We recently had the pleasure of welcoming students from Midland School to our Santa Barbara office as part of their annual MIDterm program — a week dedicated to small-group, experiential learning both on and off campus. As part of the Exploring Architecture MIDterm, led by Art…
Clélia graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Architecture from the Versailles School of Architecture in France. Guided by curiosity and a desire to embrace a new culture, she’s grateful to have joined the Blackbird team after 8 years…
Blackbird Architects uses a variety of tools to communicate ideas. We create detailed two-dimensional drawings, three-dimensional digital models, and various types of renderings of the interior and exterior spaces of our projects. Increasingly, image boards are yet another visual tool…
There was quite a lot going on at Palm Avenue last week for our island oak relocation- cranes, flatbed trucks, and other large equipment. Two island oak trees were uprooted and relocated from the Blackbird and VAI Van Atta Design parking lot…
Just as in real estate, good design for a new home is all about "location, location, location."
The web is now THE place for finding the most current information and discussion on products and design.
Much of our work involves conceptualizing forms and space, and the communication of those concepts to clients, jurisdictions, builders, and many others.
As the first post for our blog on our new website, it seemed useful to answer a question that we're often asked.