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To teach the difficult concept of an architectural

To teach the difficult concept of an architectural “parti” or abstract design idea, we ask our students to represent the underlying themes of a passage from Italo Calvino’s book Invisible Cities. Each passage describes a different aspect of Venice. This is a great group of responses!
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#design #architecturestudio #brynmawrcollege #cities226 #greatstudentwork @brynmawrcollege

Thinking about what a school’s head’s house sh

Thinking about what a school’s head’s house should be like. This is what the living room at Hotchkiss’ heads house looks like, which we did a number of years ago.

When I opened this magazine in the mail, I was not

When I opened this magazine in the mail, I was not expecting to see a twenty three years younger version of myself. This is the committee that did the heavy lift of programming for the Holbrook Arts Center. This work was so well done that the building is still a wonderful, vibrant, inspiring, nurturing place in which to act, sing, paint, create, build and appreciate art.
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#millbrookschool #betterbydesign #designforeducation @jeffreytotaro @millbrookschool #fineandperformingarts #artstudios @noah_walker #theater #boardingschool #boardingschoollife

More possibilities today. A great school, wonderfu

More possibilities today. A great school, wonderful people and a waterfront site! Wow.
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#designforeducation #waterfront #sailing #crew #possibilities #canoeing #kayaks

Off looking at potential sites for a project! Alwa

Off looking at potential sites for a project! Always love that moment of infinite possibilities.
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#leafseason #potentialsite #designforeducation #nextproject #sitevisit #fall #autumn

Learning from home. Even Associate Partner Sennah

Learning from home. Even Associate Partner Sennah Loftus’ daughter who is 3, needs a place to “work” from home. She is in a Montessori program. Sennah who is an expert in classroom design created this wonderful place for Hadley. Key ideas: multiple activity areas for tactile hands on exploration, the chalk board paint wall which can change, a cozy spot for reading, a child sized furniture, and of course Sennah’s favorite color orange. VMA designs places for the developing mind.
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#designforeducation #montessori #montessoriathome #homeclassroom #learningfromhome #orange

Robert Douglass, Senior Associate and expert in de

Robert Douglass, Senior Associate and expert in design for education, tackled the need for an at home classroom for his first grader! As Rob Duke, VMA associate, pointed out, his design inspiration might be Harry Potteresque. Key ideas: no screens, privacy and lack of distraction, a comfy chair and a desk, and age appropriate scale.
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#designforeducation #homeclassroom #diyclassroom @robertadouglass #firstgradehomeschool #inspirationalwomen

Education! First problem, final pinup: Drawing a h

Education! First problem, final pinup: Drawing a hand tool as if it were a building. Teaching in the time of Covid. I teach because I believe in the transformative power of education. VMA designs spaces for the developing mind.
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#education #teachinginthetimeofcovid #greatstudentwork #drafting #plansectionelevation #isometric #brynmawrcollege #citiesdepartment #cities226 #introdesign

Yale Women! My alma mater. . . . . #yalewomen #ya

Yale Women! My alma mater.
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#yalewomen #yaleuniversity #myalmamater

Meet Steven Corsello and Jasper Barbash-Taylor, ou

Meet Steven Corsello and Jasper Barbash-Taylor, our current interns! Steven is a student at Columbia University GSAPP who decided to pursue architecture after working for years in business development for companies like Warner Bros and AT&T. Jasper majored in Philosophy at Haverford College and is currently enrolled in their architecture program. So far, Steven and Jasper have helped with everything from drafting to building mockups of custom light features and were even kind enough to serve as "models" for some of our recent photoshoots.
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#voithandmactavish #interns #architectureinternship #paidinternship @haverfordedu @columbia @columbiagsapp

Meet Monica Gaura and Jeff Peters! Monica is a pro

Meet Monica Gaura and Jeff Peters! Monica is a project manager who volunteered with the Architectural League of New York before moving back to Philly and joining VMA. Her particular architectural passion is Moroccan riads. Jeff is also a project manager and he learned his appreciation for buildings from his father, a contractor. The two recently worked side by side on a series of improvements to Jeff's classic Philly rowhome.
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#voithandmactavish #womeninarchitecture #projectmanagement #gettoknowme

Meet Anne Niedrach, Derek Supinsky, and Nate Gotch

Meet Anne Niedrach, Derek Supinsky, and Nate Gotcher! Anne is one of our project managers who shares her skills through AIA Pennsylvania's PALM mentorship program - and loves to rock climb. Derek and Nate are two of our new designers who joined us earlier this year. Derek, a Syracuse grad, has an amazing talent for memorizing song lyrics. Nate, who graduated from Notre Dame, has a strong interested in both urban design principles and ecclesiastical architecture.
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#voithandmactavish #projectmanagement #architecture #urbandesign @aiapennsylvania @nd_schoolofarch @syr_arch

Meet Maggie Holsinger and Kevin King! Maggie has a

Meet Maggie Holsinger and Kevin King! Maggie has a specific interest in traditional design, honed through her years at the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture and her involvement with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art. Kevin is passionate about historic preservation and is a currently co-chair of the Young Friends of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia.
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#voithandmactavish #womeninarchitecture #historicpreservation @yfpaphilly @nd_schoolofarch @classicist_org

Meet Sayali Gukdekar and Brittany Gross who suppor

Meet Sayali Gukdekar and Brittany Gross who support the VMA sustainability efforts. Sayali is responsible for LEED submissions and guiding the team during design. Brittany, who is also our Interiors Manager, has a particular focus on our interior architectural finishes and interior design finishes – bringing her knowledge to bear on making the most sustainable choices. Both women boast Masters degrees in envrionmental/sustainable design, Sayali from Jefferson University and Brittany from the University of Pennsylvania.
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#voithandmactavish #sustainability #sustainabledesign #design #interiordesign #interiors #womeninarchitecture
@cabe_jefferson @jeffersonuniv @uofpenn

Andrew Lipschutz and Ryan Dougherty have both been

Andrew Lipschutz and Ryan Dougherty have both been promoted to Senior Project Manager for their consummate skill and grace running projects. Andrew has been working with the Church Farm School and is finishing up his fourth project for them. He is at the beginning of the services for Philadelphia Youth Basketball designing a 90k sf facility. Ryan just finished the Center For Social Inquiry for Malvern Prep and is now working a on a preservation project at Catholic University and running a renovation and additions project for an administrative building at Kutztown University. Congrats to Andrew and Ryan.
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#projectmanagement #voithandmactavish @ryansalvatorearchitecture @alip215 #congratulations #churchfarmschool #philadelphiayouthbasketball @phillyyouthbasketball #malvernprep @malvernprep @kutztownu #kutztownuniversity @catholicuniversity #catholicuniversity

Things have been happening at VMA! Scott O’Barr

Things have been happening at VMA! Scott O’Barr who joined us last November has been promoted to Associate. He has consummate skill with residential projects, management, working with the historic fabric of buildings. He has over twenty years of experience and you can see from his open smile is the nicest person to work with! Congrats to Scott.
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@jsobarr @olsoncorp @dyaddesign #promotions #residentialdesign #voithandmactavish

It’s back to teaching for me today. VMA’s focu

It’s back to teaching for me today. VMA’s focus on designing spaces for inquiring minds stems from our deep belief in the transformative nature of education, it’s ability to equalize and my passion for school.
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#millbrookschool @millbrookschool #designforeducation #backtoschool #fall #campus #boardingschool #boardingschoollife 📷 @jeffreytotaro

Such a small move but it does so much. Relax, rest

Such a small move but it does so much. Relax, restore, soak up the late summer days. We worked with landscape genius Victoria Steiger on the transformation of this paddock into a sensual garden as we converted the barn into a dream house. Tomorrow school begins.
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#landscape #garden #hottub #water #relax #restore #residentialdesign #house #view #secretgarden #walledgarden #privategarden @jeffreytotaro

The view across the pool into the Wissahickon Wood

The view across the pool into the Wissahickon Woods. Time to dive in, let go, and relax. Treat your body to a recharge. We designed this pool for a Mellor Meigs and Howe House in West Mount Airy The real star here is Fairmont Park which winds its way through Philadelphia which means houses like this can be in the city while feeling like it’s in the country. .
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#labordayweekend #mellormeigsandhowe #swimmingpool #infinityedge #countryinthecity #recharge #relax #divein

It’s the Labor Day weekend. Relax, be calm, enjo

It’s the Labor Day weekend. Relax, be calm, enjoy. Our clients purchased a Mellor Meigs and Howe house and then purchased additional adjacent land. We designed an extension to their gardens and landscape with terraces, trellises, a pool and this hot tub.
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#hottub #serenity #water #pergola #shadeandshadow #traditionaldesign #landscape #labordayweekend #mellormeigsandhowe

Rolling into the fall, it’s time to recharge the

Rolling into the fall, it’s time to recharge the body and soul.
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#labordayweekend #laborday #swimmingpool #infinityedgepool #fall #landscapephotography #residentialdesign #rechargeyoursoul #rechargeyourself #swimming #body #soul 📷 @jeffreytotaro @hallowellconstruction #voithandmactavish

Went for a visit to see the progress of the restor

Went for a visit to see the progress of the restoration and renovation of Brown Hall. It will be a very comfortable dorm - all singles with private baths and a beautiful lounge on each floor- for the seminarians. It should be complete in October.
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@princeton_theological_seminary #princetontheologicalseminary #designforeducation #residencehall #dormitory #restoration #renovation #cupola

Getting to know a new campus today! Green Hedges i

Getting to know a new campus today! Green Hedges is a pre K - 8 school. The warm effusive welcome was so appreciated and we are excited to roll up our sleeves and get to work.
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#comprehensiveplanning #primaryschool #elementaryschool #montessori #designforeducation #survey #independentschool #greenhedgesschool @greenhedgesschool

Another sneak peak from the Villanova University P

Another sneak peak from the Villanova University Performing Arts Center photo shoot on Friday. I am saving the rest until we get the final images. This is looking down from the third floor. Swipe for the precarious camera position to get the shot. A collaborative effort with @ramsarchitects! Photography by @jeffreytotaro.
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@villanovatheatre @villanovau @voithmactavish #theaterdesign #staircase #photoshoot #villanovauniversity #architecturalphotgraphy #traditionaldesign #designforeducation #lookingdown