smells like team spirit

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As architects we collaborate across vast project teams of experts, consultants, clients, city officials, contractors and other stakeholders. With that we are constantly reminded of the joys as well as the challenges of working with others. We might enjoy the different ideas and the expertise coming out of these large and varied teams, the personalities and friendships that come out of them but also and more often we need to cope with difficult personalities, varying work ethics, generational, social and cultural gaps. How do we make the best of it? How do we manage and navigate the vast realm of personalities, interests and styles that we all bring to the table?

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How do you work with others? What are your experiences regarding team work? Do you have any advice to share? Read more and connect below.

 

why the world needs more architects

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Architects solve complex technical issues on a daily basis, reach consensus amongst diverse teams and stakeholder groups over long periods of time a project might take to complete, envision, create and deliver buildings and edifices that have never existed before and that remain useful and relevant for generations to come. With aging buildings and infrastructure, the housing crisis and other social and economic issues, there needs to be more of the kind of thinking that architects employ for these issues to be resolved. 

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Our work on the Martin Luther King Community Medical Campus and the Family Wellness Center gave us the opportunity to make a difference. We worked on developing interior spaces for the Family Justice Center, Foster Care Clinic and the Special Needs Network all of which focus their efforts on providing care and resources to some of the most disadvantaged and at risk youth and children. The MLK Family Wellness Center is currently under construction and is about to open in early 2021.

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More than ever we need people who want the world to be a better place and have the capacity to envision and then realize it. What are your thoughts? Drop us a line…

pluralists. problem solvers. people people.

Plāna is a Los Angeles based architecture studio rooted in design, ecological and social sustainability and effective project management. We want our end product to be a catalyst for positive personal, social and environmental change and be a source of inspiration and joy. Our aesthetic is timeless and streamlined. We develop solutions come from a deep understanding of our clients needs. And we stay around until they are implemented. We enjoy and celebrate the diversity of our clients that include schools, landowners and developers, private individuals and public institutions.