Original Hudson Theater Light Restoration and Installation
In anticipation of the Hudson Theater’s Centennial Celebration, we present the renovated and refurbished the original theater lights that once graced these theater walls. We are calling on anyone with […]
Newburgh Historical Structural Renovation
The historic renovation in Newburgh is progressing well, with structural reinforcements in place and the overall structure sound.
Happy Holidays from TFG Studio!
In these dark days as we await the winter solstice and the return of the sun, we’ve lit up Main Street here in Cold Spring with a Holiday celebration of […]
URI Landscape Architecture Lecture: Erin Muir
URI alumni Erin Muir of The Figure Ground Studio and Nicholas Healy of the CRJA/IBI Group, on Covering Ground from Portland to Abu Dhabi: Young Practitioners Reflect on Water, Resilience […]
Daniel Ninham and the Nochpeem
As we move into the holiday season, I followed Paul Chaat Smith’s admonition in Everything You Know about Indians Is Wrong to “[look] for the Indian history beneath your own feet.”
Garage Accessory Apartment Progress
This garage accessory apartment (which replaced an existing, crumbling garage) was designed to fit seamlessly with the existing house. By simulating a gambrel roof with dormers on a conventional gable […]
Boo! Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from the Figure Ground Studio. These spooky paper mache eyeballs graced Main Street in Cold Spring for Halloween 2015.
La Cigale et la Fourmi (The Grasshopper and the Ants)
The Figure Ground Studio’s fall window took a literary turn, reminding passersby to work diligently (like the ants) to prepare for the coming Winter.
Hudson Mohawk Watershed
The Figure Ground Studio’s Hudson Mohawk River Watershed installation in celebration of summer and a clean river.


