Archive | August, 2012

Arlington Rebuilds a Community and Its Roots

Nauck, a section of Arlington with deep historic roots, is experiencing a revived sense of neighborhood spirit as it looks inward to see ahead.

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Land Swap Creates a Smooth Transition

At the critical intersection of Glebe and Wilson, residents, Arlington County, and two developers hit a snag only close cooperation could resolve.

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Reaching Back Across Time and the Atlantic

Courtenay S. Welton’s architecture of the 1920s-’40s is a microcosm of the Georgian and Tudor Revival elegance that elevated Richmond’s re-emergence.

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The American House

As the VSAIA Design Forum Committee plans for the next event in 2014, readinform.com offers a series of snapshots of forums past. This one is from 1998.

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1170 RS Ducati

A summertime special for motorcycle enthusiasts: The 2012 Inform Awards jury recognized this Ducati, submitted by Frederick Cedema Design, Potomac, Md., for object-design excellence.

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A Low-Skill Trap Lurks in the South

Georgetown University researchers find a disturbing trend sweeping much of the South but so far sparing Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, and D.C.

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