2017 Las Vegas Market Trends

Everyone loves to go to Vegas – Right? Well, I only go there to visit the World Market that is held twice a year. Beyond the glimmering lights of the casinos, the decadent food and eye-candy stores everywhere, this is where you will find me. Coming on strong, again, is tufting. You will find it […]

Stonepeak Factory Tour

In an industry that utilizes tile on a consistent basis, it’s easy to forget that there is a very detailed process behind its creation. How a tile is produced determines, not only its sustainability characteristics, but its quality and functionality for the end user. Amanda Palmer with American Tile offered me the amazing opportunity to […]

NeoCON snapshots

I find that tradeshows are a great source of inspiration. Seeing all of the new products as well as old products used in innovative ways really re-energizes you to get creative with your designs. Here are just a handful of the products I saw and learned about while in Chicago last month. Should any of the images […]

“SoCo” living with skyline views

Happy New Year! This week we’re kicking off 2011 by reflecting back on one of our favorite  multi-family projects, Crescent Austin, a development by Riverside Resources completed back in 2008. Recent award recognition from the Building of America Network has brought back fond memories of PPDS’ collaboration with Kelly Grossman Architects, LLC to design this hip 169 Unit luxury apartment project.  […]

going, going, gone!

We’re not going too far out on a limb here by saying that the incredible success of Austin’s first (and possibly only) multi-family project completed in 2010 has a lot to do with the first-class quality of its architecture and interior design. Quarry Hill is a uniquely designed apartment community located Southwest Austin. It is […]

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