How narrowing your focus, knowing your niche, and building a body of work can define your practice and your legacy. Most architects I talk to are afraid to specialize. They worry that narrowing their focus means turning away work, shrinking their opportunity, building a smaller firm. So they stay broad. They say yes to everything. […]
Fire Resilient Residential Architecture Lessons from Case Study 2.0
How AAHA Studio is using design leadership to rebuild communities after wildfire When I sat down with Harper Halprin and Aaron Leshtz of AAHA Studio, I expected a conversation about residential design. What emerged was something far more important. This was a discussion about responsibility, leadership, and the often unseen ways architects serve people when […]