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Trio of Princeton-trained architects made waves in the design/build movement

By Doug Doyle

Published April 25, 2026 at 8:10 AM EDT

Hill House in La Honda, CA is one of the Jersey Devil structures

Last week we told you about the origins of the Jersey Devil myth.

This week we’re going to tell you about an influential architecture firm whose three members met at Princeton University. The firm took the name Jersey Devil.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish has the story of architects Steve Badanes, John Ringel and Jim Adamson.

Steve Badanes

John Ringel

Jim Adamson

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Doug Doyle

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998. Since then, Doug and his news staff have received more than 300 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.

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