News - Platt-Whitelaw Architects

Rick Strickland Promoted to CFO of Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.

Congratulations to Rick Strickland, who has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer of Platt/Whitelaw Architects. His duties include management of all financial and human resources activities. He previously served as our Chief Financial Manager. Rick joined Platt/Whitelaw over six years ...
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Water Works: Blending Design and Function to Bring Water to Communities

At the heart of all architectural design projects is the combination of function and design…or how to make a building design look good while serving a specific purpose. Most people don’t think much about how water arrives to their faucet, ...
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Unique Design Considerations for Temporary Homeless Shelters

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, LEED ap BD+C & Keiko Newton Our moderate climate and high cost of housing result in San Diego grappling with a large homelessness problem. A 2020 count found nearly 5,000 people experiencing homelessness in the City ...
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Decarbonization Succeeds Net-Zero-Energy as Sustainability Goal

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 ...
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Integrating Art into Public Spaces to Engage, Enhance and Inspire

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, ...
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