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Q+A

LOCAL
CHAMPION

Stonehill & Taylor’s Michael Suomi on the plusses
and minuses of LEED, the joys of working with
maverick owners on green hotels and why local
sourcing enriches hospitality settings.
INTERVIEW BY MAT THEW HALL

WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND
RAISED, AND HOW DID THAT
IMPACT YOUR DESIGN
PHILOSOPHY?

I grew up on Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula, a remote, rugged part of
the U.S. It was a wonderful place,
all about being outdoors and really
isolated. So a large part of growing
up was learning to make do with
what we had in the immediate area.
When I was in seventh grade, I
fell in love with drafting and architecture, and started taking special
classes in middle school. In high
school, I was deeply inspired by
Buckminster Fuller and his philosophy of providing more with less.
As part of a school project, we had
to design a residence. I designed a
geodesic dome in keeping with Fuller’s principles, and my Boy Scouts
director was so impressed with the
design he ended up building it as a
home for himself. Seeing his gratitude and love for his new home was
a defining moment when I knew I
wanted to become an architect.
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Boutique Design - March 2013
Table of Contents
From the Editor
In This Issue
The Buzz
The Edge
Good Bones
Local Champion
Designing for Climate Change
New Leases on Life
Products: BDwest Exhibitors
Products: Bath + Spa
Last Detail
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Boutique Design - March 2013 - From the Editor
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Boutique Design - March 2013 - In This Issue
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Boutique Design - March 2013 - The Buzz
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