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Cutting-Edge Innovations in Wood-Frame Construction

Santa Cruz Architect

Advanced insulation materials, airtight construction techniques, and high-efficiency heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems contribute to the creation of wood-frame buildings that meet or exceed energy performance standards. This includes the recycling and reusing of wood materials from deconstructed buildings.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Square House is best described as subtly deconstructive. From the outside, the elegant New York Home seems clean and modernist, with glazed walls that seem to nod to iconic 20th century buildings like the Farnsworth House. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Interior Architecture from Ohio University, she moved to Washington, D.C.