Using form, function, and fabrication as a design narrative tool.

Poughkeepsie Aerial

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“We believe in designing spaces that evoke and embody the messages they are intended to deliver.”

ALU Campus exterior. Copyright - Iwan Baan

© Iwan Baan

Design must be legible to the people who it most affects and to the public more broadly.

ALU Campus exterior. Copyright - Iwan Baan

© Iwan Baan

Form emerges through a process of deep immersion in the history, context, and among the stakeholders of a project. It reflects the place it resides, its climate, its ecology, and its culture. We have learned from over a decade of work with leaders in health and justice that design is a form of accompaniment. This means spending time together—a long time—to understand not only the challenges we want to solve, but also to discover the opportunities