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  Dear Friends, ODA Architecture wishes everyone a FUNomenal Holiday Season. We hope that you had a wonderful 2022. ODA Architecture had an inspiring year that could be termed as one of the best in our 38-year history. Let’s look ahead into 2023 at some of the challenges and opportunities for the Construction Industry. One […]

Dear Friends,   Thanksgiving Week is always an appropriate time to reflect on the current year. 2022 has been an exciting year for ODA Architecture as it has been for most American businesses. It seems like this was the year that we finally quit talking about the “p” word and decided to get on with business as usual,

Tool or Crutch for the Construction Industry? Dear Friends,   I started my architectural career in 1979 and every building was hand drawn. While tedious, every pencil stroke was a deliberate design decision that was carefully considered. Architects understood what each stroke represented in how the building was constructed and relayed the design intent to the contractor. During construction, if there

Dear Friends,  40 million Americans live in apartments. How is multifamily residential design evolving to meet the demands of renters in the post-pandemic “new normal”? It is important to understand the demographic of the developer’s target market.  There are more multifamily residential products than ever before. These products range from large urban apartments to workforce housing and affordable housing. The

Dear Friends, Robotics in Architecture and Construction is the wave of the future. While robots have been utilized for over 50 years, the speed of acceptance and utilization of robots has been expedited in the face of the post-pandemic labor shortage. We often think of robots as walking, talking humanoids made of metal.  In reality, robots take

Dear Friends,In the 1980’s and 90’s, Charlotte was experiencing tremendous growth, as major corporations were relocating south, Charlotte obtained professional sport franchises and planning advances took shape in transportation including light-rail lines. UNCC was rapidly evolving into the University of Charlotte.  The airport was becoming one of the busiest in the United States.  Planning and Zoning policies were slow

Congratulations to Erica Kennedy, AIA, CSI, CDT Kennedy, ODA Principal, Hospitality Studio for receiving the AIA Charlotte Emerging Professional Award, presented to an architect who has been licensed less than 10 years. Erica received the award at the AIA Charlotte Design & Service Awards held on November 4, 2021 at the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte. The ODA

Below are five additional projects that all tell meaningful stories and help connect the architecture to its local context.     The Tribute – Gatlinburg, Tennessee The Story of The Tribute, in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is of The Scoundrel, as told by our Interior Design Partners, Flick Mars, headquartered in Dallas, Texas.  The Story of The Scoundrel is

The Rudisill will tell the story of Charlotte’s discovery of gold in 1825 Architects integrate “storytelling” in architecture to help convey meaningful narratives that are more powerful than the programmatic functions within the building.  Some stories may be as subtle as a metaphor, while other stories are more blatant and obvious.  Stories provide magic, are engaging and