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Sharing Culture, Building Community, and Supporting Hospitality Businesses & Entrepreneurs In New Ways

Working with hospitality businesses and entrepreneurs is an excellent way to support the unique culture of an area....

How Studio Luz Creates, Iterates, and Uses Diagrams As Tools For Design and Communication

We explore how Studio Luz creates and iterates on diagrams that reflect a community’s lived experiences and communicate design information....

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion As A Small Business

What does it mean to promote DEI as a small business today? We explore some of the lessons we’ve learned and the principles that we stand on....

How Higher-Density Housing And Transit-Oriented Development Can Benefit Communities

Housing density, zoning for housing, and transit-oriented development are hot topics of conversation for many communities....

Educating The Next Generation Of Architects + Designers

By fostering younger students’ interest and knowledge of the field, we’re planting the seed for the next generation of architects and designers, who hopefully will have the keys to improving our built environments....

Designing A Modern Addition And Restoring A Historical Facade For 69 Church Street

Once a 1920’s film warehouse, 69 Church Street is now the site of 6 mixed-use residential units, though its original charm remains....

6 Steps To Tapping Into The Power Of Community Networks

Studio Luz offers comprehensive community engagement services to build consensus at any point within a project's life cycle or development....

ADUs as a Path Towards Narrowing the Wealth Gap and Preventing Displacement

Sophie Nahrmann explains the many benefits these sites offer for information exchange and transparency....

Paul Dahlke On The Future Of Affordable Housing In Boston

We spoke with Studio Luz Design Lead and Senior Project Manager Paul Dahlke about his hopes for addressing cost of living issues in Boston....