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We've moved!
I have an excuse for the reason it's been over a year since our last blog post. We have moved! It's been a tremendous effort to pack up, sell our home of 25 years in Scott, Arkansas, while simultaneously building a new home & office near Greers Ferry Lake in north central Arkansas. It's been some years since we first fell in love with property on Pryor Mountain overlooking the beautiful lake, and the time just seemed right to build and make the move. We are very much enjoying
Aaron Ruby
Nov 41 min read


Certificate of Classical Architecture
We are quite excited to share the news that we are now the first, and only, holder of the Certificate of Classical Architecture in the...
Aaron Ruby
Mar 21, 20242 min read


Honoring Inheritance: The Mississippi County Courthouse
It is with great honor and privilege we share with you the exciting announcement of this wonderful project being recognized recently with...
Aaron Ruby
Feb 17, 20232 min read
Looking back and looking forward
My readers will know these posts come few and far between. They also likely believe that's just fine--there's no Pulitzer-prize winning...
Aaron Ruby
Dec 31, 20223 min read


Grittiness
Grittiness is a word that has both negative and positive connotations. In today's world, I think it is generally used more often in the...
Aaron Ruby
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Introducing Historic Works, LLC
We are very pleased to introduce to you Arkansas's newest licensed general contractor, Historic Works, LLC. Led by Veronica Lilly, a...
Aaron Ruby
May 3, 20221 min read


Thankful!
This time of year is a good time for us to say how thankful we are to all of our clients--for trusting us to help them with their homes,...
Aaron Ruby
Nov 24, 20212 min read


Website Update!
If you haven't been to our website lately, we invite you to check it out. We've had a number of projects completed over the years that...
Aaron Ruby
Jul 21, 20211 min read


What do architects do?
Architecture is an indispensable profession, but hiring an architect is often viewed as either an onerous means to an end in the...
Aaron Ruby
Jan 10, 20213 min read


Architecture in Arkansas
it was a pleasure talking to Adam and Joe at The Arkansas Post Podcast about historic preservation and architecture in The Natural State. ...
Aaron Ruby
Aug 4, 20201 min read


My most important lesson
There’s nothing quite like being stuck at home during a pandemic that’ll cause one to add to the blog. While I maintain my social...
Aaron Ruby
May 3, 20202 min read


Saving Energy- Look to Historic Buildings
I have a confession. I am a preservation architect and yet I have never visited Washington, D.C. I have another confession. I just now...
Aaron Ruby
Jan 10, 20204 min read
Revival welcomes Jacob and Veronica
Jacob Evans joined Revival in Spring of 2019. He has a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies with a minor in History of...
Aaron Ruby
Jul 29, 20191 min read


Maintenance... the longest, four-letter word.
John Ruskin, the prolific, nineteenth century renaissance man, really hated "restoration", but he argued poetically for the preservation...
Aaron Ruby
Jul 11, 20183 min read


What's old is new again...
Today's the day we launch our new company--and website, with some of the typical social media sites in tow. It's impossible to miss the...
Aaron Ruby
Jun 1, 20181 min read


Long Lost Longleaf Yellow Pine
For some reason I cannot explain, I have a fascination with “what came before” over and above any innate desire to contemplate the future...
Aaron Ruby
Mar 13, 20182 min read
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