Case Design Remodeling co-chairman Mark Richardson recently joined Professional Remodeler and Professional Builder magazines as a columnist. Richardson takes a moment to describe the partnership and a vision for the residential construction industry.
Architecture

BALA winner Piebald Ranch, in Texas Hill Country, designed by Craig McMahon Architects. (Photo: Craig McMahon, AIA)
These three custom homes stood out in the Best in American Living Awards for their site sensitivity and attention to detail

Michael Lehrer, FAIA
President
Architect Michael Lehrer on great windows, hand-built models, and builders with high emotional intelligence

Cary Bernstein talks about an architect's key criteria for selecting building partners

PROJECT: Gnar House, Squaw Valley, Calif. BUILDER/DESIGNER: Rob Wells/sixteenfifty.com, La Jolla, Calif.; CNC FABRICATOR: Byecraft Cabinet, Sparks, Nev. Photo: Jon Rouse/Rouse Photography
San Diego designer/builder Rob Wells creates the Gnar (short for gnarly) House that breaks some rules

Build LLC’s homes combine Scandinavian influences and contemporary materials. Photo: Courtesy Build LLC
Seattle-based Build LLC draws on Scandinavian influences to create modern homes that are functional and timeless

Craig McMahon, principal of Craig McMahon Architects, San Antonio writes about how dealing with clients is kind of like marriage counseling.

Architect Luis Jauregui’s design/build firm offers a full complement of services. His homes, such as Bentwater Lakehouse, in Houston, are often influenced by the modernists of his native Mexico (Photos Courtesy of Jauregui Architecture, Construction, & Interiors)
An entrepreneurial spirit helped Luis Jauregui blaze an early path for design/build, as well as a variety of other profit centers

(Photos: Tzu Chen)
A creative duo's partnership is driven by client needs, site specifics, and school schedules

Shorefront Camp in Trenton, Maine (Photo: Brian Vanden Brink)
Three New England contemporary homes show modern architcture's softer side