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Hello, I'm excited to share that our firm (Dekker Perich Sabatini) has announced a new name: Dekker. It's a reflection of our history and a roadmap for what's next. This change does not reflect a shift in our operations or team but is an evolution of our existing brand.
Dekker Perich Sabatini (also known as DPS) is excited to announce its new name, Dekker: a reflection of the firm’s history and a roadmap for what’s next. The change is an evolution of the existing brand and includes a new name, logo, and updated graphic elements. It does not reflect a shift in operations or team. The firm is already rolling out updated branding. “The name Dekker represents a theme of innovation over more than 65 years. But most of all, it represents a commitment to moving our communities forward: championed daily by Dale Dekker and embodied by every member of the team. Our firm is a collective of creatives, entrepreneurs, change agents, thinkers, dreamers, and technical experts. We’re excited to share this new name as we continue creating places and spaces for people," says Chief Financial Officer, Emily Allen. The firm was founded as Art Dekker Architects in 1959, by the father of current principal Dale Dekker. Eventually becoming Dekker Perich Sabatini, it brought together multiple specialties under one roof to solve increasingly complex architectural challenges. Today, Dale is one of 25 principals at the firm, which has offices in three states. A problem focused, human centered approach has helped establish the firm as a staple in New Mexico’s market with fast-growing footholds in El Paso, TX and Phoenix, AZ. Dekker brings together more than 200 staff, connecting the knowledge and experience of architects, planners, interior designers, landscape architects
As COVID-19 has moved the majority of the world’s workforce to working from home we are wondering how the workplace will change upon our return. According to a New York Times article, “Kate Lister, president of Global Workplace Analytics, expects more than 25 percent of employees to continue working from home multiple days a week, up from fewer than 4 percent who did so before the pandemic.”[i] Whether we continue to work remotely, return to the office part or full time, there will be apprehension about how our workplace will either help or harm. WELL, Fitwell, LEED, SITES, and The Living Building Challenge are all resources for designers to develop environments to support human health and wellbeing. As the basis for our practice of human centered design, the WELL Building Standard has provided a framework that can make the places we used to spend the majority of our lives more safe and secure. How can we make the workplace an inviting and desirable place to spend the day without the application of tape on the floor to ensure that we are physically distancing from our co- workers an
One upside to a pandemic? Rethinking public outreach strategies. Like the clear skies that have emerged over our cities, massive disruption to workflow has had unexpected upsides. In 2020, our group of urban planners improvised on the fly to facilitate online public participation in place of more traditional face-to-face meetings. As we transitioned to online engagement we wondered how much of what was done in-person could actually be done virtually. And, would a shift like this create an opportunity to engage a population we did not attract before? Digital tools offer the promise of increased convenience of involvement, enabling better-informed citizens, reaching more diverse audiences, and sustaining engagement over time. We knew we were looking at an opportunity to develop and implement new methods of achieving fuller involvement and authentic responses in our own planning process. Here are a few take-aways from our petri-dish of public participation amid a pandemic
D/P/S Announces Promotions Dekker/Perich/Sabatini is pleased to announce the firm has promoted 20 staff members to the Coordinator position. The recent promotions reflect the professionalism and contributions provided by these individuals.
As Governors across the US began to announce restrictions and businesses started to close in response to the spread of Covid-19, D/P/S quickly transitioned over 200 employees to work at home - first as an option, then as a directive.
Location intelligence is transforming business as usual. See this article by our very own Drew Seavey, Landscape Architect on advances and technology and new techniques for Senior Living Communities;
We are thrilled to have this new energy in our company leadership and are excited to see the future of DPS thrive!
What can employers do now to prepare for a post-pandemic return to the office?
We have entered a world of blurred lines between home, office, classroom, entertainment, and frankly, a quarantine facility. See below from our own Hannah Feil Greenhood, AIA, LEED AP, WELL AP, on rethinking multifamily housing under stay-at-home-orders
