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Meet the design-driven collaborators reimagining housing development in NYC
A conversation with Sam Alison-Mayne and Jing Liu What makes a creative partnership work? Is it a question of sensibility or something deeper? For Tankhouse co-founder Sam Alison-Mayne and SO-IL co-founder Jing Liu, mutual admiration isn’t enough. Successful collaborations grow from shared values and priorities. Together, Alison-Mayne and Liu are upending the city’s template for...
Roundtable Review: Learning from Mistakes
If you believe “those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it,” you know the stories we tell about our past are almost as important as the experiences themselves. But how can we ensure we learn the proper lessons?
Tour Review: 450 Warren St
On Thursday March 29th, we invited Brick & Wonder Pro & Council members to a private tour of 450 Warren Street in Brooklyn, NY.
Designed by SO-IL, and sitting on the crossroads of Boerum Hill and Gowanus, this stunning, modern, multi-unit residence questions the way residential design impacts how we interact with and form communities.
Panel Review: Building Tomorrow with Fast Company and Pella at SXSW 2023
In Collaboration with BW members, Pella, Brick & Wonder co-produced a panel discussion titled Building Tomorrow: A New Blueprint for the Future at Fast Company’s Grill at SXSW this year.
Workshop Review: Aligning Vision and Execution
On Feb 23rd, 2023, Brick & Wonder members, their teams, collaborators, and colleagues joined an open Workshop on connecting vision and execution in their businesses.
Roundtable Review: The Generalist vs The Specialist
For this Roundtable, Brick & Wonder Pro and Council members visited the Rich Brilliant Willing showroom in Soho, NYC, to explore how real estate and design rewards and punishes specialization, and generalization.
Panel Review: High-Performance Building
In partnership with Passive House Accelerator, we held a panel exploring an expanded definition of high-performance building.