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San Francisco–based Ogrydziak Prillinger Architects uses storytelling strategies to conceptualize its work. More

I recently visited my maternal grandparents in Germany. Ever since I was young, I have been cognizant of wasting things, like water and electricity, at Oma and Opa’s (Grandma and Grandpa’s) house. I think their strict household is a result of the direct effect World War II had on them and the high taxes and energy costs they pay today. Even households not run by octogenarians are efficient; during my visit, my mother’s best friend in Germany, Irmgard, proudly presented her new bathroom, complete with a tankless water heater and waterless urinal. More

When architects and artists join forces, especially by collaborating early in a project's process, it can have meaningful impacts on the surrounding community, as well as the design and designers themselves. More