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2025 Marvel Promotions
As a practice, Marvel is so incredibly lucky to be able to witness the growth of so many talented designers. This 2025, we are proud to announce the promotions of a certain group of Marvelites, including two new directors- Ishita Gaur in the New York office and Enrique Ramón Milián in the San Juan office!…
Read MoreMarvel’s 2024 in 24 Awards
While we are well into a brand new year, at Marvel we always take the time to reflect upon the achievements our team has earned the previous year. We believe it is crucial to celebrate these recognitions whether big or small, as a way to celebrate the efforts and hard work of every talented…
Read MoreIntroducing: Marvel’s 2024 Class of Summer Interns
At Marvel, we’ve had the pleasure of mentoring a dynamic group of eight interns this summer– with diverse placements across our offices in New York, Richmond, and San Juan. Among them, three focused on landscape architecture and five on architecture, bringing fresh perspectives and enthusiasm to our interdisciplinary projects. As they wrap up their time with us,…
Read MoreQueer Identity & the Aesthetics of Landscape Design
A Tribute to Claude Cormier I was first introduced to Claude Cormier + Associés (now CCxA) as a graduate student seeking examples of myself represented in the field of landscape architecture. I was, and continue to be, inspired by Claude, a visibly queer person, and his team’s portfolio of work. Their projects spoke to me, but…
Read MoreEmpowering AAPI Voices
Q&A with Marvelites on AAPI Heritage, their influences, and favorite food In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we’ve invited some of our talented Marvelites who identify as Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI)– Ishita Gaur, Chieh Huang, Aneela Jain, Erin Janicki, Yavar Khonsari, Sharon Kim, Angelina Li, Chit Yee Ng, and…
Read MoreAn Illustrated Guide to Spring Ephemerals
A Visual Journey Through Native Plants and the Pollinators They Support The first signs of Spring in the Northeast are marked by the emergence of flowers like forsythias, daffodils, and hyacinths. They stud our parks, planter beds, and road medians with their trademark colors — heralds of warmer weather and future foliage. If you…
Read MoreQuestions For a Designer: Lucilla Fuller Marvel
And her legacy in Puerto Rico as a teacher, author, social and urban planner. Lucilla Fuller Marvel’s career is a testament to her diverse talents as a teacher, author, and social and urban planner. As a former educator at the University of Puerto Rico, she emphasized participatory planning, reflected in her influential work “A Guide…
Read MoreMust-Read Books for International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the women designers at Marvel recommended books for other women designers, across all levels. These books have inspired the talented female architects, landscape architects, interior designers, urban designers and planners at Marvel. Spanning a diverse spectrum of genres, from architecture books to biographies about other influential women, these…
Read MoreAffordable Housing: A Conversation on Small Town Economic Growth
In a thought-provoking dialogue with Guido Hartray, Architect and founding partner at Marvel, and Ishita Gaur, Urban Designer and Planner and Associate, we explore the correlations between urban development and community aspirations. The possibility which emerges from the discussion is that affordable housing not only serves a community need, but it can also benefit…
Read MoreQuestions For A Designer: Laura Martín i Sepúlveda
Des de tocar tres instruments fins a navegar pel Mar Mediterrani, Laura Martín i Sepúlveda és dissenyadora arquitectònica a Marvel, amb seu a la nostra oficina de Barcelona. L’entrevista es presenta tant en anglès com en català. | Interview is presented in both English and Catalan: Com vas decidir embarcar-te en la…
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