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My love affair with Downtown Harrisonburg

By cbhendricks | July 2, 2019 | architecture
As we approach our 10 year anniversary being in downtown Harrisonburg I am thinking about my love affair with ...

Why you should job shadow while still in high school #futurearchitect

By cbhendricks | June 27, 2019 | architecture
Each year we have one or more high school students and occasionally college students join us in the office for a ...

Women in the construction industry

By cbhendricks | June 5, 2019 | architecture
We need more women to enter the construction industry. I am not saying this because I want to empower my daughters ...

Red Wing Roots Music Festival Ticket Give Away

By cbhendricks | June 4, 2019 | architecture
It is that time of year again - we are holding a Red Wing Roots Music Festival Ticket Give Away! This year we have ...

First Friday Art Opening: Photographs by Laurence Heine

By cbhendricks | May 29, 2019 | artwork, community, First Friday
Come see us at the Depot on June 7, for the First Friday Art Opening. What a great way to kick off your summer ...

First Friday Art Opening: Textures + Textiles with Meg Laughlin

By cbhendricks | May 1, 2019 | artwork, community, First Friday
Come see us at the Depot this Friday for the First Friday Art Opening. Each month we host a new artist in our ...

Quality matters for insulation installation and maintenance

By cbhendricks | April 16, 2019 | architecture
Conducting energy audits is a great tool for finding and addressing many common maintenance concerns. Many home ...
Home in the woods – Project Update

Home in the woods – Project Update

By cbhendricks | April 15, 2019 | architecture, project update
Finding a building site in the city surrounded by trees is rare. This is the second opportunity we have had to ...
Our society needs public places to sit and talk

Our society needs public places to sit and talk

By cbhendricks | April 13, 2019 | architecture
I have never been very good at small talk. "Hey, how you doing, how is work, family doing ok...." Small talk ...

Music, Father, Daughter, Love

By cbhendricks | April 7, 2019 | architecture
I am updating this post and deleting parts. I just don't have words for the heartbreak and the words I shared ...

First Friday Art Opening: From the Valley to the Bay: a book in the making

By cbhendricks | March 31, 2019 | artwork, community, First Friday
Come see us at the Depot this Friday for the First Friday Art Opening.  We are hosting a group of art teachers ...