Habitat home wins architectural award

Note: This story first appeared on the Middlebury College website. MIDDLEBURY — A Middlebury College student architecture project aimed at making a dent in the affordable housing crisis has won a major award from the American Institute of Architects’ New England Region. AIANE presented the design award for excellence in architecture to the Habitat for Humanity project on Seymour Street, which included students, the local Habitat chapter, and McLeod Kredell Architects. “For me this project had everything,” n … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — After more than five years, the “Chipman Hill House” in Middlebury still attracts admirers. “A lot of folks come up the hill to look at the house and enjoy it,” said Sven Lapiner, who lives there with his wife, Janet, and their three children … (read more)