Gazette

Virtual Representations of Architecture

Source Image - https://www.serebii.net/pokearth/kalos/parfumpalace.shtml It would be an understatement to say that video games have been a constant in my life.  One of my earliest recollections of my childhood is...

The Link

Linking communities through dance Among my passions are dance and music, which inspired me during my thesis journey. Coming from a foreign country, I see that there is a lot...

HAPPY 2023 FROM STA!

As we enter 2023, the STA team would like to take a moment to look back on 2022, to thank everyone we’ve worked with, to reflect on our accomplishments and...

AN EYE-OPENING EXPERIENCE – PUTTING OURSELVES IN ANOTHER’S “SEAT”

The STA Living Lab is a weekly time set aside for us to share, learn and experience something new together.  Our goal is to expand our design horizons, and to...

A Sketch du Jour – my New Year’s Resolution

On January 1, 2021 - New Year’s Day - I sat at my dining room table looking at the roses David had bought me for my birthday in November, and...

Importance of Creative Outlets

Creative outlets are necessary in life to burn off excess stress or show one’spassion for a specific hobby or lifestyle. These outlets can help ease the mind from dailyevents that...

The Responsibility of Architecture

Recently I had the pleasure of participating in my first ever podcast. Sam Aquillano, Executive Director of Design Museum Everywhere asked me to be the guest co-host with him to...

ECHO – Architecture As An Ecosystem for Social Change

ECHO is a Master of Architecture thesis project. The inspiration comes from a personal perspective and community interviews. As a designer I was raised in a country in development and...

Racial Bias in Photography

Kodak introduced the Kodachrome in 1935. This was a breakthrough in photographic technology at the time and brought color photography to the masses. Color photography had begun in the 1850s,...

Working In a Historic District

1904 Image of Commonwealth Avenue -  Photo courtesy of https://www.bygonely.com/old-boston-1900s/ For the past 25 Years working with STA, I have had the the privilege to work within some of Boston’s...