Seth Hanley, AIA and LEED AP, co-founded award-winning architecture and design firm Blitz just one day after being laid off at the height of the economic downturn in 2009. Hanley says his interest in architecture began as a child growing up in London. ?I was always designing and building things with LEGO as a kid, and I had my first drawing board when I was 12.” Blitz offers a variety of design solutions including architecture, interior design, graphics, and branding, for workplace, hospitality, retail, and education. Shortly after opening their doors, the firm landed their first major project: then-startup Skype?s 90,000-square-foot North American headquarters in Silicon Valley?s Stanford Research Park. Since that time, Blitz has worked with household names and tech titans such as Google, Microsoft, and Spotify, designing and implementing more than 300 projects. In 2019 Blitz celebrated their 10-year anniversary, the launch of Denver operations, and the expansion of their Los Angeles studio by nearly quadruple ? all milestones that add to their success. Today, Seth is joining us for Friday Five, sharing five of his favorite things. Photo: courtesy of visitgreaterpalmsprings.com
1. Palm Springs Modernism

Melissa, my wife with whom I co-founded the firm, and I began visiting Palm Springs about 10 years ago. Whatever the frequency is there, it?s our frequency. We got married at the Del Marcos Hotel, designed by William F. Cody, and draw inspiration from desert modernis...