Expert Advice Duo Dickinson, AIA, is the author of six books and over 40 articles in more than a dozen national publications.  He has received more than 30 awards, including Architectural Record House, Metropolitan Home Met Home Awards, as well as Connecticut and New York AIA design awards. His work has been published in over 60 venues, including The New York Times, Architectural Record and House Beautiful.  He is the co-founder of the Congress of Residential Architecture (CORA).  Duo Dickinson has taught at the undergraduate school of Yale College and Roger Williams University, has sat on design reviews at Cornell, RISD and the Graduate School of Architecture at Yale.  He is a frequent lecturer at universities, AIA associations and civic groups.

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Exterior ControlFor most people, understanding the exterior design of their home is almost always defined by a “title” – Colonial, Cape,  etc. more>>
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ContrastThe most dynamic mechanism for the creation of an image is contrast.   more>>
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