R.I. architects feel high-profile work too often goes to out-of-state firms

Emily Gowdey-Backus

07/14/2017

SEEKING WORK PRODUCT RESPECT: Jennifer Space, an associate at n|e|m|d architects inc., and president of the Rhode Island branch of the American Institute of Architects, looks over some plans with n|e|m|d architects President Mehdi Khosrovani. Space believes local firms are bypassed too often for high-profile work. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In a state that prides itself on world-class creative talent, it strikes some on the local scene as odd when high-profile design work goes to out-of-town architects, especially for academic institutions that are responsible for producing some of that talent. Still it is not unusual for some local firms to partner with out-of-state firms. For…