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Architecture

Gloria Nonaka-Rubio Joins Platt/Whitelaw

December 15, 2022 By admin

Gloria

How a family on the frontlines of history influenced her career ambitions Our team is diverse in many ways, including in our professional backgrounds. For example, Platt/Whitelaw’s newest team member, Gloria Nonaka-Rubio, cut her chops at both engineering and general contracting firms. “Attention to detail is one of my top strengths,” Gloria said. Through her […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Gloria Nonaka-Rubio, historic preservation, Platt/Whitelaw, Tijuana

Architecture a Century from Now

September 27, 2022 By admin

Peter and Group

How our Senior Associate Peter Soutowood helped shape the conversation at the AIA Young Architects Forum’s Summit 30: Mission 2130 Can you imagine the role of architects more than 100 years into the future? That’s exactly what Platt/Whitelaw Senior Associate Peter Soutowood had the chance to do when he was selected as one of 50 […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: AIA, Architecture, artificial intelligence (AI) systems, design, Peter Soutowood, Young Architects Forum

A School with a Superpower

August 12, 2022 By admin

As school starts again this year, children attending Clairemont Canyons Academy are in for a big surprise. They will arrive at a colorful new 2-story administration and classroom building. As kids fill the brand-new halls, work will continue elsewhere on the campus to modernize the existing school facilities and create a new joint-use field and […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Clairmont Canyons Academy, educational, New Classroom Building, Platt/Whitelaw, school

Give Me Shelter

August 3, 2022 By admin

Pallet City in Chula Vista will provide temporary homes for more than 130 formerly unsheltered people Community architecture is our jam, and that means architecture for everyone. We’re so pleased to work on a project that will provide individuals, couples and families – all of whom currently live without shelter – with temporary homes at […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, California, Chula Vista, Homeless, Naveen Waney, Pallet City, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, San Diego County, Shelter, temporary homes

Aspects of Creativity in the Architectural Design Process

July 8, 2021 By admin

Architecture is unique for its blend of art and science. Architect Antonin Gaudí, for example, is world famous for his unconventional shapes, colors and textures. But, at the end of the day, his designs for the Sagrada Familia, Parc Güell and other noted structures had to be technically sophisticated enough to reach into the sky […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Creative Spark, Creativity, design, Kristin Holbrook, Naveen Waney, Parc Guell, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Sagrada Familia, Sandra Gramley, Yolanda Velazco

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/

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Architecture, Pandemic Design, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, San Diego Business Journal, Sandra Gramley

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