By Charlotte Safavi | Interior photography by Jennifer Hughes Exterior photography by Pete Albert Gibson Island, one of the Chesapeake Bay’s crown jewels, remains an almost perfect model of the early-twentieth century planned recreational community. It was designed in
By Sarah Hagerty | Photography by Alan Gilbert It is difficult to imagine this sun-drenched kitchen as it once was—dingy, cluttered and with only a single window over the sink. Needless to say, the sparkling waterfront Annapolis location was
By Kevin Campion Why is the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay so challenging? The health of the Chesapeake Bay gets a low grade every year. In fact, conditions seem to be worsening. What makes preservation of the Bay environment
By Christine Fillat | Photography courtesy of Alma Cocina Latina Alma Cocina Latina, in Baltimore’s Canton neighborhood, is a chic urban restaurant, serving sophisticated Venezuelan fare. When our group of three swelled to nine with my husband’s happy hour
THE JUDGES Steve Ziger, AIA Steve Ziger, AIA, a founding partner of Ziger/Snead Architects, has extensive experience with planning, institutional, cultural, educational, religious and historic renovation/reuse projects. As principal in charge of design, Steve is responsible for maintaining design
TRIPLE GRAND PRIZE | Waterfront Architecture: Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects, Custom Building: Pyramid Builders, Large Kitchen: Alt Breeding Schwarz Architects By Kymberly Taylor | Photography by David Burroughs Mathematicians find beauty, even eloquence, in certain equations such as Albert
GRAND PRIZE | Custom Building: Lynbrook of Annapolis By Carol Sorgen | Photography by Pete Albert Situated on historic Eastern Shore farmland, our award winner for Custom Building is this guest “barn” built by Lynbrook of Annapolis. “The story
TRIPLE GRAND PRIZE | Architecture: Purple Cherry Architects, Custom Building: Pyramid Builders, Hardscape Craftsmanship: Walnut Hill Landscape Company By Robert Haywood | Photography by David Burroughs When I visited Dr. Wayne and Lori Anderson at their home, I observed
GRAND PRIZE | Interior Design, Whole House: Interior Concepts, Inc. By Carol Sorgen | Photography by David Burroughs This charming waterfront home located in the community of Bay Ridge in Annapolis is our award-winner for interior design. Interior
GRAND PRIZE | Kitchen Design: ThinkMakeBuild By Carol Sorgen The new owner of an historic Victorian-era row house in Washington, D.C. knew that the home was long overdue for an update. High on his wish list was an open