Design and architecture in our capital
Tweet I was excited to see my story on green building in the new April issue of Washingtonian, which landed on our doorstep earlier this week: I learned so much writing this story—I think I interviewed close to two dozen people trying to figure out the best angle. The bottom line: There are more [...]
Tweet I never thought the day would come, nearly ONE YEAR after we first started making plans to build a new front porch on our house. We had redone our landscaping, thanks to Kathleen Litchfield of Petro Design Build, so the azaleas would be moved out of the way for the construction. See? The front is all [...]
Tweet OK, DC design fans, when’s the last time you read about anything architecturally significant going on in Anacostia? Most of us who call ourselves DC natives would be hard pressed to mention an instance of even venturing across the Anacostia River, much less seeing what’s on the other side. That’s because Washington’s poorest ward [...]
Tweet It’s nice seeing how the other half lives. We had a great opportunity last week to get a behind-the-scenes tour of Nationals Park after an event hosted by Destination DC, the city’s convention and visitor’s bureau. We saw the enclaves there that most of us with our nose-bleeder tickets never glimpse. So if you [...]
Tweet Things tend to happen in clusters — you notice one cool piece of architecture, for example, and then you start seeing or hearing about it everywhere. So of course, just as the Department of Energy’s annual Solar Decathalon started in DC this week, I got Nano House in the mail, which features the work of [...]
Tweet Shame on me. I was just going through my files when I found a CD that architect Richard Leggin had given me last year, full of wonderful before and after pictures of his work. I first got to know him in the context of a renovation project he did, which was decorated by Fiona [...]
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Tweet I normally don’t ape other people’s blog posts, but for those in DC who are not familiar with the fabulous blog Things That Inspire, authored by an Atlanta resident with family ties to DC, you should read this post Holly just put up about the architecture of the National Cathedral School. As a DC [...]
Tweet Well, I took several weeks off due to family birthdays and holiday madness, but happy New Year! As we all contemplate going back to work tomorrow, Metro is inevitably part of most of our commutes. But during those bleary — and packed — early-morning rides, have you ever considered the beauty of it? Probably [...]
Tweet Those of you who attended events during Architecture Month Week in September (why did they call it “week”?) probably felt a little frustrated that you weren’t able to make it to more of them. Thanks to Carrie Ann Miller of Pickworthbell Communications, you can now get in to see architect and design guru Piero [...]
Tweet I was lucky enough to get invited to the annual Soiree Suisse last week at the Swiss Ambassador’s residence on Cathedral Ave. NW, a ginormous event that draws about 700 guests to one of the city’s icons of modern architecture. But I had never been there before, so I didn’t know what to expect. [...]
Jennifer Sergent. Native Washingtonian. Former editor at Washington Spaces magazine and HGTV. Currently searching for – and writing about – DC’s design voices. Write to me @ jennifersergent@verizon.net