Prototype Housing
Hired by the City of Kansas City, MO to design five prototype homes that will be situated on scattered sites throughout the city, we at DRAW are conducting a deep analysis of the contextual neighborhoods along with broader housing and societal trends in order to inform our designs. Our goal is to positively impact the neighborhoods in which we are working and create models that are replicable, resourceful, and innovative.
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Touring the Tenement Museum Reveals the Ongoing Struggle Americans Have with Immigration
We all know the stories of Ellis Island and the famed words enshrined on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses, yearning to breathe free..." But the reality of unwelcome various groups have experienced to this country has long been tainted with racism and bigotry, which were rationalized by eugenics. Now we use other terms and other rationalizations, but the result is the same ugliness and unjust demonization of people.
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A Smarter, More Connected AEC industry
If you have missed it, there is are clear and compelling indicators that our AEC industry is on the precipice of transformational evolution, thanks to industry thought leaders taking a giant leap into the realms of smart buildings, IoT, and data.
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Dominique Contributes to the Smart City Dialogue on a National Level
Dominique and the DRAW team are more inspired and motivated than ever about the potential that emerging Smart City technologies embody for solving critical problems our cities face.
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Lessons from My Punk Rock Life: How being a punk rocker made me a better business leader
My college years were transformational for me. They marked the gateway to my chosen path of architecture. They hosted my awakening to a larger world of varied perspectives and philosophies. They coincided with the rise of the Digital Revolution. And while I’m certainly not alone in any of these experiences, I do differ from most in one noteworthy way: I played in several all-woman, punk rock bands during that time. One of these bands I played in and toured with was a Bay Area-based hardcore punk rock band called Spitboy, and that experience was particularly formative. (more...)
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