Lida Lewis

About Lida Lewis

A thirst for knowledge and excellence define who I am, and I’m at my best when this is what I can bring to what I do every day.Design is my passion, and occupant experience my measure for success. I work to provide tenants, developers, and asset managers with facilities which enhance the capabilities and culture of staff, maximize satisfaction, and reduce vacancy. Whether working with tenants, or ideating directly with ownership and building brokers, I\'m focused on on how to deliver a superlative environment which goes beyond beauty to spaces which make our clients better for having spent time within them.The why of it all, the understanding of how not just pretty, but great space is made, fires me up. I devour anything on the intersection of design and psychology with avid interest. I’m drawn to anything that can help both myself and my clients understand how design strategies can better support their customers, their employees, and themselves. For years now I have found the challenge of incorporating a measure of sustainability into every project a rewarding one.I am passionate about the practice of design and how spaces designed with very particular functions, emotions, and clients in mind can enhance the lives of those who inhabit it. We spend most of our lives indoors, and if I can help to make the places we live, work, and play more exciting, supportive, and inspiring, I\'ll consider it a professional life well spent. I\'d love to be exposed to as many different types of projects, research, mentors, and sponsors as possible in order to round out my understanding of the human experience and help make my designs as intuitive and resonant as possible with those who use them.

Experience

1. Senior Associate

   Stantec

   Aug 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

• Miami University

  Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), Architecture

  1997 — 2001

• Miami University

  Master of Architecture (M.Arch.), Architecture

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Sustainable Design
• Well Ap
• Leed Ap
• Leed
• Interior Design
• Interior Architecture
• Green Building
• Sketchup
• Submittals
• Sustainability
• Design Research
• Project Management
• Rendering
• Space Planning
• Architectural Design
• Autocad Architecture
• Architectural Drawings
• Construction Management
• Leed Ap Id+C
• Workplace Design
• Adobe Illustrator
• Indesign
• Graphic Design
• Autocad
• Alternative Workplace Strategies
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed)
• Sustainable Architecture