Been waiting four years for this one. The most magical season. FIFA World Cup, I’m ready for you. @fifaworldcup My top picks: 🇺🇸 🇪🇸 🇵🇹 @davidvilla #fifaworldcup #usmnt #spain #portugal #futbol

I’m so proud to be a born-and-bred New Yorker. 🧡💙 There’s something magical happening in this city right now. Whether you’re walking down the street, grabbing coffee, or riding the subway, you catch those knowing glances from fellow fans when you’re both donning the same apparel. No words needed. Just a shared understanding and a shared love for this city and this team. The Knicks have brought New Yorkers together in a way that only sports can. In a city of millions, these moments remind us that we’re all part of the same story. The energy is electric. The pride is real. And there’s truly no place like New York. #Knicks #NewYorkForever #KnicksNation #NewYorkPride BlueAndOrange NBAFinals

As an architect and a mom who is just six weeks into returning to work after maternity leave, one of the most impactful workplace accommodations for me has been access to a dedicated lactation space. Recently, I attended an industry seminar in Manhattan and needed a place to pump. A reminder to all working parents: it never hurts to ask. I wasn’t expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised when the event organizers coordinated with the building management team and escorted me to the building’s lactation suite. The building owner had partnered with Work& (@workandsolutions) to create an incredibly thoughtful space for nursing mothers. What I expected to be a small room turned out to be an entire lactation wing, complete with six private pumping rooms, a refrigerator and freezer for milk storage, cleaning supplies, storage lockers, breastfeeding essentials, lactation tea, pumps (yes, already hooked up!), and even a vending machine stocked with pumping supplies. As both a designer and a working mother, experiences like this remind me that the built environment can have a meaningful impact on people’s daily lives. Thoughtful accommodations don’t just meet a requirement—they help parents feel supported, valued, and able to fully participate in the workplace. Less stress for Moms and more peace of mind. Here’s to more buildings and employers creating spaces that make the transition back to work a little easier for working parents!

Hotel Marcel was the perfect backdrop for the Passive House Network conference… you could hear a pin drop in the room, because of how well insulated the room was! Check out this footage from inside a hotel room at the passive house certified Hotel Marcel, the first (and currently the only) passive house certified hotel in North America. The hotel fronts a freeway with a modest setback, and yet you cannot hear the rumbling of the cars zooming by…! After experiencing what it was like to be in a passive house level suite, I walked away from the conference with even more conviction on how amazing this standard is for occupant health— the comfort level in the room was… magnificent! The room felt very light and airy and I felt I could breathe much better. There was no sense of the stagnant air I have felt in other hotel rooms. In fact, passive house spaces actively manage humidity, allergens and stale air! I could FEEL the difference. I walked away from this conference with more belief in and support for passive house level construction.