Blueprints is heading to Gilbane on June 12, 2026 - a morning for designers, builders, and owners to talk shop about where the industry is headed next.

After seven years on the ACE Mentor Rhode Island board, we have shifted into a different kind of role: champion and supporter from the sidelines. This week we will be in Boston with ACE, cheering on a program that keeps pulling new voices into the architecture, engineering, and construction fields.

Sometimes your gut gets there first. Before the strategy is fully articulated, before the rationale is cleaned up, something already feels right or off. We pay attention to that.

Filmmaker Daniel Kwon has a quiet way of staying with people a few seconds longer than feels expected. Those extra beats change the story. Composer Pablo Signori builds scores that move slowly, trading big motifs for small shifts in tone, so the music feels lived‑in rather than laid on top. We're excited to partner with both as we kickoff a new video series this summer.