<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/0331-dattner-architects.php" dsn="blogs"><featured/><feature_title>Featured News</feature_title><title>Building with purpose</title><author>Holly Leber Simmons ’02</author><author_email>info@skidmore.edu</author_email><pubDate>04/20/2026 03:50:30 PM</pubDate><display>display</display><description>At Dattner Architects, three Skidmore alumni find purpose in public service, sustainability, and design.</description><category>Alumni Stories</category><image_listing><img src="/news/2026/images/0331-dattner-architects-thumbnail.jpg" alt="David Levine ’86, Rachel Ehrlich ’98, and Sara Brandt ’14 pose in the Dattner Architects office in New York City."/></image_listing><image><img src="/news/2026/images/0331-dattner-architects.jpg" alt="David Levine ’86, Rachel Ehrlich ’98, and Sara Brandt ’14 pose in the Dattner Architects office in New York City."/></image><caption>David Levine ’86, Rachel Ehrlich ’98, and Sara Brandt ’14 are all architects at Dattner Architects in New York City, a civic architecture firm where creativity serves the greater good.</caption></item>