In my line of work (as, I suspect, in many), versatility and adaptability are key. Interior landscapers work in all types of businesses—malls, office buildings, hospitals, and assisted living facilities, just to name a few. The buildings may be
Read More
On a mild morning in mid-December, the belfry of the Old Talcott Mill in Vernon, CT was removed from the top of its tower. Its posts cut loose at
Read More
We’re honored, humbled, grateful, and maybe most importantly – we’re inspired. Over the past two months Crosskey Architects
Read More
When you wake up in the morning, what drives you? What makes you sit up, stretch, and embrace the day? At Crosskey Architects, why we wake up energized and eager to get to work is quite clear – to inspire others and transform communities… and have some fun doing it.
Read More
Speckles of dust and the smell of stale beer fill the air
Read More
St. Francis of Assisi, a medieval Roman Catholic friar, preacher and ecologist, believed in a harmonious relationship between our planet and all the creatures living in it because it was our duty to do so, not because it stimulated economic growth. Fast forward about eight hundred years and we find that his teachings may be…
Read More
The Talcott Brothers’ Mill is undergoing a “certified rehabilitation,” which means that the project is utilizing State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits as one of its funding sources. Rehabilitation is defined by the National Park Service as “the process of returning a property
Read More
Rewind your clock to your teenage years…remember the days where you sat in biology, pre-calculus, or history pondering what you would do for the rest of your adult life? The reality is that much of America’s youth is in those very same shoes. Fortunately, there are extracurricular programs, clubs, and organizations that help us discover…
Read More
Given industry demographics, being a woman in construction tends to draw a lot of attention. We are constantly asked, why construction? Why architecture? Why engineering? It is as if it’s a strange idea for a woman to have an interest in building. But last week at PWC’s event local women in the field gathered together…
Read More
The old adage “everything old is new again” holds true in most facets of everyday life. Styles of clothing change, reincarnated in different forms—the bold neon colors of the 1980s have reemerged in current athletic wear. Movies are no longer original ideas, but rather remakes of past hits; in 2014 alone, new renditions of RoboCop,…
Read More