Articles by: Tasha Barnett

Inspiring Future Designers Through Early Career Exploration

Inspiring Future Designers Through Early Career Exploration

Given our legacy, we are deeply committed to inspiring the next generation of designers and problem-solvers. We believe that exposure at an early age can ignite curiosity, spark imagination, and open doors to future careers that students may not have otherwise considered. By encouraging children of all ages to explore […]

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Meet Our 2025 Summer Interns!

Meet Our 2025 Summer Interns!

This summer at 19six, our offices have been alive with the fresh energy and enthusiasm of our talented interns. We’re excited to introduce this dynamic group of emerging professionals who have been actively contributing to our projects while embracing our firm’s legacy of design excellence. From day one, they’ve immersed […]

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19six Ranks on Building Design + Construction's Giants 400 Report

19six Ranks on Building Design + Construction’s Giants 400 Report

19six is thrilled to announce our inclusion in the respected 2024 Building Design + Construction annual Giants 400 report, which ranks the largest and most influential architecture, engineering, and construction firms nationwide. This recognition is an incredible honor, as the Giants 400 report highlights excellence across 25 diverse building sectors, […]

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19six Legacy Scholarship 2025

19six Legacy Scholarship 2025

The 19six Legacy Scholarship was established in 2023 to provide financial assistance to California students pursuing educational advancements and careers in Architecture, Architectural/Structural Engineering, or Interior Design. Today, we proudly offer high school seniors and university students a scholarship opportunity. The application deadline is Thursday, May 8th, 2025 by 5 pm. […]

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Leadership Promotions at 19six

Leadership Promotions at 19six

19six enthusiastically shares Federico Cortez’s promotion to Associate Principal, Ewa Pocwiardowska’s promotion to Associate Market Sector Leader of Community College, and Stephen Ullman’s promotion to Associate Market Sector Leader of Housing. We are excited to watch these leaders flourish in their new positions. Federico Cortez Promoted to Associate Principal Federico […]

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Meet Our 2024 Summer Interns

Meet Our 2024 Summer Interns

This summer at 19six, our various offices have been buzzing with the fresh energy brought in by our talented interns. We’re thrilled to introduce these bright minds who have been contributing to our projects and embracing our legacy of excellence in design. These interns have been immersing themselves in real-world […]

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Planning in a Covid World

Planning in a Covid World

“Change is the only constant in life.”  – Heraclitus Our present world models Heraclitus’ profound expression 2,500 before 2020 –that year of constant change. We saw shifting public health guidance, new limits on how businesses can operate, and new ideas on how we should use the built environment around us. As […]

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Housing in a Covid World

Housing in a Covid World

At 19six, we’ve observed how living spaces had been reconfigured during the time of shelter-in-place, but we were especially interested in what this meant for the future of multi‐family housing. Urban dimensions of shelter are typically more compact than suburban and rural homes. A studio apartment needs to be a […]

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Education in a Covid World

Education in a Covid World

One of the first things we started to discuss at 19six as the reality of the global pandemic set in was what the classroom of the future might look like. We didn’t have clear guidance at the beginning, and there is still a veil of uncertainty as districts start to […]

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Designing for a Covid World

Designing for a Covid World

Much has been written about how the workplace has change post-pandemic. And we find ourselves asking more questions in an increasingly perplexing world: Will everyone start to work from home? Will we see some sort of hybrid work from home model take hold? Will six-foot social distancing be marked by patterns in […]

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