RKA's The Sullivan Building featured in Traditional Building Magazine 2026 Palladio Awards Issue

The Sullivan Building is featured in Traditional Building Magazine 2026 Palladio Awards issue. Recognizing excellence in traditional design, this prestigious national award celebrates outstanding achievement in classical and traditional architecture, craftsmanship, and design.

Link to the article: The Sullivan Building — Rogers Krajnak Architects Inc. - Traditional Building Magazine Online

For Project Information: https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

Bexley Renovation Inside and Out

By removing the wall and connecting  an existing Kitchen and Dining Room with a new peninsula, and by transforming the rear yard tiered Patio and landscaping, this renovation enhances the gathering/entertainment places at this Bexley home. A new rear porch shelters the new French doors that increased daylight in the renovated Family Room and improved views to the Patio. A bluestone path leads to a screened porch with views to a new fountain that provides a soothing sound signature and visual focal point in the landscaping. RKA coordinated the exterior design with landscape architect Schieber & Associates.

Ohio Theatre Orchestra Shell Redecoration

RKA is pleased to be working with CAPA and the Columbus Symphony Orchestra on refreshing the Orchestra Shell at the Ohio Theatre.  Martin Painting & Coating and Franklin Imaging are implementing RKA’s updated graphic design which was inspired by ornamental plaster elements in the Ohio Theatre. While the front of these massive movable tower units are redecorated, various support mechanisms on the back of these units have been reinforced.

For more information: https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2026/001-CAPA-Ohio-Theatre-Orchestra-Shell-Redecoration.htm#n

Reimagining a Bexley Front Porch

Our Client in Bexley loves her charming front gable Cape Cod home, and the lovely tree-lined neighborhood streets. The Client engaged RKA to reimagine the design of the existing front porch. The existing porch is in disrepair, has poor proportions, misalignments, no railings, and unrefined details. RKA created a new design for the front porch which respects the Cape Cod style, while injecting a new contemporary spirit, and providing a refreshed curb appeal to the home. The new single slope, standing seam metal roof, custom steel railings, new concrete steps, and new neutral color scheme highlight the architectural upgrades.

For More Information: https://rogerskrajnak.com/residential/2025/private-residence-003.htm

Construction Begins on RKA City of Columbus Project

The City of Columbus Recreation and Parks Department (CRPD) commissioned RKA in early 2025 to plan and design a vibrant renovation of the Beatty Community Center, located in the King-Lincoln Bronzeville neighborhood. After completing existing conditions analysis and programming for the facility, which had previously incurred significant damage in August 2024 associated with a fire in the gymnasium, RKA worked with CRPD leaders and team members to re-envision a fully restored gymnasium and an upgraded interior environment to complement new spaces for skills development and recreational activities. Construction has now begun, and RKA is excited to observe the progress being made this summer on the repair and renovation of this community asset.

For more information about this project:

https://www.rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/001-Beatty%20Community%20Center.htm

RKA Receives a 2026 Palladio Award

At the 2026 Traditional Building Conference in Cape May, New Jersey, RKA received a Palladio Award for the restoration of The Sullivan Building.  Recognizing excellence in traditional design, this prestigious national award celebrates outstanding achievement in classical and traditional architecture, craftsmanship, and design.

RKA's The Sullivan Building Project Featured in the Preservation Magazine

Preservation is the quarterly magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It celebrates the places that have shaped the diverse American cultural experience and inspires people to save the past and enrich the future through charitable giving, advocacy, stewardship, and volunteerism.

Link to the article: https://savingplaces.org/stories/sullivan-building-jewel-box-bank-in-ohio-is-rehabilitated-for-modern-use

For project information: https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

The Sullivan Building Wins a 2026 Palladio Award

Traditional Building magazine’s Palladio Awards, the premier national awards program recognizing excellence in traditional design, has announced its 2026 winners including RKA’s Restoration of The Sullivan Building (Louis Sullivan’s 1915 “jewel box bank” in Newark, Ohio).  The Palladio Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in classical and traditional architecture, craftsmanship, and design. RKA will receive the award June 16 at the Traditional Building Conference in Cape May, NJ.

Link to the Story: https://www.traditionalbuilding.com/traditional-building-magazine-announces-2026-palladio-award-winners

Link to the Project Profile: https://rogerskrajnak.com/community/2025/003-Louis-Sullivan-Buildng-of-Newark.htm

Trinity Episcopal Church commissions RKA again!

Following RKA’s Sanctuary Renovation Project in 2006 and several Critical Observation Reports that RKA provided over the past two decades, Trinity Episcopal Church has commissioned RKA to create a Building Conditions Analysis Report which will be used for future Restoration / Renovation Projects. Trinity Episcopal Church is one of several religious communities that have hired RKA multiple times during RKA’s 25 years.

Construction Progress-Upper Arlington Project

This 1960 Ranch Style home in Upper Arlington will be dramatically transformed by four strategically placed additions, and a whole-house renovation. RKA's design includes re-orienting the home, and situating new outdoor spaces, towards views of the nearby wooded ravine. Construction is in progress, with footing/foundation work complete, and new wall framing now underway.

For More Information: https://rogerskrajnak.com/residential/2018/001-Private%20Residence.htm