Well it’s been a bit since our last post. We’ve officially created Dann Norris Batting Associates. In the months and weeks leading up to Dann’s death, we had been talking about transferring the business to me. We had a date to speak with an attorney to discuss how the transition should go and what to do to prepare for it. Unfortunately, the appointment happened only a few days before he passed. Since Dann Norris Batting Architect was a sole-proprietor we had to create a new business name and remove the word “Architect” since I am not a licensed architect.

We had been discussing what to call the business and I said I wanted to be able to honor Dann and all the wonderful things he’s taught me about good design, architecture and aesthetics. We discussed calling the business “DNB Designs” and “Dann Norris Batting Associates”. Dann wasn’t really able to speak while we were talking about this shortly before he passed, but I did notice he smiled just a little when I mentioned “Dann Norris Batting Associates” and thought he approves of this name.

What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was truly creating his legacy. I had decided that we should share some of Dann’s beautiful renderings during his service. After looking through various jobs and choosing which images to use, I realized that not all of his logos were quite the same. It turns out that while he was still in Massachusetts his business was called “Dann Norris Batting Associates”.