The VETS Earns AIA RI Merit Award for Historic Preservation
The Rhode Island Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently presented Northeast Collaborative Architects with a 2016 Merit Award for Historic Preservation. The award honors NCA’s…
Lucy’s Hearth Celebrates Opening of New Facility in Middletown, RI
Lucy’s Hearth recently celebrated the grand opening of their new facility for homeless women and children with a ribbon cutting ceremony. For over 30 years, Lucy’s Hearth has provided shelter and…
NCA Wins 2016 Rhody Award for Restoring Historic Earle Warehouse
NCA recently earned a 2016 Rhody Award for the restoration of the historic Earle Warehouse (ca. 1784) located on South Main Street in Providence, RI. The landmark houses Lila Delman Real Estate…
NCA Wins 2016 AIA New England Award for Restoring the Church of St. Gregory the Great
The New England Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently recognized Northeast Collaborative Architects with the 2016 Honor Award for the preservation of the Church of St. Gregory the…
The Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence Named 2016 Sustainia 100
The Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence were selected to be featured in 2016 Sustainia 100, an annual publication that presents the most innovative, available, scalable and sustainable solutions to…
Wolfeboro Town Hall Earns 2016 New Hampshire Preservation Achievement Award
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance honored the rehabilitation of Wolfeboro Town Hall in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire with a 2016 Annual Preservation Achievement Award. The selection criteria…
Sea Breeze Inn Renovations Underway in Middletown, RI
Northeast Collaborative Architects is renovating the Sea Breeze Inn in Middletown, RI. The Sea Breeze Inn is owned by Telly and Leeza Amarant. The project entails increasing the facility from 4,000…
Bellevue Gardens Shopping Center Project Underway in Newport, RI
Bliss Properties has announced plans to renovate the Bellevue Gardens Shopping Center and parking lot located at 181 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island. Construction began earlier this month…
Providence Business News Ranks NCA Top Architecture Firm in Rhode Island
Providence Business News ranked Northeast Collaborative Architects as the top architecture firm in Rhode Island. The ranking appears in the 2016 Providence Business News Book of Lists. NCA is…
T.F. Green Airport Named Among Best Airports in the Country by Conde Nast Traveler
T.F. Green Airport has been named the third best airport in the country – and the best in New England – in the Conde Nast Traveler 2015 Reader’s Choice Awards. NCA worked closely with Jacobs…
NCA Restores Wolfeboro Town Hall
NCA recently completed the restoration of the Wolfeboro Town Hall in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Boston architect James T. Kelley designed the 12,000 square-foot brick building, originally named…
NCA Completes Work on Lila Delman Real Estate Offices in Providence
NCA recently completed the new Lila Delman Real Estate offices located in the College Hill Historic District on South Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The offices are housed in an historic…
Audrain Building & Auto Museum Earns a 2015 Rhode Island Monthly Design Award
The Audrain Building & Auto Museum located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island recently earned a 2015 Rhode Island Monthly Design Award. The project is featured in the October issue of…
Audrain Building & Auto Museum Earns 2015 Rhody Award for Historic Preservation
The Audrain Building & Auto Museum located on Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island was recently presented with a 2015 Rhody Award for Historic Preservation. NCA Principal in Charge, John K.…
The National Trust for Historic Preservation Features the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence in Their Preservation Blog
Read about the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Leadership Forum Blog:…
Lucy’s Hearth Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Facility
From left to right: Margaret Holland-McDuff, Teresa Paiva-Weed, Deborah Ruggiero, Narcheline Vazquez, Jennifer Barrera, Hope H. van Beuren, Susan Erstling, Ivany Vazquez, David Cicilline, Barbara…
Audrain Building Wins 2015 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award
The Audrain Building earned a 2015 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award. The ninth annual Doris Duke Historic Preservation Awards recognizes projects and their contributions to Newport, Rhode…
John Grosvenor Receives Laurel Award From the Preservation Society of Newport County
NCA Principal John K. Grosvenor, AIA received the 2015 Laurel Award for Artisanship from the Preservation Society of Newport County. The award was presented at the PSNC’s Annual Meeting held at The…
Lord Jeffery Inn Earns 2015 Massachusetts Historical Commission Award
The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Mass. earned a 2015 Preservation Award from the Massachusetts Historical Commission. William Francis Galvin, Secretary of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts presented…
Congress for New Urbanism Honors the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence with a 2015 Merit Award
The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) unveiled the winners of the 14th annual Charter Awards, which celebrate the year’s greatest accomplishments in architectural, landscape, urban, and regional…
Audrain Building Earns Recognition From American Institute of Steel Construction
The American Institute of Steel Construction awarded the Audrain Building in Newport, RI a National Certificate of Recognition in commemoration of the role that structural steel played in the…
National Parks Service Selects the Arcade for their 2014 Annual Report
The National Parks Service features The Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence on the cover of their 2014 Annual Report. The annual report showcases projects around the nation that use Federal Tax…
John Grosvenor Discusses Architect Peter Harrison at the Redwood Library
Peter Harrison, America’s First Architect NCA Partner John K. Grosvenor, AIA, NCARB presented “Monumental Architecture: Peter Harrison the Myth & the Man” at the Redwood Library on Saturday,…
Lord Jeffery Inn Earns Amherst Historical Commission Preservation Award
The Amherst Historical Commission in Amherst, Massachusetts honored the Lord Jeffery Inn with the 2014 Preservation Award of Merit for a historically sensitive and meticulously executed restoration.…
Mother Nature Network Features a Short Film About the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence
Mother Nature Network features a short film about the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence. To view the film “Inside the Micro Lofts at America’s Oldest Indoor Shopping Mall” visit:…
The Lighter Side of Design
Thank you Mike Camara of Camera/O'Neill Consulting Engineers for sharing the illustration of the design team for the Audrain Building and Audrain Auto Museum in Newport.
Audrain Building Earns 2014 AIA RI Design Awards
Audrain Building Earns 2014 AIA RI Honor Award in the Commercial Category Audrain Auto Museum Earns 2014 AIA RI Honor Award in the Institutional Category Noted architect Bruce Price designed the…
NCA Discovers and Donates Rare Image to Fort Adams Trust
NCA Partner John Grosvenor recently discovered a rare albumen image of Fort Adams at the Antiques Collaborative in Qeeuche, Vermont. The image was photographed during the Civil War and provides rare…
Micro Lofts at Arcade Providence Receive Preservation Honor Award From The National Trust for Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation presented its Preservation Honor Award for the restoration of the Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence. The project is one of 17 award winners e honored…
Multi-Housing News Awards Micro Lofts 2014 Gold Excellence Award
Multi-Housing News recently awarded the Micro Lofts at the Arcade Providence with a 2014 Gold Excellence Award in the Best New Development: Adaptive Reuse category. The award was presented at a…
Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence Earn 2014 Providence Preservation Society Historic Preservation Award
The PPS Historic Preservation Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and businesses that have maintained and enhanced the architectural heritage of Providence through preservation projects and…
Lord Jeffery Inn Earns 2014 Sustainability Champion Award from Historic Hotels of America
The Lord Jeffery Inn in Amherst, Mass. recently earned the 2014 Sustainability Champion Award from Historic Hotels of America at the 2014 Awards of Excellence. The Lord Jeffery Inn ranks as one of…
NCA Participates in Park (ing) Day Providence
NCA recently participated in PARK(ing) Day Providence by transforming the metered parking space in front of their Westminster Street office into a temporary Parklet called Quahog National Park. The…
Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence in the News at Home and Abroad
The Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence were named a recipient of the Rhody Award for Historic Preservation. The annual historic preservation project award is presented by Preserve Rhode Island and…
Church of St. Gregory The Great and Our Lady of Mercy Chapel Earn 2014 Faith & Form Religious Architecture Award
Faith & Form magazine and The Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture (IFRAA) announced that Church of St. Gregory the Great on the campus of Portsmouth Abbey won a 2014 Honor Award in…
NCA Presents at Cardines Field Public Outreach Meeting
A Cardines Field Public Outreach Meeting was held recently at the Newport Public Library. Supporters discussed proposed ballpark renovations, improved accessibility, and new locker rooms and…
Cliffside Inn Earns 2014 Doris Duke Historic Preservation Award
The Cliffside Inn earned the 2014 Doris Duke Preservation Award. The Newport Restoration Foundation presented the award at Rough Point in Newport, RI on Friday, September 5, 2014. To purchase…
Audrain Building Under Wraps During Construction
Parker Construction is using Shrink Wrap on the Audrain Building to create a weather proof, climate controlled, and safe environment that allows the trades to work without interruption and complete…
Pawtucket River Bridge Earns National Transportation Award
The Pawtucket River Bridge recently earned a 2014 American Transportation Award from the American Association of State Highway and Travel Officials (AASHTO). The Pawtucket River Bridge won the Under…
Pawtucket River Bridge Earns 2014 Illumination Award of Merit
Photo Credit: Ben Jacobsen The Illuminating Engineering Society recently honored the Pawtucket River Bridge with the 2014 Illumination Award of Merit. RIDOT engaged NCA to collaborate with…
NCA Creates Concept Sketch for Proposed Casino & Entertainment Center at Newport Grand
Former Providence Mayor Joseph Paolino, Jr., and developers Peter de Savary and Paul Roiff enlisted NCA to create a concept sketch for a proposed $40 million casino and entertainment center in…
Grow Smart Rhode Island Honors the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence
Grow Smart Rhode Island recently announced that the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providencewere among the winners of the 2014 RI Smart Growth Awards for Outstanding Smart Growth Projects. The award was…
Sakonnet River Bridge Earns 2014 Prize Bridge Award From National Steel Bridge Alliance
The Sakonnet River Bridge recently earned the 2014 Prize Bridge Award from the National Steel Bridge Alliance. RIDOT enlisted Northeast Collaborative Architects, Commonwealth Engineers &…
John K. Grosvenor Speaks About Richard Morris Hunt At Annual Architecture Symposium
NCA Partner John K. Grosvenor presented “Stable Design: Richard Morris Hunt’s Country Buildings in Newport, RI” at the 5th Annual Architecture Symposium at the Newport Casino on May 3. The lecture…
Northeast Collaborative Architects’ Canstruction Team Wins 2014 Juror’s Favorite Award
Northeast Collaborative Architects teamed with employees from Building Engineering Resources, Inc., Kasabian Construction Inc., and Veri|Waterman Associates to help fight hunger in Rhode Island at…
J. MICHAEL ABBOTT SELECTED TO SPEAK AT INTERNATIONAL PRESERVATION CONFERENCE IN PORTUGAL
Northeast Collaborative Architects’ Partner J. Michael Abbott, AIA, CNU-A, was selected to speak at the REHAB 2014 – International Conference on Preservation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of…
NCA Plans to Transform Historic Exchange Building into a Boutique Hotel
Rendering of Proposed Hotel NCA is proposing to convert the historic Exchange Building in Newport, RI to a 30-unit extended-stay boutique hotel. Each floor of the three-story building will feature…
AIA CT Honors Church of St. Gregory the Great with 2013 Design Award
Photo Credit: Aaron Usher The Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently announced the winners of their 2013 Design Competition. Church of Saint Gregory The Great at…
AIA CT Honors Interlink with 2013 Design Award
Photo Credit: Brian McDonald The Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects recently announced the winners of their 2013 Design Competition. Interlink in Warwick, RI earned the…
AIA RI Honors Pawtucket River Bridge with 2013 Design Award
Photo Credit: Carl Vernlund AIA Rhode Island, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored Northeast Collaborative Architects with a design award for the Pawtucket River Bridge,…
AIA RI Honors the Micro Lofts at The Arcade with 2013 Design Award
AIA Rhode Island, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored Northeast Collaborative Architects with a design awards for the Micro Lofts at the Arcade, Providence, R.I. The annual…
NCA Celebrates The Arcade’s Soft Opening
NCA joined Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras, Director of Economic Development for the City of Providence James Bennett, Developer Evan Granoff and others for the…
Providence Business News Names NCA Most Innovative Company
Architects Create Value From Obsolescence By Michael Persson, Contributing Writer, Providence Business News The most common definition of innovation has technology hogging the limelight of public…
Design New England Magazine Features Private Residence Designed by NCA
Design New England features NCA’s award-winning restoration of Le Chalet on historic Bellevue Avenue in Newport, RI in their fall issue. See pages 108 -115 on Design New England’s link:…
NCA Enjoys Company Outing on Block Island
NCA traveled to Block Island to explore the local architecture and enjoy some fun in the sun. A sandcastle design + build contest was the highlight of the trip. Top prize was awarded to Glenn…
USA Today Features NCA’s Micro Lofts at The Arcade
Click on the link to read about NCA’s Micro Lofts at the Arcade in USA Today. Mini-apartments are the next big thing in US cities
NCA Celebrates Summer Solstice With Special Guests at the National Museum of American Illustration
NCA and their special guests recently celebrated Summer Solstice at the National Museum of American Illustration in Newport, RI. NCA also presented the NMAI with a $4,500 donation to benefit the…
NCA Designs July 4th Map for Newport Community
For the fourth consecutive year, NCA has designed a map to celebrate July 4th in historic Washington Square. The map features a copy of an 1893 map of Washington Square and a vision plan for a new…
Smart Growth Presents NCA with Adaptive Reuse Award for IYRS
Grow Smart Rhode Island recently announced that the Micro Lofts at The Arcade Providence were among the winners of the 2014 RI Smart Growth Awards for Outstanding Smart Growth Projects. The award…
NCA Designs College Housing at Salve Regina University
Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island recently held a dedication ceremony for Walgreen Hall. Walgreen Hall serves as the signature entrance to the University and is located on the corner…
Trends ENews Features Micro Lofts at The Arcade
Trends, an international E-News for the design industry is currently featuring the Micro Lofts that NCA designed for The Arcade in Providence, RI. www.trendsideas.com Think Small It seems the time…
Metropolis Magazine Features NCA’s Micro Lofts at The Arcade
IT’S A SMALL WORLD The newest trend in urban development? Micro units. By Karrie Jacobs Posted April 9, 2013 In Seattle, they call them “apodments,” a neologism that could have come straight from…
NCA Designs New Community Health Center in Newport, RI
EBCAP’s new health center is open! A ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the grand opening of the new East Bay Family Health Care center in Newport on Monday, January 28, 2013. From left:…
Traditional Building Selects Michael Abbott to Speak at 2013 Conference
BUILDING WELL: TRADITIONAL DESIGN, MATERIALS AND METHODS NCA Partner J. Michael Abbott, AIA, CNU-A, APA recently spoke at the 2013 Traditional Building Conference Series held at the Lockwood-Mathews…
New England Home Magazine Features Private Residence Designed by NCA
You won’t find this exact axiom in J. Michael Abbott’s mission statement, but when the architect was hired to design a cottage-style summer home in Middletown, Rhode Island, he held fast to the…
Tax Credits for Historic Buildings
Federal and state incentive programs make rehabilitating durable old buildings cost-effective by John K. Grosvenor In our quest for green-building solutions, we often turn to new technology,…
Living Small is the Next Big Trend By J. Michael Abbott
Noted 19th century architect Daniel Burnham left an indelible mark on the built environment when he proclaimed, “Make no little plans.” However, today’s worldwide urban housing shortage forces city…
Fort Adams Earns AIA RI Design Award
AIA Rhode Island, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored Northeast Collaborative Architects (NCA) with a design award for the Fort Adams Redoubt/Jail in Newport, R.I. The annual…
Interlink Earns AIA RI Design Award
Photo Credit: Brian McDonald AIA Rhode Island, a chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored Northeast Collaborative Architects (NCA) with a design award for the Interlink in Warwick,…
Newport Restoration Foundation Awards Doris Duke Award to NCA
The Newport Restoration Foundation recently honored Le Chalet with the 2012 Doris Duke Preservation Award. Richard Morris Hunt, the “Dean of American Architecture”, designed Le Chalet on Bellevue…
Museum of the City of New York Showcases NCA’s Micro Lofts
Photo Credit: Ben Jacobsen NCA’s adaptive reuse project for the historic Arcade was featured in an exhibit about Micro Lofts at the Museum of the City of New York. Making Room: New Models for…
NCA Earns 2017 Providence Preservation Society Award for Lila Delman Real Estate Office
Providence Preservation Society awarded Northeast Collaborative Architects with the 2017 Rehabilitation Award for the Lila Delman Real Estate Office located on South Main Street in Providence, RI.…