Entrepreneurship
Alumni Profile: Arianna Armelli
After seeing the struggles victims of Hurricane Sandy faced to rebuild their homes, Arianna Armelli (B.Arch. 鈥�12) felt she needed to do something, prompting her to open her firm, Dorothy, which acts as a liaison between property owners and public adjusters who will process and review their insurance claims.
From Friends to Business Partners
Gustavo Penengo (B.Arch. 鈥�96) and Philip Rossillo (B.Arch. 鈥�97) met as architecture students and remained close ever since. After collaborating on a project for a 9/11 memorial on Long Island, they made it official, and started their firm PRDG architecture + design.
New York State Awards ETIC $625,000
New York鈥檚 Empire State Development announced that the Entrepreneurship and Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) will receive a five-year grant awarding $125,000 annually, totaling $625,000.
Alumni Profile: Farrah D茅sir
Farrah Desir (B.S. 鈥�99) never intended to work in construction. But after taking on a project manager role at JR Construction in New York City, she never looked back. Today, she is the founder of construction management company Creative Form Development.