Gazette

Design In The Desert

Let me tell you about the desert. First, it’s not dessert, that’s the thing you eat after dinner, and let me tell you, the desert is no piece of cake. It’s vast,...

Designing with Healthy Materials

As Interior Designers it is our job to design sustainably not only for ourselves, but also for the environment. There are several different sustainable strategies we can integrate into our...

My Co-Op Experience

What is a Co-Op? Cooperative Education is a full time, temporary employment program that gives college students the opportunity to have first hand experience within a full time job. The...

“Archispeak”… unlocking the mysteries of what architects and interior designers are really saying….

I used to be fairly critical of fellow architects and interior designers with regard to how they spoke and conveyed their ideas, wishing sometimes they would speak in “plain English”…....

The Powerful Impact of “Small” Moves

As designers, it’s easy to get caught up in the complexity of a large project – there are so many factors, decisions, so many pieces to the puzzle of design. ...

Burle Marx

Summer is finally here and this is the time of the year when most of us love being outside. Although NYC is relatively close, paying the most populous US city...

Design By Doing

As a second year Master of Interior Architecture student at the Boston Architectural College I’ve been in the classroom learning the tools and skills required to excel in the design...

Water Conservation

As spring continues, and the trees and flowers blossom into their beautiful oranges, blues, purples, and yellows, my mind moves toward my mother's garden.  Truly a paradise in summer, the...

On the Profession and Professionalism of Interior Design

As an Interior Designer, I am often finding the need to explain or defend what I do. I either get introduced as an architect, or when I tell someone I...

When a Building Makes Me Cry

Last July, we visited Barcelona, and our trip was nicknamed “GaudiFest”.  Visiting Barcelona is all about Gaudi.  Delight, whimsy, color, inventiveness, structural wonder, innovation and overall brilliance permeate the city.  ...