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First Friday Artist Noemi Salome

First Friday Artist Noemi Salome

By cbhendricks | April 19, 2024 | artwork, First Friday
On Friday, May 3rd from 5:00pm-7:00pm, we are thrilled to host a First Fridays Gallery Opening at The Depot ...
Charlottesville Moving Back Downtown

Charlottesville Moving Back Downtown

By cbhendricks | April 18, 2024 | team, Uncategorized
By Architect, Adrienne Stronge.   Gaines Group Architects is very excited to be moving back to downtown ...
Continuing Education

Continuing Education

By cbhendricks | April 15, 2024 | architecture
By Architect, Adrienne Stronge.   Becoming a licensed architect does not mean that learning is finished.  ...
Lake Monticello Addition and Renovation project update

Lake Monticello Addition and Renovation project update

By Charles Hendricks | April 11, 2024 | architecture, project update
Working on a tight building site at Lake Monticello to do an addition and renovation has become one of our ...
Renovating your existing home into a lifetime home

Renovating your existing home into a lifetime home

By Charles Hendricks | April 8, 2024 | architecture, resources
When doing a renovation, it is important to take a holistic view of what is possible. Most of the renovation and ...
Gaines Group Architects recognized for 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Awards

Gaines Group Architects recognized for 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Awards

By Charles Hendricks | April 8, 2024 | architecture
Thrilled to be included in the 2024 Top Virginia Employers for Interns Awards. We are honored to be recognized ...
Commercial Renovation in Farmville

Commercial Renovation in Farmville

By Charles Hendricks | April 3, 2024 | architecture
This commercial renovation in Farmville, Virginia started with a request to analyze the space to determine how ...
First Friday Artist Claire Parsley

First Friday Artist Claire Parsley

By cbhendricks | March 29, 2024 | artwork, First Friday
On Friday, April 5th from 5:00pm-7:00pm, we are thrilled to start our First Fridays at the Depot back up again ...
Best of The Valley 2024 has begun!

Best of The Valley 2024 has begun!

By Charles Hendricks | March 28, 2024 | architecture
The 2024 Best of the Valley Daily News Record competition has opened. We are thrilled to be nominated in three ...
Women who’ve Changed the Architecture Game

Women who’ve Changed the Architecture Game

By cbhendricks | March 28, 2024 | Leadership
By Designer, Aliyah D. White. It’s Women’s History Month and we are celebrating the female pioneers in ...
Design as an Act of Service

Design as an Act of Service

By cbhendricks | March 26, 2024 | citizen architect, community
By Designer, Aliyah D. White. As a firm, we practice design as an act of service. We work closely together with ...