Duo Dickinson

**George "Duo" Dickinson** (born August, 21, 1955) is an American architect.  He has built over 500 projects in over 10 states, with budgets ranging from $5,000 to $5,000,000.  He maintains an office of 10 staff members in Madison, Connecticut.

## Life and career

Dickinson graduated from Cornell in 1977 with a Bachelor's degree in Architecture and opened his own architectural practice in 1987. He is licensed in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Oklahoma, Minnesota and Tennessee.

His work has received more than 30 awards, including the _Architectural Record_ Record House, the _Metropolitan Home_ Met Home Award, and the Connecticut and New York American Institute of Architects design awards. He is the first non-member award-winner of the Society of America Registered Architects' 2009 Special Service Award. He is the co-Founder of The Congress of Residential Architecture (CORA), the first national organization of residential designers. CORA has grown to over 20 chapters and 1,000 members in seven years.

## Publications

Dickinson's design work has been published in over 70 publications including the _New York Times_, _Architectural Record_ and _House Beautiful_. He has written seven books, including _The Small House_ and _Expressive Details_ for McGraw-Hill and _The House You Build_, published by Taunton Press and as a paperback entitled _House On A Budget_. His last book, _Staying Put_, was released by Taunton Press in November 2011.

Dickinson is a commissioned blogger for the _New Haven Register_, and his blog, "Saved By Design" has been up since the summer of 2010. He is a contributing writer on home design for _Money Magazine_. Additionally he is the architecture critic for the _New Haven Register_ and contributing writer in home design for _New Haven_ magazine. Dickinson has written articles for more than a dozen national publications including _Residential Architect_, _Home_ and _Fine Homebuilding_ and was a contributing writer for the “By Design” column for _This Old House_ magazine.

- Books
- 1994: _Small Houses for the Next Century._ McGraw Hill
- 1996: _Expressive Details: Materials, Selection, Use._ McGraw Hill
- 2004: _The House You Build._Taunton Press
- 2007: _House on a Budget._ Taunton Press
- 2011: _Staying Put: Remodel Your House to Get the Home You Want_ Taunton Press

## Academia

Dickinson has taught at Yale College, Roger Williams University and at the Harvard Graduate School of Design Summer Program. Additionally he has lectured at dozens of universities, AIA associations, and at national conventions and gatherings.

## Media

Dickinson was the co-host of the CNN/Money Magazine web series _Home Work_.  He was under contract with Lightworks Producing Group to create production ideas for cable television programming focusing on residential design and is in production with Bruce Barber on a regional radio program _The Real Life Survival Guide_ scheduled to begin airing in 2011. He has appeared on a variety of national media platforms, including Heritage Radio Network's _Burning Down the House_, CNN’s _Open House_,  NPR’s _Studio 360_ and _Weekend Marketplace_.

## Community

Dickinson sits on the board of seven not-for-profit organizations, including the New Haven Chapter of Habitat for Humanity, the Katherine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, and Madison Cultural Arts.   Additionally, 20-30% of the ongoing work in his office is dedicated to _pro bono_ or at-cost work for not-for-profits, totaling over 50 projects for over 30 organizations over the last 25 years.

## Other websites

- Official website
- "An Architect Who Puts Work Before Worship", _New York Times_