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Sandra Gramley

Woot Woot! Sandra Gramley is Named to SDBJ’s Women of Influence in Architecture List

May 24, 2022 By admin

We’re celebrating our co-owner Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD&C, for landing a second consecutive spot on the San Diego Business Journal’s annual Women of Influence in Architecture list! To understand why she’s such a rockstar, we’re sharing some of the ways Sandra has built her distinguished career and made a difference in our […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: AIA San Diego Committee on the Environment, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Balboa Park, Design Institute, HIstoric, San Diego Business Journal, Sandra Gramley, SDSU, Women of Influence in Architecture

Oceanside Crisis Stabilization Unit: Designing a Better Way for Behavioral Health Services

April 19, 2022 By admin

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By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C The County of San Diego provides crisis stabilization units to deliver services in community-based or hospital settings for people experiencing a mental health or substance-use crisis. For people in the midst of a crisis, being taken to a jail or hospital may not constitute an appropriate level […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: County of San Diego, crisis stabilization unit, LEED Gold, Mental health, Oceanside, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Sandra Gramley, Yolanda Velazco

The Botanical Building in Balboa Park – Makeover Edition!

January 19, 2022 By admin

Iconic San Diego structure will soon be restored to its original condition…plus a few improvements By Sandra Gramley, AIA, LEED NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, principal at Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.  Restoration is underway on the Botanical Building in Balboa Park! If you’ve been following our news site, you know that we’ve written about this building before…and […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Balboa Park, Bertram Goodhue, Botanical Building, Carleton Winslow, City of San Diego, Forever Balboa Park, Moreton Bay Fig tree, Restoration, San Diego, Sandra Gramley

What’s Old is New: Historic Preservation Architecture

November 16, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, principal at Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.  When you think of historic San Diego architecture, what comes to mind? Craftsman? Victorian? Mission? Modern? San Diego has a rich diversity of architectural styles, and preserving those buildings is some of our favorite work. We’re taking a look back (and forward!) […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Balboa Park Air & Space Museum, Balboa Park Botanical Building, Balboa Park Hall of Nations, Cal Western, Mohnike Adobe Barn, President John F. Kennedy, Sandra Gramley, SDSU Scripps Cottage, The Quayle Brothers, Villa Montezuma

PWA Project Profile: Park de la Cruz Neighborhood Park & Therapeutic Recreation Services

August 26, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C Civic projects are the crux of what we do. Designing Park de la Cruz Neighborhood Park & Therapeutic Recreation Services (TRS) in City Heights was especially rewarding for us because we were truly designing for universal use. The intention of our client, the City of San Diego, […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Accessibility, City Heights, City of San Diego, Governor Gavin Newsom, Park de la Cruz, renovation, San Diego, Sandra Gramley, Schmidt Design Group, Stantec, TRS facility

Rooted in Nature: Biophilic Design Advances Health, Wellbeing

August 20, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, principal at Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.  The built environment plays a critical role in people’s health and wellbeing. We are just beginning to find that when lacking natural elements, the spaces in which we live, work and play can foster fatigue, impair performance and spark symptoms of disease. However, by simply introducing natural […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: biophilia, Biophilic Design, built environment, natural environment, Sandra Gramley

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

What Does a Return to Work Look Like – One Year Later?

April 22, 2021 By admin

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, and Naveen Waney, AIA The one-year anniversary of California’s initial lockdown has come and gone. With its passage, we at Platt/Whitelaw Architects are reflecting on the impacts the past year has brought to public workplaces and what a return to work could look like for those working […]

Filed Under: news Tagged With: Covid-19, Naveen Waney, office, Opening, Pandemic Design, Sandra Gramley, Staff

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