2023 Recap: Looking Back and Giving Thanks
Our studio looks back with gratitude on the meaningful work we accomplished in 2023 and the recognition that came with it. We celebrated another birth in January and added to the studio team in June....
Students Tour DC's First Mass Timber Community Center /
Students Tour DC's First Mass Timber Community Center
We recently hosted a joint tour of Arboretum Community Center for architecture students from regional universities, including Virginia Tech’s WAAC campus, and Catholic University’s School of...
On View: Green City, Blue City, Old City, New City /
On View: Green City, Blue City, Old City, New City
Green City Blue City is a ISTUDIO x WAAC collaboration. ISTUDIO architects and designers met with Virginia Tech’s WAAC (Washington-Alexandria Architect Center) students weekly to create a design for...
We're Hiring: Staff Architect/Emerging Project Architect /
We're Hiring: Staff Architect/Emerging Project Architect
Description: We are an award-winning, collaborative firm focused on sustainable, artful, community-minded projects. We see design as serving the greater good. We value ‘small studio’ culture:...
2 CITIES /
2 CITIES
We’ve grown! As the work has grown and project types expanded we’ve teamed up with JP2 Architects our partners in Baltimore. Together we offer planning, architecture, and interior design services for...
ACCOLADES /
ACCOLADES
We’re grateful for our mission-driven clients and honored at the recognition our work has received. This past year alone we criss-crossed the country at the invitation of the Gehl Institute,...
18 YEARS /
18 YEARS
We celebrated our birthday in September - 18 years of civic, cultural, and community-based work! We began with a dedication to the design of artful, sustainable communities and we’re amazed at the...
DC Design Week at Marvin Gaye Recreation Center /
DC Design Week at Marvin Gaye Recreation Center
We are excited to be a part of DC Design Week, a city-wide celebration of all things design in DC hosted by AIGA DC. Come join us for a creative lunch at Marvin Gaye Recreation Center, where we will...
ISTUDIO Presentation at Design|DC 2018 /
ISTUDIO Presentation at Design|DC 2018
Please join ISTUDIO’s Marisa Brown and Rick Harlan Schneider at DesignDC 2018 this Wednesday. Marisa + Rick will be speaking on the conference theme of Constructing an Equitable Future along with...
ISTUDIO presentation at Cities Alive Conference /
ISTUDIO presentation at Cities Alive Conference
Principal Rick Schneider, AIA, LEED AP, presents case studies in design for outdoor education at CitiesAlive 2018 in Brooklyn, NY. He is joined by co-presenters Sally Parker, DCPS Sustainability...
Architects Ready to Help with Hurricane Relief /
Architects Ready to Help with Hurricane Relief
Architects + Engineers in the Mid-Atlantic are on stand-by with the North Carolina American Institute of Architects (AIA) ready to help with Hurricane Florence Disaster Assistance. Architects can be...
ISTUDIO to present at Public x Design Conference /
ISTUDIO to present at Public x Design Conference
ISTUDIO Architects has been selected to present at Public x Design, the annual conference hosted by the Gehl Institute for Public Life. This year’s conference focuses on inclusion and equity in our...
Mayor Opens DC’s First Resilient Recreation Center /
Mayor Opens DC’s First Resilient Recreation Center
Mayor Muriel Bowser toured the new recreation center with ISTUDIO Project Architect Marisa Brown, Project Manager Dan Snook, and Principal Rick Harlan Schneider. Named for its neighborhood native...
Tubman E.S. Courtyard featured in Architecture|DC magazine /
Tubman E.S. Courtyard featured in Architecture|DC magazine
The renovation of the courtyard at Tubman Elementary School, located in Columbia Heights, was featured in the ArchitectureDC magazine as a part of the "Hatching New Ideas" edition of Spring 2018. ...
Studio Salon: Sustainable Infrastructure for Our City /
Studio Salon: Sustainable Infrastructure for Our City
“Anything you can blow up in an action movie…” says Zach Schafer to begin our studio salon. Bridges, roads, dams, and airports are the traditional way we used to think of infrastructure. We now look...
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center Tour with AIA|DC /
Marvin Gaye Recreation Center Tour with AIA|DC
Marisa and Rick gave a thorough and descriptive tour of the soon-to-be-open Marvin Gaye Recreation Center. Some talking points included the building's passive and active sustainable features,...