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SRO: A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO HOMELESSNESS
Dan Gould, CvillePodcast.com (June 2008) Virginia Supportive Housing, a Richmond-based statewide nonprofit housing provider, recently agreed to work with the Thomas Jefferson Area Coalition for the Homeless (TJACH) and the Charlottesville community to develop and...
ARCH’S TRIOMPHE: STYLIN’ FROGURT SHOP OPENS ON EMMET
Stephanie Garcia, The Hook (2008) Last Monday, Arch's Frozen Yogurt opened its third location to the delight of both frozen yogurt fans and architecture enthusiasts. The two-story building on Emmet Street, with two outdoor eating balconies, ivy-covered walls...
SIPS & DIPS: NEW ARCH’S COMING TO EMMET
Dave McNair, The Hook (13 December 2007) In 2005, Arch's owners bought the old Donut Connection at 1232 Emmet Street. Since then, they've been working with the folks at BRW Architects– known for renovations of Congregation Beth Israel, the Downtown Rec Center, and the...
HGTV: WHAT YOU GET FOR THE MONEY
Season 4, episode 10 (Original air date 3/25/07) Compare what kind of house you can get for $700,000 in six markets across the country. First, in Phoenix, a couple falls in love with each other and with a midcentury modern ranch. Next, a young family experiences a...
BRW FALL CHILI COOK-OFF
This fall, BRW held its first annual Fall Chili Cook Off. Each week, two people brought in a pot of chili alongside its required side dishes. The variety of chili was surprising! Chili pot-pies won the 'Best Presentation' award. Other chili dishes fighting for best...
HIGH STREET STEEPLE RAISING
On Wednesday, July 27, 2011, the construction of the High Street United Methodist Church, Franklin, VA, reached a milestone. The steeple was ready to be raised. Set on a base 42 feet high and soaring to an overall height over 105 feet in the air, the prefabricated...
CROSSINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Things are moving ahead at a rapid clip at The Crossings at Fourth and Preston. BRW’s first single resident occupancy building project. Since breaking ground in March 2011, work has been progressing smoothly with general contractor Martin Horn, Inc. leading the...
LUXURY HOME QUARTERLY
BRW Architects’ principal and founder, Bruce Wardell, spent the first four years of his career in the Kingdom of Tonga, in the southwest Pacific learning early the riches embedded in people’s stories. Today, Wardell describes his architectural firm’s work in much the...
BRODY CENTER WELCOMES STUDENTS IN NEW FACILITY
Returning students to the Brody Jewish Student Center at UVa were surprised to find a gleaming new addition that doubles the space of the existing student center. The addition to the Brody Center allows for a broad range of activities from large gatherings in the...