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Arq Architects Sustainable design is an extension of social responsibility for designers known for animalcare facilities
gbdmagazine.com
by Julie Schaeffer for arq architects, sustainable design is a natural extension of social responsibility—something to which the firm has been committed since its founding. Paul Bonacci and Lucinda Schlaffer met while working at a San Francisco architecture firm in the early 1980s. After working on a number of low-income housing projects and buildings for non-profit groups, the two decided to venture out on their own. In 1985, they created ARQ Architects. The company was new, but the focus was the same: “We wanted to continue designing high-quality buildings for non-profit groups and institutional clients on a budget,” Schlaffer says.
july/august 2010