The WORKPLAYS was founded by Ric Abramson. AIA in 2003 after his four-year tenure as a design partner in the Santa Monica firm of David Lawrence Gray Architects. A former Fulbright scholar and Visiting Artist at the American Academy in Rome, Mr. Abramson balances his time between his professional interests ( including multi-unit housing, custom residential work, mixed-use developments and commercial infill projects). academic research as a faculty member at the USC Sc hool of Architecture, and community involvement with local Los Angeles municipatilies.
Mr. Abramson has lectured on hillside development at the national convention of the American Institute of Architects and is currently a member of the LA/AIA Design Awards Commitee. He has remained active in public service including organizing a "Housing in Los Angeles" workshop for MOCA's Public + Artists program.
Mr. Abramson is currently serving as Chair of the Public Facilities Commission in the City of West Hollywood and continues to advise civic jurisdictions on a variety of strategic planning issues mixed-use, preservation and long-range housing opportunities.
