Associate

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Associates

Bjorn Slate

Bjorn has more than 20 years of experience designing and managing the construction of super-custom homes.

Liz Forester

Liz enjoys the variety that comes with architecture and design, and she is energized by the challenge that comes with experiencing different project types, sizes, and clients. With a background including healthcare, commercial, and corporate interior architecture, Liz’s eclectic career has helped shape her into a diversely talented architectural designer. Liz believes that to be a successful project manager and designer, it is essential to embrace a project’s constant growth and change, adapting and pivoting as the design progresses.

Brianna Boidi, NCIDQ

Bri enjoys creating special moments that get clients excited about their projects and cater to the everyday functionality of a space.  As the daughter of a real estate agent and a contractor, Bri has been passionate about residential design since a young age. Growing up she cherished the trips with her family to visit historical buildings around the country.  

Bri holds a BFA from the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University. She joined LDa in 2018 after interning with the firm.  

Alyson Grigoli, AIA

Alyson has always had a passion for residential design, which inspired her to make a career of designing homes for a variety of clients. Her breadth of experience ranges from renovating a Back Bay hotel into five luxury condominiums to adding a modern kitchen to a traditional Cambridge residence. With a strong graphic design eye and a creative mind, Alyson brings enthusiasm as well as a deep understanding of working with contractors to all her projects.  

Alyson holds a M.Arch from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BFA from UMass Amherst. She joined LDa in 2013. 

Peter Makrauer, LEED

Peter brings his passion for the built and natural environment to every project; whether an institutional, commercial or residential project, he strives for every design to provide an opportunity for improved relationships between our own human ecology and the natural ecologies that sustain us. Prior to joining LDa, Peter spent three years focused on high performance building design, and while in graduate school, he worked to establish a student-run design build firm and explore the potential of sustainable design in Education. 

Ricardo Bilonick

Ricardo’s interest in design and construction began in a boat yard on the Connecticut River. It was there that he learned how materials interact, realized the importance of human scale, and discovered the conversation between function and aesthetics. Design principles from the water need little translation on land, and he has spent almost as much time building homes as he has at the desk designing them. A graduate of the Boston Architectural Center with Thesis Commendations, Ricardo has stayed active in the school as guest critic, thesis adviser, and portfolio reviewer. 

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