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Labor of LoveEvery year for the last 17 years, CASA has raffled off two playhouses through their “Casas for CASA” fundraiser. After last year’s raffle, I saw a great opportunity and offered the design talents of BLDD Architects to now-retired CASA Executive Director Steve Miller, hoping we could help take the fundraising to a new level. He and Julia Livingston (incoming Executive Director) gladly accepted our offer, and so the excitement (and work) began!
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5 Steps to Awesome Design for Education.Working with hundreds of education clients since 1929, the architects at BLDD understand the struggles of adapting environments to the ever-evolving needs of learning. Here at BLDD, we start by Thinking BIG. Through our five-step design-thinking process, students, educators, administrators and architects collaborate as co-authors of a design....
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Cultivate Belonging in Your Church Through DesignCongregations historically have been immeasurable wellsprings of belonging. People inside and outside the church express real longings to belong and find hope in the relationships and places where that human need is met. One of our client partners is currently cultivating a design project that can be an inspiration to other churches...
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BLDD stands for "Because Life Deserves Design," and for us, DESIGN is a VERB and intentional act to improve everything we touch. You'll see this intentionality in every aspect of our work together... from building designs, to technical details, to group meetings. We hope to leave the world a better place than we found it.
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