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Anne was featured as the member spotlight in the April 2015 issue of AIA Las Vegas' Forum newsletter.

Check out the full issue on the AIA Las Vegas website, or read a bit here:


I AM A MEMBER OF AIA BECAUSE….I am a member because it is crucial to be part of an organization that binds together our design community and informs the public about what design professionals do. The AIA’s programs, educational opportunities, and exposure to other professionals in the field have been a benefit. I see AIA Las Vegas as valuable to both developing and established design professionals.

Biography: I am an architect, graphic artist, wife, and mother. The process of juggling these roles contributes to who I am and how our firm approaches architecture. We listen to our clients to learn what is important to them, and strive to balance sustainability, beauty, and function. In-house, mentoring and growing talent is a privilege. On a weekly basis, our office takes time to seek design inspiration.

I am an Arizona native and obtained my first degree at Arizona State University. After working for a time in Phoenix, we relocated to Columbus, Ohio for nine years, and I obtained my professional degree at Ohio State University. I had the experience of working in small, mid-sized and corporate practices and exposure to project types ranging from K-12 education, remodels of historic residential properties, hospital emergency wings, corporate/commercial, and higher education. The intensive working experience, diversity of project types and practice management styles equipped me to start a practice in Las Vegas when our family relocated for a job opportunity at UNLV. Concurrently, as an artistic outlet, I started a greeting card business that caters to state and national parks and retail consumers.

Here in the Las Vegas Valley after over eleven years, the architecture practice has evolved to include government clientele in addition to residential and commercial work. Implementation of sustainable practices and a graphic sensibility are foundational to our projects. Within these arenas, we have carved out a niche of top-notch service combined with artistic sensitivity and a reputation for meeting unique challenges.

See the full article for more…
  1. What is the most important thing you’ve learned? 
  2. What is your favorite piece of architecture? Why? 
  3. Where will you be in 20 years?
  4. What person, living or dead, would you most like to have dinner with?

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