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05/29/2026
French doors lead from the living room to a garden-facing terrace at the House on Lily Pond Lane.
Before our transformation of this 1920s colonial-style house, the original living room had no access to the garden.
The living room stretches the full width of the house, enhancing light and views.
Design led by Randy Correll
Photography: Eric Piasecki
Styling: Philippa Brathwaite
05/27/2026
One of three RAMSA projects to win a 2026 Palladio Award from Traditional Building magazine, the Virginia General Assembly Building won the category of New Design (Over 30,000 sf).
The new General Assembly Building anchors Richmond's Capitol Square, integrating two historic facades into a unified design.
It features dual entrances linked by an elliptical lobby, public amenities at ground level, committee rooms above, and tiered office spaces culminating in upper floors dedicated to key legislative committees.
The Palladio Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in classical and traditional architecture, craftsmanship, and design.
Congratulations to the project team led by RAMSA Partners Preston Gumberich and Graham Wyatt with Wei-Cheng Chuang, in association with Glavé & Holmes!
Interior Design (core and shell): RAMSA | Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Historic preservation: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Photography: Francis Dzikowski | OTTO
To mark what would have been Bob Stern’s 87th birthday, we celebrate the legacy he built and renew our commitment to the principles guiding us forward.
05/20/2026
Among three RAMSA projects honored with 2026 Palladio Awards from Traditional Building magazine, the Charles R. Jonas Federal Courthouse won the category of Adaptive Reuse/Addition.
The Jonas Courthouse renovation and new, eight-story wing modernize court facilities while preserving historic elements and Classical character.
The new wing integrates with the original building, adds courtrooms and chambers, and enhances connectivity, civic presence, and visibility on Charlotte’s skyline.
The Palladio Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in classical and traditional architecture, craftsmanship, and design.
Congratulations to the project team led by Grant Marani and Kevin J. Kelly with Paul G. Zembsch and Philip Chan, in association with Jenkins Peer Architects!
Interior Design: RAMSA | Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Historic preservation: Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates
Photography by Francis Dzikowski | OTTO
“Every business school is different, so students are learning in fundamentally different ways.” Our design unifies existing campus buildings at SMU’s Cox School into a connected, community‑focused academic hub shaped by evolving higher‑education needs. Link in bio for the full video.
Project led by Graham Wyatt and Kevin Smith with Will Gridley
05/13/2026
One of three RAMSA projects honored with 2026 Palladio Awards from Traditional Building magazine, The Newbury of Brookline won the Residential Multi-Unit category.
The Newbury of Brookline transforms a former college site into a 160-unit senior living community, integrating new construction with a restored historic house.
Designed to respect neighborhood scale, it offers diverse housing, amenities, landscaped courtyards, and sustainable features.
The Palladio Awards recognize excellence in traditional design across a diverse range of residential and commercial categories.
Congratulations to the project team led by Sargent Gardiner and Paul Whalen with Tanya Lee, in association with Finegold Alexander Architects!
Interior design: Pembrooke & Ives
Landscape architecture: Verdant Landscape Architecture
Photography by Francis Dzikowski | OTTO
Contextual design, balanced composition, and crafted materials connect Sixteen Fifth Avenue into the picturesque, historical context of Greenwich Village. Here, RAMSA Associate Partner Hernán Chebar presents the design principles behind this condominium tower with panoramic views of downtown Manhattan.
16 Fifth Avenue design led by Michael Jones and Paul Whalen with Hernán Chebar and Mario Cruzate; renderings by The Boundary
04/30/2026
The House in Southern California has won a 2026 Julia Morgan Award from the ICAA, in the category of Residential Renovation over 5,000 square feet.
Our clients sought to update their Hollywood Regency house, originally designed by John Elgin Woolf for the actress Eleanor Parker and later owned by the architect himself, and reverse changes made by subsequent owners.
During the design process, research uncovered preliminary drawings in the Woolf archives that depicted a wood-beamed ceiling and a Louis XV fireplace.
Once uncovered behind the plasterboard walls and ceiling, we left the beams exposed and whitewashed, and reconfigured the never-used fireplace opening with a cantilevered hearth.
Throughout, we preserved and faithfully re-created Woolf’s original interior details: modestly scaled baseboards, no crown between walls and ceilings, and compact bolection-style door casings.
Congratulations to the design team, led by Roger Seifter with Brian Fell!
Interior design: John Gilmer Associates
Landscape architect: Nievera Williams Landscape Architecture
Photography: Eric Piasecki
04/22/2026
Our design for the UVA McIntire School of Commerce includes the expansion, preservation and renovation of an historic campus precinct.
Comprehensively preparing the McIntire school for rapid growth and global orientation, this project supports innovative, interdisciplinary academic programs.
Blending our design into the historic site, we delivered design solutions to:
✅ Preserve and renovate Cobb Hall (1917)
✅ Introduce the new Shumway Hall
✅ Create an outdoor courtyard and network of pedestrian spaces
✅ Connect the Commerce complex to establish a sense of place
Moreover, the design capitalizes on a significant grade change to bring prominence to Shumway Hall while also converting a vehicular drive into a landscaped, pedestrian corridor supporting ADA accessibility.
Project led by Melissa DelVecchio and Jennifer Rice Stone with Ken Frank, Kurt Glauber, Ron Ostezan, and Kasey Tilove in association with Glavé & Holmes Architecture and OLIN
Photography: Francis Dzikowski | OTTO
04/17/2026
15 Central Park West "proved to be the beginning of a major architectural trend [....] changing the face of America’s largest city," writes Ian Volner in Still Standing: 15 Central Park West, New York, 2007 for Architecture Today.
"Its greatest asset urbanistically is its immediate visual dynamism, a composition far more satisfying than that of the solid slabs that had become the norm in residential high-rise construction."
Full article: https://lnkd.in/eUfzbE9E
Design led by Michael Jones, Paul Whalen
Photography: Peter Aaron | OTTO
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