Dan Parolek
Dan Parolek is principal of Opticos Design, an architecture and urban design firm with a passion for vibrant, sustainable, walkable urban places.
Designing missing middle for a small infill site
A balanced project with placemaking that meets the market and gets public approval requires patience and understanding of building types.
Rebuilding for victims of California wildfires
Model cottages will provide temporary housing for Habitat families who lost their homes to the fire, and these cottages can eventually be relocated for use as permanent housing.