Featured January 15, 2018 Jeanine Quaglia, LEED AP Cho Benn Holback | A Quinn Evans Company, on Team to Partner in Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment
Firm NewsApril 24, 2018Denise GuilloryEchoes of American Culture - Glen Echo ParkArchitects Anath Ranon and MJ Wojewodzki recently presented their co-authored paper, "Echoes of American Culture - Glen Echo Park", at the 2018 Preservation of Roadside Architecture and Attractions Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their paper focused on the preservation...
InsightApril 17, 2018Ruth MillsHow to Document and Apply for the 20% Rehabilitation Tax CreditProperly documenting building conditions can make or break your chance of securing tax credits. In order to be eligible, a project must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. These guidelines will help you determine what to document...
InsightApril 9, 2018Jeanine Quaglia, LEED APQEA Joins the Center for the Built EnvironmentQuinn Evans Architects (QEA) has joined the Center for the Built Environment (CBE), a research collaborative by the University of California, Berkeley and industry partners that seeks to improve both the environmental sustainability and human comfort of the places...
InsightApril 6, 2018Lucy Moore, AIA, LEED AP BD+CCommemorating 1968: How We Talk about the Recent PastThe Poor People’s March in Washington, DC on June 18, 1968 was organized by Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and carried out after King’s assassination. Image from the Library of Congress. April marks the 50th anniversary...
InsightApril 2, 2018Ruth MillsUnderstanding Tax Credits for Historic BuildingsCommonly known as the “historic tax credit,” the Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program provides a 20% credit for historic buildings to cover qualified rehabilitation expenses (QREs) including most construction and design costs, and certain holding...
InsightApril 2, 2018Karin NeubauerTiny Homes are Impacting One Detroit Neighborhood in a Big WayWhat are the Detroit Tiny Homes all about? Cass Community Social Services (CCSS), a Detroit based agency dedicated to providing food, housing, health services and job programs obtained 26 lots in northwest Detroit for $15,000 from the city in 2016. Seven of...
InsightMarch 29, 2018Jenine KotobInsight Series: School Safety Today Part II – Case Study of Marie H. Reed Community CenterAfter QEA’s recent Insight discussing ‘School Safety Today’ that focused on school environments in the aftermath of the horrific killing of 17 individuals at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, many are wondering what measures are being taken...
In the PressMarch 28, 2018Jennifer Henriksen, AIAThe Siren Hotel at the Wurlitzer Building featured in DezeenA March 25th post from Dezeen looked at The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC, a Quinn Evans project just off of Grand Circus Park in downtown Detroit. The transformation of this 20th century Renaissance Revival building in downtown Detroit, which once housed the famous...
In the PressMarch 27, 2018Jeanine Quaglia, LEED APSpring 2018 issue of Independent School Magazine features The Pilot SchoolThe Spring 2018 issue of Independent School, the publication of the National Association of Independent Schools, features The Pilot School. The new school, located in Wilmington, Delaware, was designed by Cho Benn Holback, a Quinn Evans Company.
Firm NewsMarch 21, 2018Denise GuilloryArchitects Testify in Support of Increasing Maryland Historic Tax CreditsTeam from Quinn Evans Architects Expresses Support for Bills to Increase Funding for Heritage Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credits Two architects from the Baltimore office of Cho Benn Holback, a Quinn Evans Company, recently testified in support of several bills...
