updates on a timeless classic

Stone — it’s quite literally the building block of architecture. Nothing conveys timeless solidity quite like it.

It’s still…

You Are Not A Commodity

By Barry LePatner, Esq., Hon AIA, Cofounder, Chairman and President of Arazoo

Your firm’s qualitative value is made up of three components: talent, institutional knowledge, and reputation. Recruiting and retaining talent in this market isn’t easy. But every…

work work work work work 
 
Notions of workplace design continually evolve, and designers play the most visible role in giving those ideas form. More than just the latest trends…

Products that help your designs stand the test of time 
 
Building design resiliency has come to mean lots of things depending on your perspective as an owner, builder or a design…

Spin up some cycling-related product knowledge this week 
 
Whether you’re an avid cyclist like me (I don’t consider it a vacation unless it involves cycling!), enjoy commuting in…

A shaded building is a happy building 
 
Addressing heat gain and sun glare is one of those basic requirements that can really shape the orientation and building envelope design of…

Better Product Selection = Better Projects

By Barry LePatner, Esq., Hon AIA, Cofounder, Chairman and President of Arazoo

In testimony I gave over thirty years ago to a Congressional committee investigating building failures, I stated the following to explain how design…

Efficient Collaboration is the Key to Expanding Product Knowledge

By Barry LePatner, Esq. Hon. AIA, Cofounder Chairman and President, Arazoo

Our culture has a tendency to celebrate the lone creative genius. But as design professionals, we know it’s the…