On the evening of November 12, 2021, our design director, Jonathan Novak, received an AIA Cleveland award citation for his personal architectural design studies on Instagram (@jonathan.b.novak). The following is his journey, told in his own words; his mindset and story behind growing to micro-influencer status in less than a year.

Adding color to a room is one of the quickest and easiest ways to change the look of a space, but is choosing a color for your space really that big of a deal? Why yes, it really is! Color is so much more than the color itself.

Words by Todd Nagy, Principal, Architect. In the architectural profession, there are two types of architects: design-oriented architects and technical-oriented architects. Throughout college and nearly twenty years of working in the profession, I’ve always gravitated towards the technical side.

The following six factors that should be considered when rebranding a retail center, including the naming process, appealing to the area’s local demographic, and finding ways to be creative.

One thing for certain, moving into 2021, the multifamily housing market is strong and resilient. 2019 marked the sixth straight year with at least 250 thousand new units absorbed into the U.S. market. While 2020 experienced a relatively smaller increase than expected, CBRE’s “2021 U.S. Real Estate Outlook” calls for multifamily returning to pre-pandemic occupancy levels in 2021

We all know that it is important for children to have playtime, but as adults, we often forget it is important to us as well. Why is this? This is because play is built into our DNA. We can’t help but to be drawn to activities of play. Research shows that there are many benefits of play. We learn to get along better with others and ourselves.