Duvall Studios

04/07/2026

This month we are breaking down common phrases and words we use in historic renovation!

Today our three vocab words are historic fabric, patina, and adaptive reuse. The historic fabric of every house is critical to our success. We want to bring those elements to life, restore their original beauty. Most of these fabrics are also considered patina, we know a home with original hard wood floors is more valuable than modern tiling. But our homes need to be reimagined. They need modern kitchens, bathrooms and closets that meet today's modern family. Giving each house the space to shine while adapting it to the new needs of a family is what makes RNR a great organization.

03/17/2026

“ During the ’70s and ’80s, more than 100 downtowns from Poughkeepsie to Mesa, Ariz., installed pedestrian plazas or sidewalk canopies in a scramble to compete with the rise of malls. Covered sidewalk structures were sometimes accompanied by “slipcovering” — metal panels hiding fully intact masonry facades, windows and all. ”

A project to demolish dozens of 1970s-era sidewalk canopies has revealed an architectural time capsule in the Hudson Valley.

03/16/2026

03/14/2026

03/10/2026

This is huge!

03/05/2026

It was specifically not intended to be the White Palace.

See how much his East Wing ballroom design will upend the White House symmetry.

02/26/2026

Florida real estate opportunity:

The owners have put a 67-year-old nudist colony on the market, hoping a new steward can help it shed its troubled past.

02/26/2026

02/21/2026

Isaiah Zagar, an artist who created one of Philadelphia’s great public art attractions, died on February 19 due to complications from heart failure and Parkinson’s Disease, which he had been diagnosed with in 2023. His death was confirmed by Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (PMG), the nonprofit organization that tends to the eponymous artwork.

Read more: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/isaiah-zagar-artist-philadelphia-magic-gardens-died-86-1234774067/

02/06/2026

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/indianapolis/jobs/5227255/preservation-planner?fbclid=IwdGRleAPzP_lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xNzM4NDc2NDI2NzAzNzAAAR6fnI9VnkYO6-GogFxkmRcT0Oo4lMP-kn9zkC4KNHMe2yVkS8ni9ulVXAt-mA_aem_UebrZ11MU6nA3FenNUZn8A

Position is responsible for providing professional preservation planning and technical assistance to the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission (IHPC), IHPC staff, DMD and the public, county-wide as well as in historic areas. Agency Summary The purpose and mission of the Department of Metropo...