Teaching Toward an Inclusive Architecture Industry
Yolanda Velazco, a top-notch designer at Platt/Whitelaw, is more than just an architecture instructor teaching at Southwestern College. Having grown up in Mexico, and even having attended Southwestern College herself, Yolanda knows that navigating a college experience in a different country comes with a learning curve. Many of her students at Southwestern Co
Culturally Centric Design for Memory Care Facilities
Many of our designers started as students at NewSchool of Architecture & Design. Some of our staff taught at NewSchool, and we have a long history of taking on NewSchool interns. We’re proud to announce that Emad Abdulwajid, our most recent NewSchool intern, is now our newest full-time staff member! Emad just completed his senior […]
Platt/Whitelaw Pays Tribute to National Hispanic Heritage Month
Platt/Whitelaw Architects has always embraced the beautiful diversity of our region’s population, and it’s consistently been reflected within our staff. Collectively, our team speaks five languages and represents heritage from countries around the world. In this spirit, we’re paying tribute to National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)
Platt/Whitelaw Architects Adds Two NewSchool Stars to its Team
By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C and Naveen Waney, AIA Introducing…two awesome new people at Platt/Whitelaw Architects! We’re happy to welcome Project Coordinator Samantha Saltzman (Sam) and Intern Emad Abdulwajid to the Platt/Whitelaw team. Sam earned her master’s degree from NewSchool of Architecture & Design in 2020 after graduating f