It has been just about 6 months since STA moved our offices to the heart of Boston, and we couldn’t be happier in our new home and neighborhood! For me, the move to downtown has had a personal unexpected plus. As a native and lifelong resident of the Boston area (Cambridge, Boston, now Arlington), I...
I was born and raised in the city of Sao Paulo in Brazil. From middle-school history classes, I remember learning about our country’s continental size and its strategies to advance as a developed country through the 20th century. Although I could not fully understand that concept of development, I remember my family’s contagious...
With the loss of Zaha Hadid I’m saddened, yet feel fortunate to have found inspiration in her work. While a student I was regularly drawn - as one should be in school - to the architectural avant garde. It was the late 80’s and early 90’s when I was doing my most creative academic work...
STA started off the new year with a lot of excitement, and positive change! A few weeks ago, we moved to a new STA home. After ten years in the Seaport / Innovation District (which wasn’t called that back when we moved there!), we are now in the heart of the city of Boston, at...
Boston is experiencing yet another building boom and the skyline is once again full of construction cranes. Construction sites offer great learning opportunities for everyone that passes by. The large excavations for these future buildings are impressive and it’s exciting to watch the steel go up into the sky. While all of this is taking...
I recently lost my father, Byron Linardos. As difficult as the loss is for my family, we’ve taken this time to remember and celebrate my father’s legacy, and the great impact he had on us, on many others, and on the world of music. My father was the manager of the Club 47, the home...
Recently, STA participated in Design Museum Boston’s Design for Dining, a public exhibition showcasing the importance of all design disciplines in the creation of the ultimate dining experience. The exhibition showcases 7 Downtown Crossing restaurants, and pairs them with 7 local design firms to create a memorable dining experience. When the STA team learned that...
Architects and Designers love seeing their projects come to life, but rarely do they get the chance to go beyond tools such as paper and computers to actually build their creations themselves. Currently, I have this opportunity and am gaining such great experience. In January, my wife and I purchased a house, which was...
The word “collaboration” has been popular in design lexicon over the past several years, especially as it relates to workplace design. Our spaces are designed with a variety of collaboration areas, with the intention of inspiring those special moments for people to meet and brainstorm, and to create that which they cannot do in solitude....
As 2014 comes to a close, Felice, David and I, along with the entire STA Team, want to take a moment to thank all of our clients, allies, partners and supporters for a great year. This time of year is always one of reflection, to review our triumphs and successes and to analyze how we...
‘Tis the season for being thankful and giving back to the community! The team at STA has been getting in the holiday spirit by working with the Labouré Center on their Christmas House Tour. While this is the second time team STA has participated in this event, it is the 24th year of this...
There’s something very special about Fenway Park. Now, I’m no die-hard Red Sox fan, but I will take any chance I can to be in Fenway Park (even during a season like the one we just had!). There is a very special feeling that the space brings to me every time I go. My...
What bliss – a colorful bliss, that is! This weekend I had the opportunity to visit our very own Museum of Fine Arts where I spent hours soaking up the colors and designs of quilts as displayed in the exhibit “Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection.” As I walked through the exhibit and admired the quilts’...
A number of years ago while visiting Block Island I had the privilege of watching Andy Weatherwax balance rocks at the northernmost part of the island. His careful focus and attention on that single point where one rock balanced precariously on another bedazzled everyone that watched him. “How did you do that”, asked one onlooker?...
This past Friday I had the incredible opportunity to deliver the Boston Architectural College’s Commencement Address! I am a 1992 Alumna of the BAC’s Interior Design Program, and the college has always been such an integral and important part of my career. Since graduating I have stayed very connected through teaching, advising, mentoring, serving on...
Ok, so I don’t know about other business owners, but for me taking a vacation... or let me rephrase that… the time leading up to taking a vacation is usually full of stress and sleepless nights. Perhaps it is just me and the way that I am wired, but I try my hardest to wrap...