Architects & Designers

Will Bruder Architects

Firm founder Will Bruder, FAIA, leads WILL BRUDER ARCHITECTS in the NCG Building, 4200 North Central Ave. in Phoenix. WILL BRUDER ARCHITECTS extends the hands-on approach of Bruder’s 30-plus year career as an architect and educator dedicated to creating uniquely contemporary architectural environments in celebration of people and place.

John Douglas Architects

John Douglas FAIA has crafted a practice that reflects his passion for the design of buildings and their sites. A common thread in his work has been the desire to build upon the lessons and delights left by a previous generation of architects.

 Projects include the Heard Museum, the Desert Botanical Garden, the New Times Building, and many others.

Jones Studio

“We share a deep respect for the earth.
 We sincerely appreciate our client’s faith in us and remember each new opportunity is a privilege.
 We
find inspiration in traditions of the past, technology advances of tomorrow and craftsmanship binding them to the present.
 We have brought professionalism and conviction to every project for more than 33 years!”

Wendell Burnette Architects

Wendell Burnette Architects’ design philosophy is grounded in listening and distilling the very essence of a project to create highly specific architecture that is at once functional and poetic. Through the integration of this process, Wendell Burnette Architects delivers architecture that is unique and appropriate and timeless.

A-I-R

Darren Petrucci is an architect and the former Director of the Design School at Arizona State University where he also runs his applied research lab: SCAPE (Systems Components Architectural Products + Environments). He is the founder and principal of A-I-R [Architecture-Infrastructure-Research] Inc. He received Master’s Degrees in Architecture & Urban Design with distinction from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.

180 degrees design + build

180 degrees came to fruition out of the desire to provide the highest level of quality construction to clients through restraint, rigor, craftsmanship and patience. Through its staff of licensed architects and architecturally trained individuals, gives them the unique position to execute details based on natural conditions that relate to site, energy, and integration into the context of the project being constructed. For their efforts, they were honored to receive the Arizona AIA Contractor of the Year Award in 2008.

Michael P. Johnson Design Studio

Architectural Designer Michael P. Johnson/MPJ Studio – is a modernist designer of the first degree. Mr. Johnson’s work shows a level of restraint and sophistication that creates a timeless and enduring impression on the landscape and the viewer.

Chen + Suchart Studio

Thamarit Suchart and Patricia Chen Suchart completed their studies at the Rhode Island School of Design and Harvard University. They established their studio in Arizona in 2002. Ideas at Chen + Suchart Studio, LLC involve a rich process where the tools of sketching by hand, model making, rendering, and computer associated methods are deployed.

DeBartolo Architects

The work of DeBartolo architects is based upon a solid foundation of design excellence. Practicing in collaboration, the father and son studio of DeBartolo architects is dedicated to architectural programming, budget control, proficient project management and the achievement of architectural quality in each project.

Circle West Architects

Circle West is a full service architecture and planning firm, focused on innovative, modern, and sustainable designs. Founded in 1992 by Peter M. Koliopoulos AIA, Circle West combines the talent and experience of a large firm with a small firm’s attention to detail and a hands-on relationship with our clients.

build inc. Design + Build

Build inc. is a customer service oriented architectural firm founded by Rich Fairbourn Architect 602.230.0005

Benjamin Hall Design

Benjamin Hall Design, founded in 2011, is a Phoenix-based design practice. We are committed to the lost profession of Master Builder, one who can perform both design and construction tasks. From conceptualizing projects including all necessary documents for construction, to fruition Benjamin Hall design will work side-by-side with contractors, swinging hammers and welding steel.

Tennen Studio

Ethan Wessel and Sarah Swartz Wessel founded Tennen Studio based on their passion for designing and building. Their ability to connect man-made and natural landscapes is woven through each aspect of their design process from concept through construction, giving all projects this specialized level of detail.

WORKSBUREAU

“WORKSBUREAU is a team. We are talented professionals, with a proven inclusive process and collective ingenuity that empowers superior outcomes. Directed by 3 Principals with complementary strengths, over 60 years combined experience and more than 15 years practice together; we place high value on our open creative culture.

KOSS design+build

KOSS design+build is an architecture & construction firm dedicated to timeless design & sustainable building.  The aesthetics of our projects are based on a commitment to specific client needs & desires married with expressive, modern materials & construction methods. Providing both design & contracting services allows us to control cost & quality throughout the duration of the project, while creating finely detailed homes & buildings.

David Michael Miller Associates

David Michael Miller Associates was established in 1989 by its owner and principal designer, David Michael Miller. He has been practicing interior design for the past twenty years. David’s esthetic is evident in his attraction and allegiance to organic materials, colors and forms – all grounded in nature.

Studio Ma

Studio Ma, a partnership between architects Christopher Alt, Dan Hoffman and Christiana Moss, AIA is an award winning, collaborative design studio based in Downtown Phoenix. The philosophy of the Studio is embodied by the concept of ‘Ma’, a Japanese term that acknowledges the dynamic relationship between objects and their surrounding environment.

Form*werks Studios

Form*werks Studios is a full service Architecture and Design firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, specializing in site-specific architecture for clients across the globe whose mission is to foster harmony and enjoyment through the design of complete environments that serve both artistic vision and practical function – custom built around the clients’ lifestyle.

Salazar Associates Architects Ltd.

Luis Salazar opened his private practice in 1977. Since that time, Salazar Associates Architects, Ltd. has successfully completed a variety of projects in the areas of residential, commercial, and industrial, as well as environmental architecture.

Knoell & Quidort Architects

Knoell & Quidort Architects has practiced continuously in Arizona since 1978. Recognized for excellence and innovation, the firm has been honored with numerous professional awards for architecture, planning and interior design, for residential, commercial and public uses.

Drewett Works

Architects. Designers. Creatives. Purveyors of abstract thought. Drewett Works, located in the Waterfront District of historic downtown Scottsdale, is an award-winning and frequently published architecture firm specializing in luxury residential, clubhouse, and boutique commercial projects.

PHX Architecture

PHX Architecture is a full service architectural firm that specializes in the process of creating dynamic architecture that is inspired by the site and unique to each client. Founded in 2002 by award winning Architect Erik Peterson, AIA/NCARB.

Kendle Design Collaborative

Founded in 2002 by architect Brent Kendle AIA, LEED AP, Kendle Design Collaborative focuses its practice on regionally inspired architecture and design that embodies beauty, craft and sustainability. They take a holistic approach offering full service architecture, planning, interior architecture as well as interior design and landscape architecture services through our talented collaborators.

StudioROEDER

Passion for both the craft of building and the art of design, StudioROEDER is a multidisciplinary studio engaged in providing design, construction, and custom fabrication services. Approach to each project, regardless of scale or type, aims to amplify a sense of place and purpose while being responsibly connected to it’s context and function. Design excellence is achieved through the investigation of spatial relationships coupled with the appropriate use of materials and construction methods along with a thorough understanding of the clients programmatic and budgetary needs. Works ranging from public design projects to custom fabrication provide a sense of intimacy & exploration between the user and their environment.

Ibarra Rosano Design Architects

Luis Ibarra and Teresa Rosano are native Tucsonans and graduates of the University of Arizona College of Architecture. In 1999, they founded Ibarra Rosano Design Architects, and have since earned national recognition as one of Arizona’s top design firms. Their work has been published internationally and has received numerous regional and national awards.

RD Design Team

Dora Castillo is an Architect, Realtor, and Developer, and she brings all these talents together in creating remarkable infill projects in Phoenix. Dora and her husband Rafael Castro, who is also an Architect and a Builder, create infill projects that are an expression of modern design, use sustainable building strategies, and fulfill a social mission to improve neighborhoods.

Clint Miller Architect

Clint Miller’s projects have been honored in an AIA Homes of the Year competition, have been recognized in an AIA Historical Preservation Exhibit and in AIA Home Tours. As well, his work has been featured in Phoenix Home and Garden and other noteworthy publications. Clint’s designs feature simple and indigenous materials.

Gerard Architecture

Ethan Gerard heads an architecture and design practice specializing in well-crafted residential, commercial and academic projects with a regional modernist bent and strong emphasis on attentive client service, detail, sustainable design and custom furniture design. Projects for clientele include residences in Arizona, southern California, the tri-state New York area and British Virgin Islands. Clientele are based throughout the US and worldwide.

Secrest Architecture

Located in Tucson Arizona, Secrest Architecture is an award-winning design studio committed to creating architecture that inspires and enriches. Secrest provides services from schematic designs through

optima

Once a partner at Helmut Jahn’s firm Murphy/Jahn, Mr. Hovey departed to form Optima which builds modernist houses and spectacular high-rise buildings in a completely effective and thoughtful manner.

MARK RYAN STUDIO

214 E. Roosevelt
Phoenix, AZ 85004
602.495.1881

Organic Design Workshop

Organic Design Workshop was formed in 2003 when Gustad Irani and Yumi Doi teamed together with the shared vision of designing residential homes using the principles they had learned as apprentices and architects at Taliesin West. Both Irani and Doi studied at Taliesin and eventually became members of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Edward B. Sawyer Architect

Ned Sawyer remains one of the few Modernist Architects in the Valley that can truly trace his early influential experience to working with Alfred Newman Beadle. His designs are among the best examples of Modern Architecture in the Valley and remain highly sought after and increasingly appreciated.

Alfred Newman Beadle

Widely recognized as one of the great modernist architects of our time, Al Beadle created a legacy of contemporary design like no other. Trained in construction during World War II as a Seabee, he built a variety of commercial and residential projects, all with a serious design rigor an a palette of precise yet obtainable materials, reflective perhaps of both his “can-do” time as a SeeBee and his dedication to Modernism.

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Ralph Haver

Known for his distinct Mid-Century Modern designs, homes by Ralph Haver brought elegant modern design sensibility to the masses and made it popular on a large success. Haver and his firm designed much of postwar Phoenix, contributing designs for churches, schools, municipal buildings, malls, multifamily housing, tract housing and custom homes. Although his designs are ubiquitous, verification is rare, as renderings and records were destroyed when the firm finally went out of business in 1993.

J.Moffatt + Associates

Jim Moffatt has lived in Arizona since 1974. He began his architectural career working under George Christensen in 1986. In 2002 Jim created J.Moffatt + Associates, Inc. focusing on exceptional, livable homes.

Jerry Little

Jerry Little, architect – AIA SEAD architecture+construction Studio for the Exploration of Architecture in the Desert. SEAD believes in thoughtful architectural designs specific to sites and owners. Projects are seen as opportunities to enhance the surrounding physical environment and inspire the owner, user and casual observer.

Chonka Projekt

Chonka Projekt is the recognized Architecture, Interiors and Design practice with special concerns for Desert Integrated Single Family and Multi Family Residential Design. Each commission undertaken places creative and responsive emphasis to place, spatial interaction, light, context and the environment in response to site, client and budgetary needs. Central to CHONKA PROJEKT is an underlying fundamental truth of systemic structures and building material integrity.

Jacques LeBlanc

Jacques LeBlanc and Jackson Huggins of REALMarchitecture+design created a business based on one simple philosophy. Create comfortable spaces that allow the most enjoyable experience possible. The firm began with a focus on residential architecture in Arizona and has expanded to luxury residential in Vancouver, B.C.

David Dick Architect / David Dick AIA

David Dick has specialized in custom home design for over 25 years. His background, education, and experience enable him to continually be innovative and versatile. David, a second generation architect, has collaborated with many of the top home builders and specialty craftsmen in the Valley. The relationships he has fostered with them is based on his respect for the industry and the individual craftsmen.  David was also named 2011 Master of the Southwest.

Architect Blaine Drake

Mr. Drake was one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s original apprentices and went on to establish his Arizona practice in 1945. According to ASU, Mr. Drake designed approximately two hundred projects during his career, nearly two-thirds of which were constructed. Thankfully, for us in Arizona, most of his work was in the Phoenix area and focused on residential architecture, though he also designed office, medical, and apartment buildings and churches. Mr. Drake was one of the few Wright apprentices to pursue a successful independent practice. He was an advocate of energy-efficient design in the desert. He received national and international recognition for his work. Blaine Drake retired from architectural practice in 1985. His remaining buildings are indeed very special.

Cosanti

Cosanti in Paradise Valley, Arizona is the residence and sculpture studio of the late Paolo Soleri and his staff. Soleri began work on the experimental buildings in the mid 1950’s. Designated as an Arizona Historic Site, Cosanti presents a unique bio-climatic architectural environment.

Taliesin Architects

Taliesin Architects (TA) is the continuation of the architectural practice established by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1893. TA was formally formed in 1959 by Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, the Taliesin Apprentices and Colleagues to complete Wright’s active projects and since that time continue to create original work.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Recognized the World over as one of the Greatest Architects of our recent times, Mr. Wright has left an enduring legacy of work, especially in Arizona thanks to his pioneering school at Taliesin West. Arizona is fortunate to have may talented students and Fellows of Mr. Wright who have built, and continue to design, buildings in Arizona.

Calvin C Straub

Few architects and educators have had such a pervasive influence on architecture as Calvin C Straub. He created an important body of work as the senior partner of Buff Straub and Hensmen, both previous students at USC. His desert residence continued and extended the legacy of “design with climate” and preceded the now popular “green movement” in architecture by some 30 years.

Paul Christian Yaeger

This talent Mid-Century Modernist left the Valley with a rich legacy of homes that reflect his Taliesin inspired design ethic, yet retain a true personal style that was revered locally by the likes of Barry Goldwater, who selected Yaeger to design his personal residence.

Rob Wellington Quigley

Rob Wellington Quigley, FAIA, is a full-service architecture and planning firm with offices in San Diego and Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1978, The firms work is consistently celebrated for its artistic quality, with efforts grounded in concern for budget and schedule.

KristineWoolseyStudio

KristineWoolseyStudio, Inc. was born from a desire to provide a total design experience, creating complete environments that serve both artistic vision and practical function. KristineWoolseyStudio provides architecture, interior design, and construction services for a variety of clients from major corporations to individual residential owners.

Elizabeth Rosensteel Designs

Elizabeth Rosensteel makes space dance. She sculpts it. She molds it. Abandoning traditional assumption of interior design, she wraps objects around an interior, granting them a timeless status. Simply, precisely, determinedly, she creates living spaces stripped
of clutter and debris – space reverberating with intensity, complexity, and
joy. Elizabeth Rosensteel gives space, space.

Gehry Partners

Gehry Partners, LLP is a full service firm with broad international experience in academic, commercial, museum, performance, and residential projects. Frank Gehry established his practice in Los Angeles, California in 1962. The Gehry partnership, Gehry Partners, LLP, was formed in 2002 and currently supports a staff of over 160 people.

The Ranch Mine

The Ranch Mine is a national award-winning, husband & wife architecture firm in Phoenix that specializes in designing homes for people with the pioneer spirit, the dreamers and seekers that continue to push the envelope to create a better life. The majority of our work is comprised of infill houses and significant renovations and additions to modest ranch homes, mid-century modern homes and historic properties.

Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas founded the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in 1975 together with Elia and Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp. In 1995, his book S,M,L,XL summarized the work of OMA and established connections between contemporary society and architecture. He heads the work of both OMA and AMO, the conceptual branch of OMA focused on social, economical and technological developments and exploring territories beyond architectural and urban concerns.

Richard Neutra

Richard Neutra was born in Vienna in 1892, and emigrated to the US in 1929. The architecture of Vienna left a sense of richness and elegance that was to emerge in his mature work, but in entirely new forms. In southern California Neutra developed an especially appropriate regional architecture, adding a new dimension and direction to the regional design systems.

Pierre Koenig

Mr Koenig apprenticed in the offices of Raphael Soriano; Edward Fickett; Kistner, Wright and Wright; Jones and Emmons. He Built his first architecturally exposed steel and glass house while a third year architectural student at USC in 1950. Koenig designed Case Study House No. 22, easily one of the most famous Modern houses of all; instantly recognized with the cityscape of LA in the backdrop and immortalized in Photo by Julius Shulman.

John Lautner

John Lautner was an influential American architect whose work in Southern California combined progressive engineering and materials with highly expressive design. He stands among the most successful of Taliesin graduates. In Los Angeles, his dynamic and diverse residential designs such as “Silvertop” and the renowned “Chemosphere” are icons not to be missed.

R.M. Schindler

R.M. Schindler (1887–1953) was born in Vienna, where he studied under architects Otto Wagner and Adolf Loos. Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s 1910 Wasmuth portfolio, he came to Chicago in 1914 and began to work for Wright in 1918. Wright sent him to Los Angeles in 1920 to supervise the construction of the Hollyhock House. Unlike other Californian architects most of his projects were private houses for clients with limited budgets. Schindler remains one of our favorite Architects here at Jarson & Jarson.

Charles Sumner Greene

Charles Sumner Greene (1868–1957) and Henry Mather Greene (1870–1954) were brothers born in Brighton, Ohio. After becoming Architects, in 1893, their parents, who had moved to the “little country town” of Pasadena, requested that their sons move out to California and join them. Their art would culminate between 1907 and 1909 with the construction of the “ultimate bungalows” — one of which is the Gamble House in Pasadena.

[merz] project

[merz]project is an architecture and urban design collaborative that specializes in both commercial and residential projects. We provide extensive research of codes, structural systems, mechanical systems, and innovative building materials in order to constantly maximize design integration within specific cost restraints. No matter the scale or project, we always seek perfection.

Hayes Studio

Since the launch of Hayes, Inc. over twenty years ago, the award-winning firm’s growing portfolio of critically-acclaimed design work, lead by Owner Catherine Hayes, delivers integrated design services, all rooted from a focused conceptual narrative and solidarity. A few of their design projects include Valley favorites La Grande Orange, Kaleidoscope Juice, and the new Buck & Rider.

Blank Studio Design + Architecture

blank studio design + architecture was created to honor the capacity for architecture to challenge, inspire and elevate design awareness in an environment directed toward increasingly simplistic and synthetic solutions. The design process centers upon investigation and synthesis, the experiential use of space, an authentic expression of materiality, and the engagement of the senses.

C L A Y Architecture & Design

Clay Architecture & Design creates innovative spaces that deliver undeniable appeal and serve clearly defined purposes. From residential endeavors to commercial interiors, they uphold the same values and standards in every task they take on, adopting a responsible approach that reflects the needs of not only today, but tomorrow.

2225 E McDowell Rd Phoenix, AZ 85006 – 602-296-7909 – hello@clayphx.com

Try Design

Try Design creates striking images and unique digital experiences for the building, design, and development industries. Try Design is a multidisciplinary architectural visualization and rendering studio based in Scottsdale, AZ. They have been providing enticing digital experiences, photo real renderings, and architectural graphics for the building industry since 2010.

La Casa Builders

La Casa Builders has been a local, family owned company, since 1991 and prides itself on building quality homes and lasting relationships. Ron Steege and Tim Larson, co-founders of La Casa Builders Inc., have balanced the delicate beauty of the Sonoran Desert with artistic design and the unique vision of the homeowner in each of the custom homes they build.

Equilibrium Design Build

Based in Phoenix, Equilibrium provides innovative architectural and construction services for custom residential work, including remodels, additions and new construction.

Biegner-Murff Architects

Every architecture project is a unique blend of a place, people and their needs. Biegner-Murff Architects’ work is a collaboratively and creatively driven response to the potential each project offers. Though rooted in residential architecture, their practice includes commercial architecture, infill development and landscape design. Susan Biegner and Scott Murff’s experience in architectural practice is complimented by a commitment to architectural education, with Scott having served as a member of the Arizona State University Architecture faculty for 25 years.

3rd story

3rd story is a passionate and tenacious team from the fields of architecture, interior design, land planning, hospitality, health care, and wellness industries. Their diverse staff collectively enables a dynamic and collaborative work environment. Together they bring thoughtful, intelligent, and holistic designs to create exciting and memorable places and spaces. As a team, they enjoy helping people elevate their lives through architecture, interior design, and land planning.