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Excavating the Future
All told, the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures. For many, the rebuilding process starts below grade, going beyond ground-up. San Francisco–based construction company FORMA has taken on one such project, marking their first commission in Los Angeles. Excavating for a full basement, FORMA installed perimeter soldier piles to serve as a...
Virtual Site Tour: The Noyes House
We took members and guests on a guided tour of the Noyes house in New Canaan, CT. The tour featured special guest Frederick Noyes.
The Fun of Renovating a Comedian’s East Village Duplex
Member Gaia Nodari was selected as the interior designer for an East Village duplex renovation. Later, she joined forces with another member to design the kids’ rooms for a townhouse renovation.
Review: Start Podcasting
We invited members to join a session focused on the whys and hows of podcasting – one of the fastest-growing media channels today.
A thoughtful introduction results in a joint venture
Following a curated introduction Brick & Wonder, Amir Karimpour, and Christopher Parker launched a new business to address their mutual interest in a sustainable development model.
Brick & Wonder Profile – Maria Camarena
We sat down with furniture designer and fabricator, Maria Camarena to learn about her company SinCa.
Design Driven Development
On June 25th, Brick & Wonder members joined co-leaders Jared Della Valle and Peter Guthrie for our roundtable session on Design Driven Development. Topics ranged from the formation of partnerships in relation to development projects, raising capital, vertically integrated development models through to advocating for design in development, assuming, mitigating and managing risk, and much…