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How Architects Remain Cutting Edge

IRVINE, CA—Fresh ideas come from understanding the context you are dealing with and having an intimate knowledge of the community, TCA’s CEO and managing partner Thomas Cox tells GlobeSt.com in this EXCLUSIVE roundtable on design.

Thomas Cox Cox: “Listening to future trends is important, but do not be a slave to them. Do not be afraid to step over the edge on occasion.”

IRVINE, CA—For architects, fresh ideas come from understanding the context you are dealing with and having an intimate knowledge of the community, TCA Architects’ CEO and managing partner Thomas Cox tells GlobeSt.com. The firm recently received the Gold Nugget Grand Award for “Best on the Boards Multifamily Community” at PCBC for its design of Legacy Partners’ Neptune Marina apartment community in Marina del Rey, CA. In this exclusive roundtable, GlobeSt.com spoke with members of the firm, including Cox, senior designers in Orange County Jon Hellinga and Sarah McGee and senior designer in L.A. Sandy Chung about how they stay relevant in the fast-paced world of real estate design.

GlobeSt.com: How do architects remain fresh in their design, particularly with so much development and redevelopment activity going on in real estate?

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Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld

Carrie Rossenfeld is a reporter for the San Diego and Orange County markets on GlobeSt.com and a contributor to Real Estate Forum. She was a trade-magazine and newsletter editor in New York City before moving to Southern California to become a freelance writer and editor for magazines, books and websites. Rossenfeld has written extensively on topics including commercial real estate, running a medical practice, intellectual-property licensing and giftware. She has edited books about profiting from real estate and has ghostwritten a book about starting a home-based business.

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