Circa: What agents should know about architecture throughout the decades

The American dream has been homeownership for a long time, but boy have the facades and layouts changed over the years. Thankfully, Inman contributor Gerard Splendore is here to walk us through it all. Continue reading

Circa 1970: What agents need to know about housing styles in the disco age

Housing stock from the 1970s blends holdover aesthetics from the 1960s with a new emphasis on organic and global elements. Gerard Splendore offers a guided tour through homes from “the decade that taste forgot.” Continue reading

Circa 1940: What real estate agents need to know about housing styles in the 1940s

The 1940s saw a blend of influences and trends, driven in large part by the needs of a post-World War II nation. Broker Gerard Splendore offers insight into the historical and architectural roots of the decade’s home styles as part of his Circa series. Continue reading

Circa 1930: What real estate agents need to know about housing styles in the 1930s

The 1930s saw a blend of influences and trends, driven in large part by the impact of the Great Depression. Broker Gerard Splendore offers insight into the historical and architectural roots of the decade’s home styles as part of his Circa series. Continue reading

Circa 1920: What real estate agents need to know about roaring ’20s homes

Housing styles took a sharp turn away from traditional styles with the introduction of Art Deco design, and a new age in home architecture came on the scene. Gerard Splendore spells out what you should know about homes from this period. Continue reading

Circa 1900: What real estate agents need to know about housing styles

With roots in the British royal family, Victorian architecture found expression in a wide variety of architectural styles, according to broker Gerard Splendore. Today, you will recognize Victorian houses by their grand scale, ornate exteriors and inter… Continue reading

From ‘Belfast’ to ‘Dune,’ the homes of every Oscar Best Picture nominee

Inman rounded up the homes most prominently featured in this Sunday’s Academy Awards for Best Picture, and broke them down by time, place and estimated home price, as well as what they would cost today, for all the movie buffs following along during th… Continue reading

Architect resigns over billionaire’s vision for windowless dorm rooms

Dennis McFadden, a consulting architect at the University of California Santa Barbara, resigned, calling the dorm plans a “social and psychological experiment.” Continue reading

Surfside condo architect had been suspended for faulty designs in past

William Friedman, the architect who designed the Surfside condo building that partially collapsed in late June, had been suspended by Florida’s board of architecture in 1967 for designing buildings that could not withstand 1965’s Hurricane Betsy. Continue reading

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara become first all-female pair to win Pritzker Prize

The Dublin architects are also the award’s first Irish recipients. Continue reading