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There's something special about seeing a space settle into itself. 💜 Over time, desks fill with personal touches, workstations are arranged just right, and the office begins to reflect the people who use it every day. Those small details are what tr

The final layer of every project is the people who use it. 🌱✨⁠
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For us, a conference room begins as a rendering but comes to life when it's filled with people. Plants find a home on the table, conversations unfold, and the space becomes part of the

AIA26, here we come! ✈️💜

Next week, FORA President Leah Bayer will be speaking at two sessions exploring topics we're admittedly kind of obsessed with:

🔹 The future of architectural practice
🔹 Research as a tool for better outcomes

From rethi

Rendering ➡️ vs ➡️ Reality ✨⁠
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Seeing this lobby come to life so close to what we imagined is one of the most rewarding parts of the design process. Thoughtful materials, warm lighting, and intentional details all came together to create a welcoming

We’ve grown, y’all! 🎉💜⁠
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We’re excited to officially welcome Serene Montgomery to the FORA team!⁠
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Joining us from Ohio just after completing her Master's degree, Serene brings a unique blend of experience in architecture, inter

We're celebrating the end of Affordable Housing Month by looking back on our not-too-long-ago completed office project for Destination Home, an organization doing meaningful work to address California’s housing crisis through community-centered

Some people join a team and quietly make everything better almost immediately. That’s been Hafsa. 💜

We’re a little late on this introduction, but very excited to officially welcome Hafsa Siap, Assoc. AIA, to FORA! Originally from Istanb

We’re excited to officially congratulate our 2026–2027 FORA Scholars, Aaron Quincy Spann and “Chris” Long Yin Chiu! 🎉✨

Aaron, a Howard University student from Houston, brings an energetic, people-first approach to design roo

Please join us in congratulating Selayni Toribio on being selected for the 2026–2027 FORA Fellowship and welcoming her to the team! ✨🚀

Selayni is currently pursuing her B.S. in Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis and brings a d

What does it mean to build an architecture practice designed for change? 👀

This Friday, FORA’s Leah Bayer and Gabriella Vaz de Freitas will be speaking at AI.26 — AIA Silicon Valley’s Architectural Intelligence conference —

Architecture shouldn’t stop at move-in day. 🏡

We spend years designing affordable housing… but the industry rarely comes back to ask residents how those buildings are actually working once people are living in them.

That’s the p

Mitchell Park Place is officially open! 💛

This one means a lot to us. It was the very first project FORA won under our new leadership team — before there was really a roadmap, before we fully knew what this next chapter of the firm would beco

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