Knu Design

Doing good architecture. Architecture doing good.

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

We’ve been sold a bill of goods that happiness comes with ease. Happiness comes from making someone you love happy and with work.
There is no such thing as a self-made made
America is a joint effort.
On we go.
- David McCullough, speaking to the AIA on May 17, 2012.

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

The architect has to invent their structure, not depend on the engineer. I always design it myself, and the engineer analyzes it and helps me realize it. But most architects just design the shape and ask the engineers to find a solution. Shigery Ban in @MetropolisMag

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

The five Ls of mass homebuilding industry
Labor
Land
Lumber
Lots
Legal and regulatory

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

“I don’t care about #indigenouspeopleday or #ColumbusDay. We should just have a day to celebrate ourselves and not name days that create #division between different #communities.
- Dr. Joe Stahlman of #Seneca Nation at #maam22

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

Good design for wildfire resistance is getting more recognition.
We are designing this way - it’s appropriate far beyond the obvious places like California. Reach out to us to design your building!

https://t.co/yZDrnWRfUE

#designforresilience #architecture #wildfire

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

It’s more important to get it right than to be right.

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

People respond to change based on:
1. Perception of why change is occurring
2. Perception of how Change affects them.
3. What other changes they are experiencing.

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

If you have an organization the doesn’t have women sitting at the table you are losing. If you aren’t intentional about having diversity over the long haul you will lose.
@BarackObama at #A22Con @AIANational
**** goes uphill at the white house.

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

If you want a culture of accountability responsibility and effort you can’t be too heavy on heirarchy. I made a practice to call on people in the back of the room. Your value is not dependent on your status but on the quality of your ideas. @BarackObama #A22Con @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

A leader must be a culture that empowers their team to do the best they can. Being predisposed to empower people so they feel an investment in the work. Folks who work with you can tell if you are invested in their improvement.
@BarackObama at #A22 with @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

Our democracy doesn’t function if we don’t agree to basic ground rules. The fact that you have @LizCheney who disagrees with me on everything except the basic of #democracy - and the fact that we don’t have more of the is the problem.@BarackObama #A22Con @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

As the country urbanized you get a cultural mismatch. The ideological lines didn’t use to be reinforced as much based on where people lived. The divergence is reinforced by the splintering media.

@BarackObama at #A22Con @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

The biggest obstacles we are facing as a country right now:
We don’t have a common narrative and are very divided. We never had a commonality because many were excluded. As more people get seats at the table there has always been push back.
@BarackObama at #A22Con @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

It’s more important for low income #communities to have quality design and the public and meeting spaces to knit together community.
@BarackObama at #A22Con with @AIANational on #architecture and #planning of #affordablehousing

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

There’s no reason affordable housing can’t reflect thoughtfulness about how are people living.
People want to see people and they want to walk and enjoy a corner store that takes on the character of the community.

@BarackObama at #A22Con with @AIANational

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

Sometimes we associate quality with expensive. And sometimes we substitute creativity with “throw a whole lot of marble on if”.
- @BarackObama speaking at #A22Con about #architecture and #design
#budgetmatters

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

First, my work is about projecting optimism.
I involve the community to transfer knowledge and build pride.
#franciskere @fuergando on @pbsnewshour #architecture #pritzkerprize #design #socialimpact #CommunityEngagement

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

Courthouses should convey the strength of government,the weightiness of its decisions, yet convey fairness and open-mindedness of democracy and soothe the stresses of it users. Democracy is fragile.

- conversation with Steven White of @FentressArch at #BuildingMuseums2022

[Knu Design @knudesignllc]

Leadership is a more limited resource than money.
-Laura McDonald of @GivingUSA speaking at #BuildingMuseums2022
#money #leadership #fundraising

[Capital Jewish Museum @CapJewishMuseum]

How it started. How it's going.
'(Re)Orienting the Pallet (Palate/Palette)' by @knudesignllc and Cedar for Sukkah City x DC (Sat, 9/18-Sun, 10/03).
https://t.co/8m6aWkLGbK

#SukkahCityDC #Sukkot @BuildingMuseum @E_DCJCC @DowntownDCBID Thank you: @HumanitiesDC @JFGW