Doban renames her firm Doban Architecture

Susan Doban, AIA, president of Susan Doban Architect, PC, is renaming her firm Doban Architecture, and has added a multidisciplinary design studio, Think Fabricate, LLC. Doban will serve as CEO of both Doban Architecture and Think Fabricate. She co-founded Think Fabricate with Jason Gorsline, its design director and a partner in that business. "We launched Think Fabricate because we wanted to build on the expertise of our architectural services while offering a wider range of design services, including research and the fabrication of products," Doban said. "Doban Architecture and Think Fabricate are dedicated to the team work necessary to provide collaborative design solutions for our clients," she said. "Both businesses are organized around our three initiatives—Think Living, Think Educate, and Think Mainstreets, and reflect our focus in these areas." Think Living builds on the architectural firm's residential work; Think Educate builds on its educational projects, including those for MonroeCollege and the New York City School Construction Authority; and Think Mainstreets builds on its economic development projects such as New Rochelle's Model Development Block and the apartments in the Red Hook Warehouse above Fairway in Brooklyn. Doban's announcement coincided with Think Fabricate's participation in BKLYN DESIGNS, which featured 40 designers of contemporary furnishings and accessories made and designed in Brooklyn at St. Ann's Warehouse in DUMBO. At BKLYN DESIGNS, Think Fabricate introduced five product lines of furniture from its Spring 2010 collection, some of which grew out of special projects for architectural clients. Many of the products are designed to provide urban dwellers that are living in small spaces with unique, attractive storage solutions using sustainable materials, carefully conceived details, and enduring quality. They also involve references to imagery from the past with modern day construction techniques and detailing, resulting in a unique look.