Zaha Hadid debacle over labor deaths in Qatar & the World Cup

Earlier this  year Zaha Hadid made headlines with her indifferent comments about the deaths ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, bay area architects, Design, energy auditing and modeling, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, leed and calgreen commissioning, leed documentation and certification in the bay area, nature, oakland architects, Planning, san francisco architect, san Francisco architects, sustainability consulting, travel|

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A San Francisco Architect’s Baja Adventure

A San Francisco Architect's Baja Adventure We are a big fan of ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, nature, outfit, Planning, travel, Uncategorized|

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Vision – San Francisco, Bay Area Architects on a mission

Vision - San Francisco, Bay Area Architects on a mission hb+a Architects ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, nature, Planning|

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San Francisco Architects’ Visual Diary of Venice.

Venice is possibly one of the most unique cities in the world, ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, bay area architects, Design, environment, Green Building, Interior Design, Interiors, Planning, san francisco architect, san Francisco architects, travel|

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Why hire an architects – Part 3

In my last blog, I shared the story of a client who ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interiors, Uncategorized|

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Hiring a San Francisco/Bay area Architect vs a “pretender”

Hiring a San Francisco/Bay area Architect vs a "pretender" So the big ...

2025-08-24T06:50:29-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, Planning, Uncategorized|

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Lessons from Empire State Building for San Francisco Architects.

An iconic building like the Empire state was responsible for 25,000 tons ...

2025-08-24T06:50:30-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Design, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Planning, Uncategorized|

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Energy Efficiency Action items for San Francisco Architects

Energy Efficiency Action items for San Francisco Architects According to EIA, buildings still ...

2025-08-24T06:50:30-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, nature, Planning, travel|

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VOCs on the Paint Label, a guide for San Francisco Architects

VOCs on the Paint Label, a guide for San Francisco Architects We ...

2025-08-24T06:50:30-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Indoor Air Quality, Interior Design, Interiors, nature, Planning, Uncategorized|

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Lessons from NOLA for San Francisco, Bay Area Architects

Lessons from NOLA for San Francisco, Bay Area Architects We were recently ...

2025-08-24T06:50:30-04:00By Hafsa Burt|Architects, Architecture, Architectures, Bay Area, Design, environment, Green Building, Interior Design, Interiors, Planning, Uncategorized|

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