Wyeth Architects’ latest project, 6 Maple Street, has been selected for a Merit Award in the category of Renovations, Adaptive Re-Use or Retro-Fit (Built) in the 2023 AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award Program. Located in Chester, Connecticut, The...
The story behind our renovation and adaptive reuse of 6 Maple Street is featured in ArchiType Magazine, the digital magazine of AIA Connecticut. View the feature, starting on page 12, here: http://bit.ly/3MI5gXU. Thanks to Caryn B. Davis and Ink CT Magazine for the...
Wyeth Architects recently invited Ink CT Magazine to tour their new office, a deep energy retrofit of an 18th-century building. Read the full article here. Thanks to Caryn B. Davis for the article and...
“The whole procession of coming into the theater is an act in itself,” explained Sara Holmes, who first fell in love with theater as an undergrad at Skidmore College. “You come into the lobby, and it gets kind of small, then you come through the door and it’s a huge,...
The AIA Connecticut Awards Gala is an annual celebration of residential and commercial architecture, the power of architecture to shape business performance, and the impact that an individual or group can have on the world of Architecture. This year, Wyeth Architects...
Wyeth Architects is honored to receive a Retrofit Award of Merit from Connecticut Green Building Council for their work on the Legacy Theatre. The Connecticut Green Building Council recognizes excellence in green building design, construction and operations through...
Wyeth Architects is honored to receive a 2022 Elizabeth Mills Brown Award of Excellence for their work on the Legacy Theatre. Jointly presented by AIA Connecticut and Preservation Connecticut, the Elizabeth Mills Brown Award recognizes projects that are noteworthy...
Wyeth Architects, an architecture firm specializing in low-energy and passive house design, is pleased to announce that their project, The Legacy Theatre, has received a 2022 Sustainable Architecture Award from AIA Connecticut. The Branford, CT-based project received...
Take a guided tour of our new office at 5 PM, and then hop over to Little House Brewery at 6 for a look at their Tesla solar roof installation and a Q&A! Registration is free, but space is limited to 30. We hope to see you there!
(Pictured: Sara Dodson Holmes of Wyeth Architects, second from left. Photo by Ian Christmann.) The Legacy Theatre recently won the 2021 Connecticut Preservation Award of Merit from Preservation Connecticut. The Awards recognize projects which demonstrate the many...
The newly restored Legacy Theatre has won a 2021Award of Merit from Preservation Connecticut, it was announced today. The Awards recognize projects that “demonstrate the many ways historic places contribute to the life and vitality of Connecticut...
Zip06: “Energy-Efficient Remodel Propels Historic Chester Colonial into 21st Century” “What we’re doing in a funny way is just changing the way people regard old buildings and changing the way they are treated in order to make them work for the 21st...
Leonard and Sara participated in a Habitat for Humanity build day in Hartford with Connecticut Passive House, working on two houses in East Hartford. We learned that Habitat’s mission is not just to provide families with houses, but also to support them for...
Leonard Wyeth met up with Guy Van Duser at Acoustic Music over the weekend to shoot a Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries. Stay tuned for details! Watch 2020’s Black Friday tribute concert featuring Wyeth and others...
At the 15th Annual CTGBC Green Building Awards, Wyeth Architects’ Sara Holmes was awarded with the Judy Swann Green Advocate Award. The award is given to “an individual or organization to have shown an outstanding commitment to practicing and promoting...
Metal Architecture Magazine takes a detailed look at Wyeth Architects’ Eastern Connecticut Passive House in their latest issue. Read the full article here. ...
AIA Connecticut has chosen Dominique Moore and Leonard (Trip) Wyeth as their 2021 Volunteer of the Year Awardees. (View a complete list of Awards won by Wyeth Architects HERE.) “With more than 30 years of experience, Leonard’s work displays his deep...
Here’s a great article explaining the Passive House standard from Enoch Lenge, Eversource CT’s energy efficiency spokesperson. The top photo is our Peterle house project. Contact us about Passive House design...
Zip06: ” From a Rectangular Box to a Hallowed Ground for Artists to Create” “We play some games with light,” says Leonard Wyeth, walking along a narrow hall towards the theater. “There’s a trick that everyone experiences but is seldom articulated.” Read...
Zip06: “Silver Linings As Legacy Theatre Opening Approaches” “Due to its construction during the global pandemic, Legacy Theatre installed optimal HVAC building ventilation using MERV-13 filters, which are rated to trap smaller particles, including...
Zip06 recently named Leonard Wyeth their Person of the Week. Read their extensive profile, which explores how Wyeth Architects, Connecticut Passive House Inc., and AcousticMusic.Org (Wyeth’s guitar store in Guilford, CT) are meeting the challenges of Covid-19....
Wyeth Architects’ Passive House home in Stonington has been awarded the 2020 Sustainable Architecture Award from AIA Connecticut. You can view pictures and a floor plan of the project here. The project previously won the Zero Energy Challenge Best...
Wyeth Architects’ Passive House project in Connecticut has been featured in AIA Connecticut’s monthly magazine, ArchiType. The home was designed by Certified Passive House Designers Leaonard Wyeth and Sara Holmes....
From the Connecticut State Historic Preservation webpage: “The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is responsible for overseeing the governmental program of historic preservation for Connecticut’s citizens. …The State Historic Preservation Office was...
The current issue of New Haven Living (April 2014) features a cover story on college radio stations, including Quinnipiac University’s WQAQ, one of Wyeth Architects’s designs. Categories Curiosities News...
It’s not often a new museum opens in Connecticut, much less one with a world-class collection dedicated to specific theme. When Quinnipiac University asked Leonard Wyeth AIA of Wyeth Architects LLC to work on renovating an existing building to house the collection for...
We are pleased to announce that our project, Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University won the Connecticut Building Congress Small Projects Award, awarded to outstanding projects that exemplify project team excellence and represent the best...
Congratulations to Sara Dodson Holmes and Leonard Wyeth for passing the Passive House certification test! Currently, Connecticut only boasts eight Passive House certified designers with a little more than 200 in the United States. These professionals can design some...
Leonard Wyeth AIA has successfully completed the Passive House International (PHI) examination following an intensive seven day course in Passive House principles, extended study period and immersion in the use of the Passive House Preparation Package (PHPP). Leonard...
Sara Holmes AIA, LEED BD+C has successfully completed the Passive House International (PHI) examination following an intensive seven day course in Passive House principles, extended study period and immersion in the use of the Passive House Preparation Package (PHPP)....
