News Archive
2009
December 2009 – Chester County Dwell
"A Glass Cube Blends Old with New for Award-Winning Design"
A contemporary glass cube joins an 18th-century schoolhouse to a 19th-century barn as a geometrical centerpiece linking old and new.
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November 2009 – Period Homes
"Pure and Simple"
A Chester County farmstead is renovated for a wide variety of uses by future generations.
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Winter 2009 – Hybrid
"The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College"
Green Architecture at the Scott Arboretum: Wister Education Center and Greenhouse by Steve Bolinger and Dan Russoniello.
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September 2009 – The Phoenix
"New Greenhouse Wins Award for Eco-friendliness"
The Scott Arboretum's Wister Education Center and Greenhouse Green Building of America Award solidifies its place on the cutting edge of eco-friendliness.
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Fall 2009 – Main Line Magazine
"Mod Men"
A Chester County artist and a team of architects create a sleek, modern, open-plan haven behind an uber-traditional farmhouse facade.
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August 16, 2009 – Delaware Community News
"The return of an old favorite is brewing in Greenville"
Opening of BBC Tavern and Grill in its new Greenville Delaware location.
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July 2009 – Greater Philadelphia Gardens
"Scott's new Wister Center reveives Green Building of America Award"
Award received from the Real Estate and Construction Review for projects that are 'unique and challenging'
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August 2009 – College Planning & Management
"Swarthmore College Receives Green Building Honor"
Anticipated to earn at minimum a LEED Silver certification, the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse for The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College has been selected as a Green Building of America Award-winning project.
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July 24, 2009 – Delaware County Daily Times
"Scott Arboretum project at Swarthmore snags firm green building nod"
Archer & Buchanan's design of the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse for The Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College has been selected as a Green Building of America award-winning project.
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June 2009 – Philadelphia Magazine
"Great Expectations"
All-local home renovation guide featuring the region's most experienced architects, designers and experts.
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Spring 2009 – New Old House
"Okie Inspired"
Archer & Buchanan looks to early-twentieth-century architect R. Brognard Okie for the design of a Pennsylvania country house.
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May 2009 - Grove City College
"Christian Activities Building"
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. were commissioned to design the new Christian Activities Building(CAB) for Grove City College, Grove City, PA. CAB will be located adjacent to the College's beautiful 1929 gothic style sandstone and limestone Harbison Chapel.
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Spring 2009 – Lower Merion Historical Society Milestones
"Academy Attic Hearth Uncovered"
An 1812 fireplace was uncovered during routine maintenance of the Historical Society's flagship building in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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February - March 2009 - Cottages & Bungalows
"Fit for a Hobbit"
As seen in Cottages & Bungalows magazine. For more information, visit cottagesandbungalowsmag.com
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2008
December 2008 – Masonry Design
"Fantasy Into Reality"
Small Project Award Winner Brings Fantasy Into Reality
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November 2008 – American School & University
Architectural Portfolio "Outstanding Designs"
The Draper Walsh Stadium of Immaculata University wins an Outstanding Design Award for Athletic Venues.
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November 2008 – Architectural Record
"The American Hardwood Advantage: Carbon-neutral Materials for Today's Zero Tolerance Goals"
The Spring Brook Farm is featured with reference to American hardwoods help offset global warming and benefit the built environment by reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
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Fall 2008 – Chester County Town & Country
"An Epic in the Making"
Arts & Crafts style home to last generations, featuring the natural landscape and talent of local artists and artisans.
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August 2008 – Architecture Week
"AIA Small Projects 2008"
Highlights from the 2008 American Institute of Architects Small Project Design Awards featuring Archer & Buchanan's Hobbit House.
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July-August 2008 – Architectural Products
"AIA Small Projects Structure Winner"
Hobbit House wins and award for the 2008 AIA Small Project Awards
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June 2008 – Main Line Today
“Artsy Elegance”
Archer & Buchanan renovate a gatekeeper's house for a pair of empty nesters in Villanova.
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May 2008 – Electronic House
"Soundproof Theater Fits Country Lifestyle"
A quest for peace and quiet yields a completely soundproof theater in the residence of Starry Night Farm which earned the 2008 Silver Medal in Best Home Theater.
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Spring 2008 – The Hunt
"Down on the Farm"
Animals help kids develop confidence at Archer & Buchanan's designed bank barn located on Spring Brook Farm.
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March 13, 2008 – The Suburban and Wayne Times
“A 'modest proposal' could save Eastern's log cabin”
A four-phase architectural proposal from Archer & Buchanan was recently sent to the Radnor Historical Society and Eastern University to preserve the historic cabin.
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March 2008 – Main Line Today
"Going to The Whip"
A former ranchers' bar is now a manget for the area's horseracing subculture.
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Winter 2008 – HD Living
"Old-fashioned Entertainment"
HiFi House matches a modern-day home theater to a centuries-old aesthetic.
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January 2008 – University Admissions and Financial Aid House
Archer & Buchanan was awarded the commission to design a new admissions building for a local eastern Pennsylvania university. The new 8,500SF building, in its early feasibility and design stage, will provide a welcoming "gateway" structure to the main entrance to the campus.
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2007
December 2007 – Covertside
"Mercer Hill Farm"
House of the Hunting Country...Mercer Hill Farm
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Fall 2007 – Fox Chase Bank Opens New West Chester Branch
Archer & Buchanan assisted bank officials with design renovations of the existing structure located on the corner of High and Chestnut Street in the West Chester Borough's Historic District.
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September 2007 – Archer & Buchanan Architect Elected to HARB
Erinn Wenrich, RA, was elected as a member to the West Chester borough's Historic Architectural Review Board (HARB). The three-year term includes review of applicant's proposed exterior alterations or demolitions to existing buildings, construction of new buildings and signage within the historic district.
July 2007 – Period Homes – 2007 Palladio Award Winners
Front Cover, “Small Comfort”
Archer & Buchanan’s “Hobbit House” butterfly window was on the cover of the publication featuring the 2007 Palladio Awards.
The firm received a special award for design excellence of the private museum for an avid collector of
Tolkien memorabilia.
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March 2007 – 2007 Palladio Award Ceremony
Peter C. Archer, AIA accepted the national award for design excellend for the "Hobbit House" on March 7 at awards ceremony in Boston.
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January 2007 – Period Homes
“Built to Last”
“European and regional precedents inspire the work of a southeastern Pennsylvania firm.”
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June 8th, 2007 – Philadelphia Business Journal
“Making What’s New Look Old Again”
“Charming though houses from a bygone era may be, frequently their quirks and idiosyncrasies do not work for the way we live today.”
June 2007 – Old House Interiors
“The Right Garage”
“Rosedon” carriage house built for antique autos was included in the article about garage history, design guidelines and options.
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May 2007 – Fine Home Building
"A cottage fit for a hobbit"
500 SF cottage to house a collection of J.R.R. Tolkien artifacts for an avid collector.
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2007 – Philadelphia Home & Garden
“How to find an Architect”
An interview with Richard Buchanan, entitled “How to Find an Architect,” illustrated with a window detail of a new Arts and Crafts-inspired residence.
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2006
December 2006 – Main Line Today
“Handmade Marvel”
“A Berwyn home puts a modern spin on Arts and Crafts.”
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October 2006 – Immaculata University
Announcement of New Stadium
The completed Draper Walsh Stadium, an Archer & Buchanan project, was christened with great fanfare on October 4, 2006. Notables included university administration, alumni and lead architect Dan Russoniello, AIA.
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October 2006 – Collector’s News
“Vision Becomes Reality for Tolkien Collector”
A fanciful, precision-crafted studio designed and constructed to house a special private collection of J.R.R. Tolkien memorabilia.
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October 2006 – Manspace
Recording Studio interior photographs
Interior images of a new bank barn which serves as a project studio appeared in the specialty publication Manspace.
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September 2006 – Amelia S. Givin Library
Library planning and feasibility study
The Amelia S. Givin Library of Mt. Holly Springs, PA, selects Dan Russoniello, AIA for building study and to produce illustrative materials for capital development.
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September 2006 – Period Homes
“Fluid Forms”
“A new Arts and Crafts-inspired house merges traditional forms and details with natural materials.”
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August 4-10, 2006 – Philadelphia Business Journal
“Transition to coeducation more than adding restrooms”
Partner Dan Russoniello quoted in article referring to Immaculata University’s transition.
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Summer 2006 – Philadelphia Home & Garden
“Safe Harbor”
Design of a luxury apartment residence in Center City Philadelphia.
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March 2006 – Period Homes
Front Cover, “A Place in the Sun”
A Philadelphia townhouse is reinvented with a French inspiration.
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March 2006 - Philadelphia Antiques Show
Announced Major Sponsorship from Regional Architects
Archer & Buchanan of West Chester to underwrite special event. The firm’s partners appeared in the Mainline Times and the Suburban & Wayne Times at the show’s Kick-off Party.
February/March 2006 – Ledger
Local architect, Dan Russoniello elected to Board of Directors, Civic Association of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
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February 2006 – Swarthmore College
Partner Dan Russoniello completed a feasibility study for Swarthmore College, the study investigated possible new locations on the campus for the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility.
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2005
December 2005 – Main Line Today
“Custom Cozy”
From its colorful kitchen to its back-porch fireplace, a Berwyn home revels in the warmth and whimsy of its owners--both inside and out.
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July 2005 – Period Homes
“Stable R&R”
Palladio Award Winner for Residential Architecture, Restoration and Renovation
A former stable at an historic 1898 estate in Wayne, PA was restored and renovated to convert a structure that had comprised several horse stalls, carriage bays and hay lofts into a four bedroom home.
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Summer 2005 – Chester County Country Town & Country Living
“Bucolic Beauty, Classic Charm”
Buchanan’s Mercer Hill Farm photos and interview.
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Spring - Summer 2005 – Fine Home Building
“Adirondack, Shingle Style”
The West Chester residence’s design was inspired by the client’s memories of vacations in New York’s Adirondack region.
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Spring 2005 – Chester County Town & Country Living
“Preserving Land and History”
Historic Canon Hill Farm stewards and preservers of its natural beauty.
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March 2005 – Fine Home Building
Back Cover, “Sounds as Good as it Looks”
Design of a modern version of a bank barn for the Cannon Hill Recording Studio.
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2004-2003
March 2004 – Historic Preservation Lecture Series
Archer & Buchanan Named Lead Sponsor of Lower Merion Conservancy
February 2004 – Home & Design Magazine
“Style for Life in a home both rich and simple”
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December 2003 – Suburban & Wayne Times
Announcement of New Greenhouse
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. of West Chester, PA has been selected as the design firm for a new education center and greenhouse for the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College.
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December 2003 – Main Line Today
“Peeling Back the Layers”
“This house has layers of history. It didn’t exist in one moment of time,” says Richard Buchanan.
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October 2003 – Philadelphia Home & Garden
“Cool Rooms”
“Designed by West Chester’s Archer & Buchanan Architecture Ltd., this lofty addition to a Gladwyne home has startling impact because of its unexpected use of color.”
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2002-1998
August 2002 – Mix Magazine
“Music Recording, Down on the Farm”
“Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. designed a new bank barn where Blaha’s studio occupies the upper level and farm equipment can be stored below.”
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2002 -- The Philadelphia Home Book
Premier Edition
Archer & Buchanan Architecture, Ltd. earned a spot in the Premier Edition of the Philadelphia Home Book, a one-of-a-kind showcase of Philadelphia area’s most inspirational architects, home builders and other home industry professionals.
Fall 2001 – Chester County Town & Country Living
“Estates of Excellence”
The original article featuring Griffith Construction refers to Archer & Buchanan’s design of a 5,200 square-foot residence incorporating materials and details inspired by and drawn from throughout Chester County.
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April 1998 – Philadelphia Inquirer
“Embracing Beauty”
Vincent Smith-Durham’s Garden House
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