"Strategic visioning through design exploration stokes the passion in me…every design solution is a reflection of its specific opportunities. It is my responsibility to lead and be a leader in this endeavor as a designer, mentor and steward of the built environment."

Eric Robinson

Principal & Co-Founder
Education
N.C. State, UVA
About

Eric Robinson is a LEED-accredited professional who brings an integrated, design-oriented approach to every opportunity. Since graduating from NC State and The University of Virginia Eric has worked on a wide range of projects and locations throughout the country. Many have been recognized for their design excellence, from a summer camp for underprivileged kids from Los Angeles in Wyoming to Massachusetts’ largest supportive housing (formerly homeless) and low and moderate income residential building. Eric's ability to deliver design excellences speaks to his intuitive and natural abilities to assess every design opportunity to its full potential. Eric strongly believes all projects shall be good civic ambassadors and a contributing member to its environment.  He believes the success of every project shall be measured on its process and outcome, ultimately the goal should be to be embraced by all of its stakeholders. To achieve this, he believes in a rigorous process that starts with a clear communication strategy and fundamentally strong design concepts. Articulating and being transparent with the goals of a project while actively managing feedback ensures a collective sense of ownership in the ultimate success of a project.

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Perspectives

Perspectives

Visiting the Henderson Inclusion School in Dorchester

Pictures from March 30, when Kevin Deabler and Mike DelleFave were the ‘expert visitors’ at the Henderson Inclusion School Kindergarten class in Dorchester, MA. The students are learning how to envision, design, work in teams, research, edit and EXECUTE!!!

Amazing stuff being taught to these young kids. They also presented some RODE work, answered A LOT of questions, and participated in critiques of team projects.

Eric Robinson
Kevin Deabler
1.22.2025

NEREJ Retail and Restaurant Summit - 2016 Recap

Last week, Eric Robinson, principal of RODE, participated in New England Real Estate Journal’s Retail and Restaurant 2016 Summit on the “Retail Construction, Design Trends” panel.  

One of the highlights from this event was the discussion around the marketing buzzword omni-channeling and its impact on the built environment. Omni channeling describes the evolution of the traditional user experience into a seamless one where consumers can engage with a company in a physical store, on an online website or mobile app, through a catalog, or through social media.

Eric discussed this trend as it relates to the work of RODE, where the development of our designs are now incorporating this seamless experience within our mixed use projects in order to meet the expectations of today’s users. We achieve this by blending the hospitality experience between the individual units, residential lobbies and the typical restaurant space. The integration of ‘omni-channeling’ in architecture causes the once clearly defined lines of living and amenity space to become blurred, resulting in a more thoughtful and wholesome “blank” experience.

Eric Robinson
1.22.2025

RODE Featured in NC State DesignLife Magazine

The Fall 2016 issue of Designlife Magazine is available now!

We are proud to share the many stories of how NC State College of Design alumni are making a difference in their communities, including a feature on RODE’s interdisciplinary process and commitment to our clients, highlighting our Dot Block project in Dorchester.

Check out the online magazine to learn more about our design approach and collaborative style.

Eric Robinson
Kevin Deabler
1.22.2025