Architecture, Design, Destinations
Quirk, as a burgeoning hospitality brand in Richmond and now Charlottesville, focuses on connecting the existing fabric to the hotel enterprise. The Quirk Hotel in Charlottesville was designed by Richmond- and Brooklyn-based ARCHITECTUREFIRM and opened in 2020.
Architect Rasheda Tripp, AIA, says big ideas are only as good as the changes they influence.
Architecture, Design, Historic Preservation, Opinion
Does authenticity guarantee a story’s truth, or is truth conferred by the storyteller? Never has who, what, where, when, how, and why been so uncertain and yet so urgently sought.
With the current pace of billings growth near the highest levels ever seen in the history of the index, we’re expecting a sharp upturn in nonresidential building activity later this year and into 2022.
An exhibition featuring the 2021 AIA Virginia Prize competition entries is on view at Alexandria’s Torpedo Factory Art Center through Aug. 8, 2021.
“Despite ballooning costs for construction materials and delivery delays, design activity is roaring back as more and more places reopen,” said AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker, Hon. AIA, Ph.D.
The book, targeted at students and emerging professionals, outlines the fundamentals of practice while also offering up more sophisticated strategies intended to support career growth.
