DUXBURY, MA, April 11, 2025 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jessica Williams has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Over the course of her decades-spanning career, Ms. Williams has focused on commercial and retail space as well as residential design. Drawing on experience earned through early career stints at the well-known Cambridge firm Prellwitz-Chilinski Associates and Vineyard Haven's Mark Hutker Associates, she founded Williams Design Studio (WDS) in Duxbury in 2001. Through her work with WDS, Ms. Williams made a positive impact on the architecture of the town where she grew up. "I grew up here, and so I had this unique perspective of having known the town when it was very different," she noted. "We have this tenuous balance between being one of the oldest towns in the United States, full of 19th, 18th and even 17th-century dwellings, and being a bedroom community of young professionals working in the city, living in town, raising a young family, and all that comes along with that. Balance and careful change are best managed with this sense of perspective, I think."

In 2021, Ms. Williams pivoted her focus to sustainable design and building practices, emphasizing modern designs that prioritize well-being. Since rebranding her firm as Sail Architects, she has continually been recognized for her work through features in magazines such as South Shore and Cape Cod Life. She was also recently the focus of a spotlight feature on the Marvin Windows website.

Ms. Williams explains, "Sail Architects represents the current phase of my design ethos. I have done enough work to understand that my responsibility goes beyond the aesthetics of design and has to encompass so many more aspects that feed into well-being, whether it be understanding the neuroscience behind the ways individuals learn and how they interpret design to the various pathways throughout their space and how the senses are engaged as they experience their space. Added to that is the absolute responsibility to use sustainable materials and building methods where possible to complement this mission and reduce the carbon footprint of the design for the economy as well as sustainability."

This sense of responsibility is reflected in Ms. Williams' memberships in the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) and the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA), the latter of which granted her a certificate for her related studies. She is also a Green Building advisor and a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the Boston Society of Architects.

To learn more about the neuroscience of architecture, discuss a specific project or explore how Ms. Williams' focused, experiential approach to design can benefit your well-being, please visit www.sailarchitects.com or reach out to her directly at 617-458-7000 or jessica@sailarchitects.com.

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