Architecturally Speaking Fall 2007
CALENDAR

Our annual company retreat will be taking place April 24 & 25, 2008 and the office will be closed. Please keep these dates in mind when planning your upcoming project schedules and remember to note them on your calendar.
Quick Facts

Fellowship Christian School
broke ground...


RPA adds to project staff...
Did you know?

Which piece of Atlanta architecture is not on the National Register of Historic Places?
1. The Swan House
2. The Fox Theatre
3. Macy’s Department Store (formerly
    Davison-Paxon-Stokes)
4. Academy of Medicine

Which of these features pertains to a current LEED-aspiring RPA project?
1. Extruded aluminum sunshades used
    to control the amount of light/heat
    on building facades
2. High-density polyethylene woven
    cloth to reduce heat gain
3. Inverted conical canopies and
    rainwater catch basins, creating an
    occasional water feature
4. All of the above

A hot news topic lately, the Buckhead branch of the Atlanta Fulton County Public Library is stylistically representative of which of the following?
1. Deconstructivism
2. The International Style
3. Structural Expressionism
4. Brutalism

The Composite order, one of the 5 orders of Classical architecture, is a combination of:
1. Tuscan and Corinthian
2. Corinthian and Ionic
3. Doric and Corinthian
4. Doric and Tuscan

And the answers are...
Eco-Friendly Office Renovation Cottage School On the Boards RPA in the Community Cardinal Health Wins First Place Architects Join SPSU Boards

Eco-Friendly Office Renovation
When deciding how to handle an increasing need for space for a growing architectural staff, Randall-Paulson Architects was faced with two options: buy property and build a new space or expand on existing historic facilities. The firm ultimately chose character and stayed in their home in the Roswell Mill, a former textile mill re-adapted into a unique contemporary office space. The choice to stay put, lessoning the environmental impact of new construction, was one of many that supported the firm’s sustainable outlook.

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Cottage School
Building on its collaboration with The Cottage School, Randall-Paulson’s design for a fourth project on this private middle and high school campus serves the athletic needs of its students. RPA’s design for an 15,100 sf gymnasium will be a multi-use space which includes a game court for basketball and volleyball, 350 spectator seats, a stage for assemblies and performance productions, and two cross courts for PE and sports practice.

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ON THE BOARDS
In the design or early construction phase, these projects represent just a sample of our current work. Take a glimpse inside our studios to see a preview of our latest designs, renderings and finish boards.

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RPA IN THE COMMUNITY
• The Spruill Center for the Arts Anticipating New Arts Center
• Spring Classic Teams GA Tech against UGA
• Employee Sees Results of Volunteer Project
• Shelter Gets Help From RPA Staffer

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Cardinal Health Wins First Place
RPA has been awarded a first place award in the industrial category of the American Concrete Institute’s 2007 Dan R. Brown Awards Competition for design of the 372,359 square foot Cardinal Health regional office and distribution facility that opened in Buford, Ga., last year.

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Architects Join SPSU Boards
Alex S. Paulson was appointed to the Architecture Program Advisory Board at Southern Polytechnic State University.

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