Sydney Bernato
Meet Sydney (Syd) Bernato, our newest Interior Designer. Syd was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Dallas for her new position at Glenn|Partners. Her passion for design started early in life, and she always knew she would have a creativity-driven career. Syd graduated from Indiana University (Go Hoosiers!) in 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design.
At IU, Sydney’s studio professor previously worked under Zaha Hadid in Beijing, and she became fascinated with Zaha’s mind and her drive while being so confident in a predominantly male field. Being in that environment helped Sydney to develop valuable skills and learn how to immerse herself into every design she is a part of. She aspires to become an accomplished designer and is excited to soon be able to see her designs come to life for the first time.
"Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness."
- Frank Gehry
During her time at Glenn|Partners, Sydney has been working with Grace Pham on the new High School 4 for Northwest ISD. Wow! What an amazing project!
To learn even more about Sydney, check out the following fun facts!
Favorite Food
Any spicy pasta
Favorite Movie
The Hunger Games (all 5 of them)
Favorite Music
Classic Rock and EDM but ask me again in a week (Lake Street Dive, Amy Winehouse, and Justin Timberlake are a few exceptions)
Most Exotic Place Visited
Vieques or The Palace of Versailles
Happy Place
Wherever my dogs are
Favorite Hobby
Painting my nails even though I’m not very good at it.
Favorite Architect
Zaha Hadid, Mies van der Rohe, Antoni Gaudi
Favorite Building
The Fallingwater House
What Inspires You
The opportunity for growth
Fun Fact
I used to do acrobatics and I won a headstand contest one year. I’ve also been cave spelunking at the second largest underground lake in the world in Sweetwater, Tennessee.
First Moment when you realized you wanted to be an Interior Designer
When I was little, I would create “cities” out of construction paper and tape that would take up my entire playroom. My mom always told me growing up that I would love architecture and design when I was older, and of course, she was right.
Favorite Quote or Saying
"Nobody's Perfect" – Hannah Montana