Selected Articles

(Publications include Texas Architect, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Record, and Dwell)

Facing the River: Rebuilding after a devastating flood
The Architect’s Newspaper

When Dietert’s mill went up, Kerrville was not yet a town, just a shingle-makers camp along the Guadalupe River.

Ground Truth: A nature immersion camp in the Texas Hill Country offers lessons on water conservation and environmental stewardship
Texas Architect

At the end of a hot June day, down a dusty ranch road in the Hill Country, a bunch of sixth graders sprawl on picnic tables under a canopy of live oaks.

Plugged In: In a time of climate disasters, libraries merge high-tech and very low-tech methods for supporting their communities
Texas Architect

“People have this nostalgic view of libraries, like, I went there in third grade and checked out ‘Charlotte’s Web,’” says Dianne Connery, director of the Pottsboro Library. “And I love ‘Charlotte’s Web.’ But that’s not what’s happening here.”

Home Grown: A new set of manufacturers is producing carbon-storing, plant-based building materials sourced from the farms, forests, and factories of rural America
The Architect’s Newspaper

Based in Rockland, Maine, Croft manufactures highly insulated structural panels and ADUs in three pre-designed volumes. Frederick started Croft in 2020 with a part-time employee and a pair of ratchet straps. Now he has a team of ten and a waiting list.