Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership (LHSA+DP) are a nationally recognized, published, award-winning integrated design firm with a diverse portfolio of architecture, museum and graphic design projects.
They are credited with using the phrase ‘design as interpretation’
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Our process always begins with total immersion into the content and context of any situation. A fun credo of “listen, learn, distill, create” results in designs that uniquely embody the vision and goals of their clients. Giving form and imparting meaning become one objective, one vision, and one of the surest paths to superior design.
Outstanding. Great firm.
Here’s the Design Framing/Tools research paper I was talking about. You can opt for a free preview or pay $34.00 and register.
Examining: Case study’s – Design methodologies, Design Practices, Design tools and representations