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Architecture and psychology are closer tied to each other than most people would think. This impact has always been the biggest draw to...

The So-Hi district, or so-called “Funk Zone,” is an up-and-coming artsy area near downtown San Luis Obispo. The zone features Nautical...

Developed over the past decade, one of the greatest tools to analyze resilience is the work of the 100 Resilient Cities Network (100 RC),...

Resilient design is often defined as the intentional design of buildings, landscapes, and communities in order to respond to natural and...

“What doesn’t break you makes you stronger” (Friedrich Nietzsche) You see, there are two types of people in this world; there are those...

“Before I can walk in your shoes, I must take off my own” Spencer Johnson Often, we as professionals give advice to our clients and try...

As I witnessed the buckets of water falling from the sky, splatting onto the roof tiles of my neighbor’s home, pouring from the roof...

Last year alone, California lost 4.3 million acres of land, 10,488 structures and 33 lives to wildfires throughout the state. Fire season...

A core value of AGD is providing a net-positive impact through our work. Impactful design can mean designs that promote emotional change...

One of the topics I am most passionate about as an architect is housing. Based on what is seen on Instagram, one might think it is custom...

Design Field Inequalities Inequalities present throughout the world are not new, or unheard of, and yet are too often overlooked. There...

Roots of Japanese Residential Architecture Many of the same factors that influence American residential architecture influence Japanese...

Good Design has the ability to shape environments, create community, and bring about change; Inclusive Design believes that these...

Few students of architecture actually get a chance to understand where their professors came from and why they do what they do. This...

In a lot of ways, the studio environment of college life and an architectural workplace are remarkably similar. Studio culture, however,...