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A graduate of the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT and the founder of Plan Architecture and Plan Interiors, a full-service architecture and interior design firm based in Northern New Jersey, D'Agostino is more than just an architectural designer and project manager, he's a verifiable industry veteran and expert. Not only does he have 20 years of experience in the industry, his work has also won him a host of accolades, including an AIA Gold Medal for a mix-use structure designed for Lower Manhattan and the coveted "Best Of" award on Houzz. He has even made recurring appearances on NBC's George to the Rescue! A highly sought-out professional, he has worked on all sorts of projects, from public works to commercial and residential spaces to home additions and renovations. That said, if Dan D'Agostino can be said to have a specialty, it would be the design of luxury custom homes. Over the years, D'Agostino has had plenty of opportunities to experiment and develop his signature design style. Though each project is different, and each client has their own preferences, D'Agostino is personally drawn to taking what one would call "traditional" or "formal" architecture and imbuing it with a modern flair by playing with the way that these two styles use space. "Formal architecture deals with the way to create formal spaces, clearly defined rooms. Modern architecture deals in wide- open spaces," D'Agostino explained. "My style of architecture is about determining how to make wide-open spaces relate to formal spaces by making them feel like the opposite of what they are." Though it might sound confusing, and perhaps even a little oxymoronic, D'Agostino and his team at Plan Architecture have perfected the art of mixing two styles that, by all accounts, should be unmixable. This is usually Few people know high-end design like Dan D'Agostino. V U E N J .C O M 51

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