Creating Vibrant Community-Serving Environments | Our Urban Retail Approach
1728 Fourteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC – Recipient of the 2015 NAIOP DC/MD Award of Excellence – Best Stand Alone Retail Photograph by Anice Hoachlander Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS brings a fresh perspective to the design of vibrant and community-serving retail environments that reflect a contemporary aesthetic and which meet consumer demand for authentic brick-and-mortar
Our #CityResolveDC
Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS was recognized as a winner in ULI Washington’s #CityResolveDC competition! Through the #CityResolveDC campaign, ULI Washington asked Washingtonians to tweet their resolutions about how they can make the Washington, D.C. region more livable, prosperous and friendly. The campaign garnered an impressive response from the community and industry and we enjoyed following
B|HA Welcomes New Team Members
Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS has grown! We are beyond excited to welcome seven new coworkers to our team! Andy, Ashley, Megan, Eduardo, Jessica, Sean and Danielle have come on board over the past months, selected based on their creativity, intelligence and accomplishment. Our people are our most valuable resource and we are pleased to welcome
Gingertown 2015
We dove into the holiday season last night at Gingertown DC, where we had a sweet time constructing the Go-Diva Scuba School, complete with a shark-infested rooftop training pool. Each December, local AEC firms gather to construct an entire town out of gingerbread (this year’s theme was Gingerbeach)! After the event, the lots are donated
Bonstra | Haresign ARCHITECTS Hosts Wednesday’s Child
Our Community Commitment In October we met Xavier, a 15-year-old aspiring architect who is also in need of a permanent adoptive home. We were introduced to Xavier through NBC Washington’s Barbara Harrison and Wednesday’s Child, an organization that partners with local broadcast media to feature foster children waiting to be adopted. Xavier visited our studio
Rob McClennan, AIA Inducted into Lambda Alpha International
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Congratulations to our own Rob McClennan, AIA who was inducted into the George Washington Chapter of Lambda Alpha International (LAI)! Lambda Alpha International is an honorary, non-political professional society devoted to the advancement of land economics. Membership in Lambda Alpha is by invitation only and reserved for those who have built a compelling reputation of
Thank You for Joining Us!
A very warm thank you to everyone who joined us last week at our office open house. We had a great time and we were delighted so many people made the effort to come and help us celebrate! When we first opened for business on 14th Street in 1999 (only blocks away from our current
B|HA Staff Photo Contest
When we announced a staff photography contest last month, we were unaware of the talent our design staff wields behind the lens! We solicited images in five categories and received over 100 total entries! We then invited three of our admired architectural photographers, Anice Hoachlander, Eric Taylor and Max Mackenzie, to jury our competition. We’re excited to share the results