishes a series of directories to aid architects and other specifiers in locating just the right professional with ease. Currently, we are proud to present the 2012 Green Products Directory. The companies listed have chosen to support the VSAIA and the [...]

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