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January 2016
2015 - A Year in Review
2015 – What a year! With new staff members and promotions, a mystery-filled office outing, awards, and great new clients, we can only hope that 2016 will be half as successful. Here’s a recap: Awards: -
December 2015Gumvermint Scenter: Gingerbread Competition
For the 4th year in a row, the Community Design Resource Center (CDRC) is hosting their annual gingerbread competition that is open to Boston area design firms. Partipants are to construct an entirely edible gingerbread house/building/scene on an 18"x18" plywood board. Once all creations are submitted, the voting begins and the firm with the most donations at the end wins the Golden Spatula. This year, LDa wanted to get in on the fun. -
November 2015
LDa's Links of the Day: November 16, 2015
Five links for your viewing pleasure today... -
November 2015"Conquering Reality"
Our Parkview Condominium renovation is featured in the new November/December issue of Design New England. Check out the full story below or online! A big congratulations to the entire design team - Builder J.W. Construction, Inc., Cabinet Designer Venegas & Company and Photographer Greg Premru. -
October 2015PRISM Awards - LDa Takes Home Three!
After submitting to the Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Boston's PRISM Awards earlier this summer, we were invited to attend the awards gala this past Friday night. What a fun night it was! LDa took home three awards... 1. Gold - Best Kitchen Remodel Over $200,000 for our residential project Ledgewood. Architects Douglas Dick and Thomas Jonak were on the team for this renovation in a historic home. -
October 2015Ask me Anything: A Free Career Panel for Design Students on 10/21
Calling all design students! Join LDa Principal John Day and nine other industry leaders for a FREE panel discussion about well, anything! Wednesday 10/21 at the Boston Design Center - Free tickets available via Eventbrite, and ASID. -
September 2015An Outdoor Kitchen With Everything You Need, Including the View
With the dog days of summer behind us and the cooler fall weather rolling in, the cool fresh air feels like a much needed reprieve from the heat of August. Even though the days are getting shorter, this still a great time for dining outdoors. -
September 2015"World-Class Homework Spaces"
Where did you do your homework growing up? Some kids have a reading nook tucked in a corner of the house, others a desk in their bedroom. In this Boston Globe article, World-Class Homework Spaces, some professionals, including LDa's Kyle Sheffield, revisit the the idea of study spaces. The homework space that Kyle mentions is from our Martin's Cove Residence. -
September 2015Back Bay Addition/Renovation is Making Headlines
After wrapping up an extensive renovation to MIT's Alpha Theta Sigma Chi house last fall, the building has been getting quite a bit of recognition lately. Situated in Boston's historic Back Bay, 532 Beacon Street has been home to the Alpha Theta Chapter of Sigma Chi since 1919. The inspiration behind the renovation according to Alpha Theta Sigma Chi Alumni Daniel Craig was, "...to put in a good foundation for the next 50 plus years. -
August 2015
LDa's Links of the Day: August 28, 2015
We're back for another installment of our 'LDa's Links of the Day.' 1. Have you heard of the wind-powered Strandbeests? They attracted quite the crowd in Ipswich last weekend, so be sure to arrive early to stake out a good spot if you are checking them out in the city today.