team
Meet the talented architects, designers, and planners at Taylor Lombardo Architects. Our award-winning team specializes in custom homes, wineries, hospitality projects, and land planning throughout California, the United States, and internationally.
Team
Favorite Drink: Pinot Noir
Favorite Building Department: The one that gives us our permit
Favorite Movie: Dr. Strangelove
Favorite Sport to Play: Softball
Favorite Sport to Coach: Soccer
Tom Taylor
Partner
Favorite Drink: Negroni
Favorite Cake: Chocolate, but anything with sugar works
Favorite Famous Architect: Tom Taylor
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Travel Destination: New York City, during the holidays
Maurice Lombardo
Partner
Favorite Drink: Jalapeño Margarita
Favorite Building: California Academy of Sciences
Favorite Ice Cream: Chunky Monkey or Cherry Garcia
Favorite Time of Day: Twilight
Favorite Building Material: Legos
Laurie Rittman
Office Manager
Favorite Drink: IPA
Favorite Cake: Tres Leches
Favorite Palace: The Alhambra
Favorite Yoga Pose: Happy Baby
Favorite Sports: Tennis and Ping Pong
Leta Sterner
Architect
Favorite Drink: Unfiltered Wheat Beer
Favorite Book: Persuasion
Favorite Building Material: Concrete
Favorite Design/Build: Rural Studio
Favorite Superpower: Flying / Levitation
Favorite Drink: Gin and tonic with St. George
Favorite Book: Outlander
Favorite Cartoon Character: Minions
Favorite Hobby: Cooking
Favorite Sport: Volleyball
Pam Lao
Designer
Favorite drink: Espresso Martini or Pisco Sour
Favorite cake: Pancakes
Favorite Building: Palais Garnier in Paris
Favorite Hobby: Traveling and baking
Favorite Travel Destination: Anywhere new
Favorite Drink: Coffee
Favorite Sport: Skating and Surfing
Favorite Hot Sauce: Tabasco
Favorite On-Screen Characters: Llewelyn Moss and James Bond
Favorite Hobby: 1964 Airstream Renovation with my wife
Nicholas Naumann
Designer
Favorite Drink: Sake, Tea or Whiskey
Favorite National Park: Yosemite
Favorite Hobby: Photography
Favorite Comic Strip: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz
Favorite Animal: Capybara
Fanny Lee
Architect
Favorite Drink: Mojito and Paloma
Favorite Architect: Antoni Gaudí
Favorite Season: Fall
Favorite Fruit: Champagne Mango
Favorite Cartoon Character: Prince Zuko from Avatar
Johannah Bordelon
Designer
Favorite drink: Piña colada
Favorite sport: Snowboarding
Favorite wild animal: Otters
Favorite building: Basílica de la Sagrada Família
Favorite day trip destination: Disneyland/Six flag
Eve Hu
Designer
Roochie & Olive
Kelsey Stearns
Designer
Favorite drink: Mojito
Favorite movie: Spirited Away
Favorite season: Summer
Favorite building; Guggenheim Museum
Favorite painting: The Blue Veil by Edmund Charles Tarbell
Mujia Lin
Designer
Favorite number: 7
Favorite sports: Yoga & Racquet Sports
Favorite moment of the day: Sunset
Favorite smell: Forest After Rain
Jen Xu
Designer
Clover (Moo)
Andrew Justin Villanueva
Designer
Favorite Drink: Boulevardier
Favorite Architect: Antoni Gaudí
Favorite Movie: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Favorite Travel Destination: Tuscany
Favorite Hobby: Cooking or trying new restaurants
Josh Berliner
Architect
Favorite Drink: Tapatio Reposado
Favorite Animal: Sea Turtles
Favorite Book: Cookbooks
Favorite Travel Destination: Japan
Favorite Sport: Swimming
Rae Kobayashi
Graphic Designer