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Educating The Next Generation Of Architects + Designers

By fostering younger students’ interest and knowledge of the field, we’re planting the seed for the next generation of architects and designers, who hopefully will have the keys to improving our built environments....

Designing A Modern Addition And Restoring A Historical Facade For 69 Church Street

Once a 1920’s film warehouse, 69 Church Street is now the site of 6 mixed-use residential units, though its original charm remains....

6 Steps To Tapping Into The Power Of Community Networks

Studio Luz offers comprehensive community engagement services to build consensus at any point within a project's life cycle or development....

Designing A Modern ADU For A Historic Single-Family Residence

Studio Luz was asked to design an affordable ADU — an accessory dwelling unit — that could be used for additional rental income....

Design for All: Applying Universal Design Principles in Educational Settings and Beyond

An interview with Studio Luz Architects’ Sarah Pumphrey on the history of Universal Design Principles and how universities can apply them....

Designing For Identity And Interconnectedness At Wellesley College’s Acorns House

Wellesley College sought Studio Luz to design a dynamic new home base for Asian, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ Advising on campus....

How Design Can Support Entrepreneurs In Shared Spaces

Studio Luz is proud to have been able to work alongside the hard-working entrepreneurs of Shirley Ave to conceptualize their business models by offering them visualizations of their new shared spaces....

ADUs as a Path Towards Narrowing the Wealth Gap and Preventing Displacement

Sophie Nahrmann explains the many benefits these sites offer for information exchange and transparency....

Municipality Websites As A Tool For Transparency

Sophie Nahrmann explains the many benefits these sites offer for information exchange and transparency....

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Hospitality Design Magazine

‘Hospitality Design: The Restaurant Issue,’ Diva Lounge, VNU Business Publications USA, Inc, May/June 06, vol 28, no.4

CITY Magazine

‘CITY Magazine,’ Blue Print Special: Diva Lounge by Bill Weathersby May/June Issue 41, p.48 John McDonald, publisher, NY,NY, 2006

Architectural Record Magazine Cover Feature

‘Architectural Record,’ Design Vanguard Awards Issue, December, Author, David Sokol, Mc Graw-Hill Publications, New York, NY Cover Feature, 2006

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