A4 Architecture, Newport RI
Ross Cann from A4 Architecture

Ross Cann

A4 Architecture

About Us

A4 Architecture is an award-winning, full service professional architectural firm that has done high-quality, creative design for residential, commercial and institutional clients in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York. We are particularly experienced in new construction, renovation, adaptive reuse and historic preservation and restoration.

Please visit our website (https://a4arch.com) and blog (https://a4arch.com/blog) to learn more about our many areas of expertise.

How We Got Started

A4 Architecture was founded to enable Ross Cann, AIA (the founding principal) to focus on doing high quality design for clients who had a need for creative problem solving of architectural issues and to apply his more than 30 years of industry experience for the benefit of their projects.

Products & Services
Historic Preservation Services by A4 Architecture
Ross Cann has earned honors degrees in Architecture and Architectural History at Yale, Cambridge and Columbia Universities and is extremely knowled...
Adaptive Reuse by A4 Architecture
Taking historic buildings and structures and making them work for modern uses is a challenge that A4 Architecture is very experienced in handling. ...
Residential Design by A4 Architecture
A4 Architecture has more than 25 years of experience in helping create beautiful homes for discerning customers and clients. From traditional Shing...
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on March 11, 2022
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on August 20, 2021
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on July 29, 2021
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on May 12, 2021
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on April 21, 2021
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on March 15, 2021
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on November 03, 2020
During the COVID pandemic we have faced the dual problems of meeting and on-boarding new clients at the same time of managing the work on our existing projects using a more physically distanced model. We are meeting and interviewing clients via zoom and have tailored our staff schedules so that... (more) During the COVID pandemic we have faced the dual problems of meeting and on-boarding new clients at the same time of managing the work on our existing projects using a more physically distanced model. We are meeting and interviewing clients via zoom and have tailored our staff schedules so that they are working from home on a staggered schedule. The old adage "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" is certainly true in these trying times as we are increasing our technologic capabilities and fortifying our customer recruitment simultaneously to meet the current challenges.
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Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on October 20, 2020
The long talked about but never acted upon infrastructure package should have been job one rather than a tax credit for people who immediately took the money offshore to further lower their taxers. The U.S. is FAR behind the rest of the world and if we do not invest we will never catch up. (more) The long talked about but never acted upon infrastructure package should have been job one rather than a tax credit for people who immediately took the money offshore to further lower their taxers. The U.S. is FAR behind the rest of the world and if we do not invest we will never catch up.

Ross from A4 Architecture Answered this on July 09, 2020
Develop a company blog page and a YouTube Page "sharing" useful information with people working from home rather than simply "selling" them on how great you are. Prove your expertise and value, and don't just claim to have expertise and value. A4 Architecture Blog page. A4 Architecture YouTube... (more) Develop a company blog page and a YouTube Page "sharing" useful information with people working from home rather than simply "selling" them on how great you are. Prove your expertise and value, and don't just claim to have expertise and value. A4 Architecture Blog page. A4 Architecture YouTube Video Page.