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We received the most beautiful, enchanting (and mysteriously anonymous) hand-crafted letter in the mail recently. It was an elegantly composed short bit of prose celebrating one of our Arts and Crafts homes (also anonymous). Here is an excerpt: “When the trees spoke...
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It’s March Madness time… and we aren’t talking about basketball… we’re talking about the annual Builders and Remodelers of Greater Ann Arbor Home Show. Saturday, March 21st, 9-6, and Sunday, March 22nd, 10-5, at Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. This...
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Some good news for the housing industry! The mortgage-financing giant, Freddie Mac, said last week that mortgage rates have fallen below 6 percent for the first time in more than three years, offering a glimmer of hope that a frozen housing market may be set to thaw....
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We always begin every project with a conversation with our clients about energy efficiency. For some it is important, for others not so much, and that is fine – just as long as we have the conversation. We want to be sure that our clients don’t unknowingly...
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Recently AR had the great pleasure of participating in the Lawrence Technological University’s Career Fair held at the LTU campus in Southfield. It was exciting to meet so many talented young aspiring architecture students. It was particularly rewarding for our...
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Energy Star revived! NPR recently shared some very promising news. The Trump administration tried to end the government’s Energy Star program last year, but now Congress has passed — and President Trump has signed into law — bipartisan budget legislation that...