Cesar Solis Community Park
We’re so proud to have been part of Cesar Solis Community Park, a 20-acre, joint-use #park now open in the community of #OceanHills. In association with @SchmidtDesignGroup, we were part of the team that created an active park featuring a comfort station, a concession building and picnic/shade shelters as well as two softball fields with […]
Leadership Change
We’re excited for a year of leadership transition in 2019 at Platt/Whitelaw. Longtime Platt/Whitelaw architects Naveen Waney and Sandra Gramley move into ownership and management of our firm while Alison Whitelaw will continue working and providing support to Sandy and Naveen throughout the year. As always, we are grateful to all our clients, friends and [
Holiday Giving
In the spirit of holiday giving, we identified a local family in need and created a giving tree with ornaments that featured Christmas gift wishes from each family member. Our staff and firm filled those wishes and sent the gifts to the family. To support our fellow Californians affected by the devastating wildfires, we also […]
Retirement
Did you hear our big news? Last week, we announced that 2019 will see a changing of the guard at Platt/Whitelaw as the oh-so-talented @NaveenWaney and @SandraGramley take the management reins from @AlisonWhitelaw as she phases into retirement over the next year. Expect the same great service and skills, though! Thanks to our friends/family/clients/colleagues
Mackenzie Sims Wins Student Design Award from AIA San Diego
We’re proud to announce that Platt/Whitelaw Architects’ Mackenzie Sims won AIA San Diego’s student award at the 2018 Design Awards, held at Green Acre NautilusGreen Acre NautilusGreen Acre Nautilus. The award recognized her examination of research-based design for schools, using Monte Vista Elementary School in Vista, California as an example. Her desi
Waney SoCal Real Estate Roundtable
What do architecture firms wish construction and real estate developers knew about design? Platt/Whitelaw Architects’ Principal Naveen Waney is featured in a recent SoCal Real Estate article focused on this topic. He asks that private developers and public agency clients understand that, “Architecture is an art and a science. Architects continuously educ
Gramley SDBJ Interview
Where does San Diego rank as far as certified, sustainable buildings? Platt/Whitelaw Architects’ Principal Sandy Gramley was recently interviewed by Ray Huard at San Diego Business Journal about the state of sustainable design in San Diego. According to the article, in a recent study by commercial real estate services firm CBRE and Maastricht University in