Exploring schemes for a house in Rhode Island.

It's been a while, so here's a little update with some links, news, and miscellany about things happening here at DB...

• DB and ARO's R-House, currently shooting for Passivhaus certification, was honored with a 2011 AIA Housing Award.
• We were honored to be invited to participate on the jury of the Architectural League's Design in 5 charrette, taking place in Greenpoint on a gray Saturday last month. The work was fun to see, and inspired a great discussion with fellow jurors Linda Pollak and Mario Gooden. You can see the jury selections and a project synopsis over at Urban Omnibus.
• We also spoke at the Ohio State University's Knowlton School of Architecture. The school's home is a fascinating structure from Mack Scogin and Merrill Elam and is an inspiring place to learn. The lecture can be viewed online here.
• DB partner Andrew Bernheimer has joined the Institute for Urban Design as a Fellow. Please check out IfUD'sprogram "By the City/For the City", a leadup to Urban Design Week this fall, and follow them on Twitter at @IfUD.
• Alloy Development, run by DB partner Jared Della Valle, is converting 192 Water Street here in Dumbo to residential condominiums. DB is the architect for the project, and we are in the early stages of construction. The 192 Water website is here and Curbed revealed a bit about the project here. Take a look.
• Artreehoose is featured in Eva Hagberg's newly released book "Nature Framed", published by The Monacelli Press. 
• As always you can follow our intermittent observations on Twitter at @dvbernheimer

Stay tuned for more news as it comes in, we will do our best to update more frequently.  

This image (along with one more after the jump) is a sneak preview, a detail of a project we are working on for the City of Dallas. It is a very small project, a folly. More to come soon as (we hope) approvals are obtained.

Hometta, the Texas-based website that sells modern house plans, is expanding their roster of participating architects.  As there are many notable firms providing designs (including our friends at LTL and fellow Dumbo denizens nARCHITECTS), we were obviously eager to contribute to their second round of submissions. Look for plans and images of the house sometime in the Fall (or as they become presentable).You can follow Hometta on Twitter, as well.