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Creating an Architectural Request for Proposal (RFP)

Creating an Architectural Request for Proposal (RFP)

Clarity of the RFP Improves Outcomes

An Architectural Request for Proposal (RFP) is frequently a part of the client process that identifies architectural design firms that may help with a building project.  An RFP is one part of a selection process that may include other steps such as interviews with experienced firms, fee and negotiation, and even tours of related projects.  

Our firm sometimes provides sample RFPs to organizations as they start to develop their own Request For Proposal of Architectural Services.

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ALEP-Certified Planner

ALEP-Certified Planner

A Unique Credential for School Design

ALEP-certified educational planners introduce knowledge beyond traditional architects when creating learning environments. Their understanding of educational planning is nuanced beyond the physical aspects of the school. These professionals recognize the importance of promoting student engagement, creative and critical thinking, and working with other students through the influence of the space and the curriculum. By including educational principles into the design process, they ensure that the physical space becomes an active participant in the learning journey of students.

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PRA IS HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS AT THE 2023 ASID WISCONSIN DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA

PRA IS HONORED WITH MULTIPLE AWARDS AT THE 2023 ASID WISCONSIN DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA

When working on projects, the sweetest reward is providing functional and aesthetic projects for our clients that fulfill their vision and meets their needs. We exist to help improve their lives by improving their facilities, and it is a great honor when our collaborative efforts with our clients are recognized by our peers for an award. This year at the 2023 ASID Wisconsin’s Design Excellence Awards Gala our collaborative teams were recognized for FIVE awards.

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Plunkett Raysich Architects Adds Superintendent, Dr. Melissa Thompson, as Director of Education Strategy

Plunkett Raysich Architects Adds Superintendent, Dr. Melissa Thompson, as Director of Education Strategy

Superintendent of Swallow School District Transitions to New Role with PRA

We are excited to announce that Dr. Melissa Thompson is joining PRA starting in July as our Director of Education Strategy! Dr. Thompson was most recently the superintendent of Swallow School District for 12 years, where she helped lead,  with the school board and staff, the 2018 referendum efforts to update aging facilities. Throughout her career, she has spoken at numerous professional conventions on a variety of topics;

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Design Your Future

Design Your Future

Plunkett Raysich Architects, LLP and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee’s School of Architecture and Community Design are excited to announce the $5,000 PRA Prize and included offer of a 2023 paid summer internship at the PRA Sarasota Office.

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Trinity Woods: Intergenerational Housing

Trinity Woods: Intergenerational Housing

For millennia, people have lived together across many generations. Indeed, living with one’s grandparents, or town elders, was a commonplace and even honored tradition in the 19th and early 20th century of many cultures. The explosion of residential development and wide acceptance of automobile-based planning in the postwar era provided unmitigated prosperity, with a reduction in mixed generations and cohousing. The reduction of generations living together is an unintended consequence of the post-war era prosperity, but with it comes the loss of the intangible benefits of living with an extended age group. Recognizing this, three organizations are involved in exploring the benefits of intergenerational housing at a new facility: Trinity Woods in Milwaukee, Wisconsin..

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