Mayor Gray reappoints Maria Casarella to DC Historic Preservation Review Board

On March 15th, D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray formally led the swearing-in ceremony to reappoint Maria Casarella, Associate with Cunningham | Quill Architects, to the District of Columbia Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). Ms. Casarella was first appointed in March 2008 by Mayor Adrian Fenty, and is now serving her second term. She is the Chair of the HPRB Sustainability Committee and has been active in developing guidelines to promote sustainable preservation issues.

The DC HPRB is a board of nine members that help guide the government and public on preservation matters, assisting with the implementation of federal preservation programs and the review of federal projects in the District of Columbia.

Cathedral Heights Residence: Restoring Order

Cunningham | Quill Architect's award-winning Cathedral Heights Residence was recently published in Home & Design Magazine's September/October Issue. The ten page article highlights our design intent as we created a intimate, yet open space for our clients.

Cathedral Heights Residence Featured on the Home & Design Front Page

To read the complete article online, please visit Restoring Order.

Sustainable Preservation: Something Old, Something New, Something Green

In March, at the National Building Museum’s “For the Greener Good Series,” Maria Casarella, AIA of Cunningham | Quill Architects took part in a panel discussion with Brendan Owens, VP of LEED Technical Development at USGBC, and Eleni Reed, Chief Greening Officer at GSA to discuss how Historic Preservation Concerns can be Integrated in Sustainability Rating Systems and Regulations.

In continuing the professional movement towards Sustainable Preservation, Maria Casarella, an appointed member of the Washington, DC Historic Preservation Review Board, gave a presentation on this topic at Design DC along with Steve Callcott, the Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer of the DC Historic Preservation Office.

It was an opportunity to educate fellow practitioners about the best methods of evaluation for preservation and green strategies. Several Cunningham | Quill projects were included in the presentation as case studies for sustainable preservation in Washington, DC.

Our design approach thoughtfully integrates historic preservation with the most effective sustainable technologies available. We hope to share with you case studies of our completed and in-design projects that speak to Sustainable Preservation and good building practices in the future.

For the full presentation at Design DC see below for Something Old, Something New, Something Green, or visit the DC Historic Preservation Office for more information on Sustainability in the District of Columbia.