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Design New England magazine

• Not too long ago, ski areas were everywhere there was a hill and the spirit was willing. Many are lost, but some are making a comeback.   Jan/Feb 2009
  • “Ski Areas, Lost and Found” (1 of 3)
  • “Ski Areas, Lost and Found” (2 of 3)
  • “Ski Areas, Lost and Found” (3 of 3)

• A treat to all the senses, the American fireplace has survived from necessity to gotta-have.   Nov/Dec 2008
  • “Good Fires for Good Living” (1 of 3)
  • “Good Fires for Good Living” (2 of 3)
  • “Good Fires for Good Living” (3 of 3)

• Modernism has become modern again and is hot, hot, hot. But did you know it got its start in America just outside Boston?   Sept/Oct 2008

• New England’s grand hotels started out strong, then faded. Now they’re making a comeback.   July/Aug 2008
  • “Ladies of Leisure” (1 of 3)
  • “Ladies of Leisure” (2 of 3)
  • “Ladies of Leisure” (3 of 3)

• You know him for his oh-so-overused windows, but Italian master Andrea Palladio, born 500 years ago, had a much more deep and meaningful impact on American architecture.   May/June 2008
  • “Palladio” (1 of 2)
  • “Palladio” (2 of 2)

• Boston architects Albert, Righter, and Tittmann designed a great home overlooking the sea off Mount Desert Island in Maine. One of its most admirable qualities is restraint.   May/June ’08
  • “Summer Camp” (1 of 6)
  • “Summer Camp” (2 of 6)
  • “Summer Camp” (3 of 6)
  • “Summer Camp” (4 of 6)
  • “Summer Camp” (5 of 6)
  • “Summer Camp” (6 of 6)

• Gravesites–and the lessons they teach–have evolved over the centuries. Mount Auburn and Forest Hills cemeteries are beautiful places to learn what was once a radical idea: that nature can be a balm for the living.   March/April ’08
  • “Here on Earth” (1 of 2)
  • “Here on Earth” (2 of 2)

• Every New Englander has a childhood memory of skating on a pond. Turns out we’ve been strapping on blades since the earliest Colonial days.   January/February ’08
  • “Ice Capade” (1 of 3)
  • “Ice Capade” (2 of 3)
  • “Ice Capade” (3 of 3)

• The proud white spires that punctuate the New England countryside took time to take hold in the New World. But once they did, they combined graceful design with craftsmanship of the highest order.   November/December ’07
  • “Steeple Chase” (1 of 2)
  • “Steeple Chase” (2 of 2)

• Faced with an almost-too-good-to-be-true lakeside site, architect Paul MacNeely designed a cottage that manages to be simultaneously comforting and contemporary.   November/December ’07
  • “Little Red Cottage” (1 of 6)
  • “Little Red Cottage” (2 of 6)
  • “Little Red Cottage” (3 of 6)
  • “Little Red Cottage” (4 of 6)
  • “Little Red Cottage” (5 of 6)
  • “Little Red Cottage” (6 of 6)

• Many of my clients are looking for a rear addition to hold a better kitchen, pantry, and bit of extra space—just like folks did 300 years ago.   September/October 2007
  • “Let’s Renovate, Said the Colonists” (1 of 3)
  • “Let’s Renovate, Said the Colonists” (2 of 3)
  • “Let’s Renovate, Said the Colonists” (3 of 3)

• A young designer finds the ideal clients to build a sophisticated—and affordable—contemporary home in Carlisle. September/October 2007
  • “Box Set” (1 of 6)
  • “Box Set” (2 of 6)
  • “Box Set” (3 of 6)
  • “Box Set” (4 of 6)
  • “Box Set” (5 of 6)
  • “Box Set” (6 of 6)

• Architect David Hacin, who designs some of Boston’s best new buildings, fashions his light-filled home from an empty box.   July/August ’07
  • “Soaring Volume” (1 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (2 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (3 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (4 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (5 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (6 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (7 of
  • “Soaring Volume” (8 of

• A survivor of many historic roles, the New England village green carries on as both icon and destination.   July/August ’07
  • “Common Ground” (1 of 2)
  • “Common Ground” (2 of 2)

• To prevent the loss of the island’s precious domestic interiors, a Nantucket group offers incentives to homeowners to embrace easements.   July/August ’07
  • “Preserve and Protect” (1 of 1)

• Architect Jeremiah Eck lives in a loft in Boston’s South End. It’s simple, elegant, and–like a good home should–perfectly reflects his priorities in life.   May/June ’07
  • “An Architect’s Rendering” (1 of 4)
  • “An Architect’s Rendering” (2 of 4)
  • “An Architect’s Rendering” (3 of 4)
  • “An Architect’s Rendering” (4 of 4)

• Beyond the Man Cave–hidden rooms are the latest must-have for some adventurous homeowners.   Mar/Apr ’07
  • “Hidden Rooms” (1 of 3)
  • “Hidden Rooms” (2 of 3)
  • “Hidden Rooms” (3 of 3)

• The New England forest was once called the forest primeval, but the hand of man has been upon it for a very long time.    Mar/Apr ’07
  • “The Forest” (1 of 3)
  • “The Forest” (2 of 3)
  • “The Forest” (3 of 3)

• Stone walls are our region’s signature landscape feature, and they’re here because of a unique set of circumstances.    Jan/Feb ’07
  • “Stone Walls” (1 of 2)
  • “Stone Walls” (2 of 2)

• A crumbling greenhouse is rehabilitated, and its denizens–several ancient camellias and a Russian tortoise–have never been happier.   Jan/Feb ’07
  • “The Darling of the Greenhouse” (1 of 4)
  • “The Darling of the Greenhouse” (2 of 4)
  • “The Darling of the Greenhouse” (3 of 4)
  • “The Darling of the Greenhouse” (4 of 4)

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