Gordon Thomas LaPlante
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I am interested in the details and materials making up a spatial composition and how they interact with a structural fabric within. It is necessary to study and exploit these relations to create a deeper connection between a space and its inhabitant and it is through this process that a true architectural connection is formed.

I have a Bachelor degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute located in Brooklyn. New York City provided an amazing cultural setting for 5 years of architectural studies and was the base from which new opportunities are presented. Through many personal and professional projects, I have made an attempt to explore various design approaches, their results, and ways of conveying them to the viewer. My experience ranges from fine art and electronics to parametric design and I like pursuing and evaluating new technologies and methods. I like to travel and experience new places and the people within them. Photography and video has provided me with a way to document my experiences but I still rely on my sketchbook as means to catalog my inspiration.

Studio
GTL Design (formerly 3DI graphics) was formed in early 2002. Located in Brooklyn, NY, it has spawned into a graphics and design studio with over 100 completed projects which have been displayed in several publications and on many sites across the internet.

Clients include:
Coggan + Crawford Architects (Brooklyn, NY)
BPF Design (Daytona Beach, FL)
Brent Porter (professor, architect, and green movement leader)
Anthony Caradonna (architect for Detroit Cadillac Center as well as several other notable projects)
RDH-Architects (Manhattan, NY)
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects (Manhattan, NY)
SAWA Architects (Manhattan, NY)
Rockwell Architecture, Planning and Design (Manhattan, NY)
WASA / Studio A (Manhattan, NY)
Arbuckle Industries (Manhattan, NY)
Tobin Parnes Design (Manhattan, NY)

Notable projects include:
272 21st Brooklyn(to be featured in Dwell Magazine)
Detroit Cadillac Center (featured in Architectural Record Magazine)
Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects website
Setai NYC (Located in downtown Manhattan)
Portofino Residences (Daytona Beach, FL)
Brooklyn Navy Yards (concept for the redesign of admirals row housing)
Pratt Institute Myrtle Avenue Building (Interior gallery and lobby renderings)
Lincoln Center Film Society Renderings
Heritage Ball NYC (animated graphics)