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Andrew Plumb Teaching at Harvard GSD

Aamodt / Plumb Co-Founder Andrew Plumb is teaching a new course this semester at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. This will be his second…

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Cost of Building a Modern Home

What is the cost of building a modern home? The short answer is that it depends. But based on our experience designing these types of…

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Sustainable Home Design Mitigates Climate Change

In the Architectural Digest article, Designers vs. Climate Change by Meaghan O’Neill, leading architects, including Stephanie Horowitz of ZeroEnergy Design and Mette Aamodt of Aamodt…

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The Hooper House by Marcel Breuer + Herbert Beckhard

Located in Baltimore, Maryland, the Hooper House is a long, low mid-century modern home designed by Marcel Breuer and Herbert Beckhard and completed in 1959. It…

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Hygge: Slowing Down The Scandinavian Way

Winters in Scandinavia are long and cold. It’s dark outside for much of the day. To save their spirits from winter depression, the Scandinavians have…

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The Eames House by Charles and Ray Eames

Just as a good host tries to anticipate the needs of his guest, so a good architect or a designer or a city planner tries…

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The Stone House by Herzog & de Meuron

A building’s success should be judged on whether it is filled with people. – Jacques Herzog The Stone House, built in Tavole, Italy in 1985,…

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Why Scandinavian Modern Design Is So Popular

Mette Aamodt explains in the Architectural Digest article, “How Scandinavian Modern Design Took the World By Storm” by Meaghan O’Neill, why Scandinavian design is so…

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Sunken House by David Adjaye

Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they’re just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is influenced…

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How to Calculate an Architect’s Fees

If you’re interested in hiring an architect to create your dream home, you’re probably curious about how to calculate an architect’s fees. Typically, an architect’s…

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What Are Architectural Services?

Before you hire an architect, you should have a strong understanding of what architectural services are. Architects’ Basic Services are defined by the AIA and…

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The Pinwheel House by Peter Blake

All the buildings I would do were an interpretation of (the Hamptons) landscape. – Peter Blake The Pinwheel House by Peter Blake is a mid-century modern…

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