Name: Dale Taglienti, LEED AP
Title: Partner
Company: MorrisSwitzer~Environments for Health
Location: Boston, Mass.
Place of birth: Buffalo, N.Y.
College: Boston Architectural College, Boston
First job unrelated to your current field: I worked at a Supermarket deli
First job in current field: TRO Jung|Brannen, Inc.
What your firm does now and its plans for the future?: For the past 25 years we have focused exclusively on healthcare planning & design. As our talent pool and Boston presence have grown, that has allowed us to begin diversifying our portfolio to include new avenues of design for health including life science design.
Hobbies: Sculpture, skiing
Favorite novel: "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand
Favorite film: "The Green Mile"
Keys to success: In architecture, success comes from building personal relationships and team work. Truly great design solutions come from collaboration with clients and designers.
If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? I think I would be an artist, I enjoy channeling creativity.