• Overview
• Culinary Design
• Interior Design
• Retail & Display Design
• Back of House Planning
• Linen Services Design
• Logistics Planning
• Waste Management
• Commitment to Education

At Ricca Newmark Design, we understand that successful creative design requires that we become an innovator in our industry and share our knowledge with our partners, collaborators and colleagues.  That’s why we routinely conduct dynamic educational programs at national and regional conferences, write timely, industry-appropriate articles for a variety of trade publications, and participate as faculty at leading universities of hospitality management and design. We have helped compose and disseminate technical and theoretic concepts surrounding all facets of food service, hospitality, laundry, and waste management to an entire generation of operators, architects, and interior designers.

In 2003, Ricca Newmark Design was approved by the American Institute of Architects to conduct “lunch and learn” programs for individual architectural firms that award CEU’s to participants. Since the launch of these programs, we have made presentations to prestigious firms from coast to coast.

We also are committed to expanding the knowledge and expertise of our own colleagues through RND University, an ongoing program of regular formal training directed at elevating our growing and evolving professional staff to levels that are consistent throughout the firm and are in advance of the industry.

AIA Lunch and Learn Programs
“The Greening of Foodservice Design”
“Planning Back-of-House Areas for Hotels and Resorts”

Higher Education Courses
“Concepts in Hotel and Restaurant Design”
School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management, University of Denver
1973 – Present

“Designing Dynamic Campus Centers”
Harvard Graduate School of Design
1996 – 2004

“Foodservice Design for Chefs”
Johnson and Wales University
2001 – 2008

“Introduction to Commercial Design”
“Introduction to Restaurant Design”
Arapahoe Community College
2005 – Present

Educational Programs at National Conferences
“Champagne Renovations on a Beer Budget”
“Theory of the Queue”
“Parlez Vous Marche”
“Honey, I Downsized the Kitchens”
“The Greening of Foodservice”
“Activating All of the Senses”
“Trends in Resort Dining”

Associations Presented To
National Association of College & University Food Services (NACUFS)
National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)
Association of College Unions International (ACUI)
Healthcare Foodservice Management (HFM)
American Society of Healthcare Food Service Administrators (ASHFSA)
Society for Foodservice Management (SFM)
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM)