Donald M. Rattner, Architect

Practice

A registered architect, he founded his award-winning firm in 2002.

Writing Teaching Speaking

Publications include My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation (Skyhorse, 2019), The Creativity Catalog, Parallel of the Classical Orders of Architecture, entries in professional reference books, and numerous contributions to print and online channels, including his blog and publications on Medium.

Rattner has taught at the University of Illinois, New York Academy of Art, New York University Division of Real Estate Studies, and Parsons School of Design SCE. Speaking venues include NeoCon, Creative Problem Solving Institute, Creative Mornings, Association for Learning Environments, American Institute of Architects, Florida Creativity Alliance, libraries, bookstores, and company settings. Click here for a calendar of events.

Media

Rattner's professional and academic activities have been featured on CNN and in such publications as The New York Times, Work Design Magazine, Better Humans, Town & Country, Robb Report, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens, Builder, Traditional Building, L-Magazine, Brooklyn Magazine, ChildArt Magazine, Design Milk, and Core77.

Education

He holds a Bachelor’s degree cum laude in art history from Columbia and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton.

Books by Donald M. Rattner