Archiscape Blog
Welcome to the Team, Josh Lavallee!
Please join us in giving an enthusiastic welcome to the newest member of our team, Josh Lavallee! Josh joins our team as a recent graduate with an M.Arch from the University of Hartford. During his time there Josh took on many leadership roles, including serving as Uhart’s AIAS chapter’s graphics coordinator and as a graduate…
King’s Block was Selected for an AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award of Excellence!
We won the AIA Connecticut Sustainable Architecture Award of Excellence! We are thrilled to be receiving this award for our Phius (Passive House Institute US) Certified Historic Preservation Project. Located across from the Quinnipiac River, just out of the flood plain, this Passive House retrofit of an 1816 brick building drastically cuts carbon emissions…
Welcome to the Team, Lauryn Bullock!
Please join us in giving an enthusiastic welcome to the newest member of our team, Lauryn Bullock! Lauryn joins the Patriquin Team following several years experience working for QA+M Architecture in Farmington, CT. Her path with architecture started early, having attended Bullard-Havens Technical High School where she began drafting and learning about sustainable practices. She…
2030 Commitment: Prioritizing the Environment in Our Practice
The built environment is responsible for approximately 40% of the world’s carbon emissions. That’s a sobering statistic—especially for those of us in the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) community. Needless to say, we can’t simply halt all design and construction activities. But we certainly aren’t powerless when it comes to the climate crisis. In fact,…
Designing for Little Humans: How to Connect Them to Their World
Daycare centers are places where children can play and learn in safe, supervised settings. But when our firm designs childcare spaces, we have loftier ambitions. Our team knows from experience that we can collaborate with daycare center owners to craft environments that meet kids’ baseline needs but go further to foster meaningful connections to the…
Early Childhood Education: How To Design With Nature in Mind
If you’ve ever seen a child playing in and exploring the great outdoors, it won’t surprise you to learn that those experiences are essential to their physical, mental, and emotional development and wellbeing. That’s not our opinion—it’s a well-established fact. And it aligns with what common sense tells you as you watch a child ponder…
Patriquin Architects – The Best of 2022
Looking Back on 2022 Invigorates Exciting Momentum into 2023 2022 has been a year of amazing growth individually, collectively, and particularly for our clients and partners! We would like to take the opportunity to pause and reflect on the year and share some of our favorite highlights. Patriquin Architects is Growing Welcoming New Members…
Welcome to the Team, David Symonds!
Please join us in giving an enthusiastic welcome to the newest member of our team, David Symonds! David joins Patriquin with more than 20 years of architectural experience in educational, athletic, community and corporate/industrial sector projects. We are thrilled to have the former Moser Pilon Nelson and QA+M Principal bring his experience as a leader…
Welcome to the Team, Nick Granese!
Please join us in giving an enthusiastic welcome to the newest member of our team, Nick Granese! Nick joins Patriquin as a recent ’22 graduate, having received his BS in Architectural Design + Technology from the University of Hartford. Below, he shares his favorite aspects about the job of an architect and finding inspiration. Why architecture?…
New Haven Register – In New Haven, two developers present plans for Strong School site in Fair Haven
Our conceptual study for the former Strong School in Fair Haven, CT has been recognized by the city of New Haven. Check out the article here. In New Haven, two developers present plans for Strong School site in Fair Haven Mark Zaretsky Sep. 16, 2022 NEW HAVEN — After 12 years of the former…