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Architecture

Decarbonization Succeeds Net-Zero-Energy as Sustainability Goal

August 24, 2020 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C As little as a year ago, zero net energy dominated the discussion in sustainability circles. In architecture, that means designing or retrofitting buildings to produce at least as much energy as they consume. Since that goal was based on solar energy supplied by roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) panels, […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, buildings, decarbonization, design, energy, net-zero-energy, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, PV panels, Sandra Gramley, solar energy, sustainability

Integrating Art into Public Spaces to Engage, Enhance and Inspire

July 15, 2020 By admin

By Naveen Waney and Sandra Gramley, Principals at Platt/Whitelaw Architects A percentage of estimated construction costs for new buildings are required by many public agencies to be set aside to integrate public art. This can be at the federal level, like the General Services Administration, or the local level, like the City of San Diego […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Art, buildings, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, public agencies, Public Spaces, Sandra Gramley

Pandemic Brings Changes to Everything from Offices to Apartments

July 1, 2020 By admin

San Diego Business Journal, June 22, 2020, By Ray Huard: Sandra Gramley, co-principal of Platt/Whitelaw  Architects in North Park, said now “is a time to reflect because we don’t have the answers.”  “As we go forward, I think mostly about flexibility,” Gramley said. https://www.sdbj.com/news/2020/jun/22/pandemic-brings-changes-everything-offices-apartme/

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Adaptability Keeps $8 Million Project on Schedule

July 1, 2020 By admin

San Diego Business Journal article, April 12, 2020, By Ray Huard: “Designed by Platt/Whitelaw Architects of San Diego, the project includes construction of a new 2,045 square-foot administration building for park staff, renovation of an existing 1,960 square-foot general store with the addition of an 800 square-foot kitchen, and construction of a 4,664 square foot […]

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PWA Honored in SD Metro Magazine: Best Companies Under 50 Employees!

July 1, 2020 By admin

Platt/Whitelaw is honored in the latest issue of SD Metro Magazine’s Best Companies Under 50 Employees! We are excited to be included in this esteemed group. Thank you SD Metro! Here’s a link to view the full issue if you want to read on: http://www.sandiegometro.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/SD-METRO-NO-1-VOL-XXXVwec.pdf

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Congratulations to our own Sandra Gramley!

July 1, 2020 By admin

Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEEDap BD+C, was recently named as one of Seven Women chosen as San Diego Business Journal’s Top Women in Construction and Design. Ms. Gramley co-owns one of San Diego’s oldest architecture firms, Platt/Whitelaw Architects (PWA), and as one of the firm’s lead project architects, she plays an important part in developing […]

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Neuroscience Could Shape the Future of Public Spaces

June 30, 2020 By admin

California-based, internationally focused nonprofit studies the intersection of neuroscience and architecture to track human responses to the built environment By Alison Whitelaw The last transformative change in architecture began with a simple understanding about the effects building design and construction have on our planet. This symbiosis between architecture and ecology gave rise to the term […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Alison Whitelaw, Architecture, Architecture & Neuroscience, Neuroscience research

Neuroscience Research Promises to Elevate the Human Experience in the Architectural Environment

December 3, 2019 By admin

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Neuroscience Research Promises to Elevate the Human Experience in the Architectural Environment

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Alison Whitelaw, anfa, Architecture, environment, john eberhard, Neuroscience research, Platt/Whitelaw Architects

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