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the realm of traditional design," Kostel- ecky says. Daum served as the inaugural president of the organization (while Kostelecky embarked on a postgraduate program at Notre Dame). In 2009, archi- tect John Margolis succeeded Daum, and after Margolis's departure earlier this year, Kostelecky stepped in as interim presi- dent, a post he'll hold until January. Today, the New England chapter is one of 15 regional chapters and counts exactly 100 members in its ranks—architecture firms, builders, interior designers, arti- sans, and members of the general public interested in crafting traditional-style structures with competence and authentic- ity. It's a tight-knit group, a closeness born of scarcity. "Maybe one or two percent of architects do [traditional design]," says Kostelecky, "so we're the mavericks now." The early years saw the New England chapter organizing tours of Bay State Road in Boston, Newburyport, New Haven,