Erik Peterson founded in 2002 and continues to oversee the company's diverse lifestyle projects, including high-end luxury residential estates, country clubs, golf clubhouses, signature resorts, and restaurants. Originally from the Chicago suburbs, Peterson received his Bachelor of Architecture degree at Iowa State University and completed his master’s degree at Arizona State University before going on to oversee such prestigious projects as the homes of Vince Vaughn and Randy Johnson, the Saint Marc restaurant in Century City, and the new design for the Miraval Resort. Peterson was awarded the American Institute of Architects Young Gun Award and was recently named Master of the Southwest by Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine in 2014. He has been named Best Architect from AZ Foothills Magazine and No. 1 in the Phoenix Business Journal Book of Lists for Architecture Firms. Learn more in our Q&A below.
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October may feel light-years away, but based on previous experience (see: every year that's ever come before this one), summer will be over in a snap and fall festivities will be upon us any second.
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When you experience Shantell Martin’s work in person, or hear her speak, your life changes. You begin to think in a more complex way and see the world from a new perspective.
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Let's be honest: the world is feeling a little chaotic. gets it. The Bay Area-based designer built her eponymous firm on the premise that one's home should serve as a personal oasis from the increasingly noisy outside world. Taking each client's unique passions and hobbies into consideration, Spence creates carefully curated spaces that are clean, calm, and embody pure classic luxury. Learn more in our Q&A below.
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I backed into it. I had a career in business but always designed, remodeled and/or built my own homes. There was an inflection point at which the creativity and freedom of designing homes coincided with my need for a break from the corporate world. Fortunately, I had a bit of an installed base comprised of family and friends that had been asking me to design their homes for quite some time. Else>>>
When designing a 2,100 square-foot home on the Stinson Lagoon in Marin County, Cass Calder Smith - Architecture + Design was eager to step outside of the traditional beach house style and create a more modern, refined residence.
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