2024-05-22T22:36:14-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150317125/meet-social-and-ecological-advocates-stayner-architects-your-next-employer Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-07-18T12:20:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1c/1c66bc99e9768c2541eef8fc0667f0b2.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Following <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150316328/meet-dynamic-visionaries-studioteka-your-next-employer" target="_blank">last week&rsquo;s visit</a> to Brooklyn-based StudioTEKA, we are moving our <em><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2010356/meet-your-next-employer" target="_blank">Meet Your Next Employer</a></em> series west to Los Angeles, where we find the socially-conscious <a href="https://archinect.com/staynerarchitects" target="_blank">Stayner Architects</a>.</p> <p>The young, LGBTQ-led practice operates from its studio in LA&rsquo;s Echo Park neighborhood, engaging exclusively with projects by non-profit public-benefit organizations such as schools, arts and culture organizations, and social service providers. Stayner also collaborates with entities who share their &ldquo;commitment to non-extractive business models.&rdquo; </p> <p>The small practice of six to eight staff is currently recruiting for <a href="https://archinect.com/staynerarchitects/jobs" target="_blank">entry-level designers</a> over on <a href="https://archinect.com/jobs/" target="_blank">Archinect Jobs</a>. </p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b7855c8c6438ec3c4e590b219eb23c7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2b/2b7855c8c6438ec3c4e590b219eb23c7.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Stayner Architects' team. Image via Stayner Architects/<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CeEelq9pSYV/" target="_blank">Instagram</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;Our primary focus is to design for social and ecological impact around sustainable food and agriculture systems,&rdquo; the firm notes. Beyond their architectural portfolio, the practice expresses this ecological impact through self-directed missions like <a href="https://www.tools-utensils.com/" target="_blank">Tools &amp; Utensils</a>, an online reso...</p>