News - Platt-Whitelaw Architects

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

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 ...
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Hello, Sunshine! Platt/Whitelaw Architects Helps SDUSD Schools Go Solar

By Sandra Gramley, AIA, LEED ap BD+C At Platt/Whitelaw, we’re helping empower schools in more ways than one. While school design and modernization have long been part of our work product, some recent San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) directives ...
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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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