Opticos’s Cailin Shannon Demonstrates Her Superb Sketching Skills at ICAA Event

Senior Designer Cailin Shannon honed her drawing skills as a classical architecture student at the University of Notre Dame, where she was awarded the Andrew F. Kervick Award for excellence in freehand drawing. In addition to her project management responsibilities, ...

Celebrating 15 Years of Walkability at Opticos Design!

Opticos excited to celebrate 15 years of designing cities and towns to be more walkable, bikeable, and liveable! Will you join us for the next 15? Click these links to learn more about our projects, services, and process. Or, contact us for ...

Excursion: Classical Architecture in Atlanta

If you visit the Millennium Gate monument in Atlanta, GA, you will see the name of Opticos Principal Daniel Parolek carved into its base as one of the original designers. In 2000, Dan was one of 10 winners of an ...

Different Zoning Tools for Different Places (Video)

Opticos’s Dan Parolek traveled to Austin to speak at the Central Texas Commercial Association of Realtors’s event “Catalysts for Change” in mid-October. He was there to introduce the process and various approaches to CodeNext, the project to update Austin’s land development code. Invited ...

Opticos Participating in APA PTS Training on Form-Based Planning and Coding in Seattle this June

Dan Parolek and Tony Perez of Opticos Design along with Jennifer Carlat from the Nashville Davidson County Planning Department, Bill Spikowski of Spikowski Planning Associates, and Ed Starkie of Urban Advisors, will lead an Advanced Form-Based Planning and Zoning workshop ...