Team

  • A middle-aged man with short white hair, wearing a black turtleneck sweater, standing with arms crossed in front of a white brick wall.

    Tom Taylor

    Partner

    Drink: Pinot Noir

    Building Department: The one that gives us our permit

    Movie: Dr. Strangelove

    Sport to Play: Softball

    Sport to Coach: Soccer

  • Smiling man with gray hair wearing a black T-shirt standing against a white brick wall.

    Maurice Lombardo

    Partner

    Drink: Negroni

    Cake: Chocolate, but anything with sugar works

    Architect: Tom Taylor

    Holiday: Christmas

    Destination: New York City, during the holidays

  • A smiling middle-aged woman with short, wavy blonde hair standing in front of a white brick wall, wearing a white blouse and a long necklace.

    Laurie Rittman

    Office Manager

    Drink: Jalapeño Margarita

    Building: California Academy of Sciences

    Ice Cream: Chunky Monkey or Cherry Garcia

    Time of Day: Twilight

    Building Material: Legos

  • A woman smiling, wearing glasses and a dark gray t-shirt, standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Leta Sterner

    Architect

    Drink: IPA

    Cake: Tres Leches

    Palace: The Alhambra

    Yoga Pose: Happy Baby

    Sports: Tennis and Ping Pong

  • A woman with glasses and long dark hair, smiling and wearing a black top, standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Pam Lao

    Designer

    Drink: Gin and tonic with St. George

    Book: Outlander

    Cartoon Character: Minions

    Hobby: Cooking

    Sport: Volleyball

  • Man with dark hair wearing a blue checkered shirt standing against a white brick wall

    Nicholas Naumann

    Designer

    Drink: Coffee

    Sport: Skating and Surfing

    Hot Sauce: Tabasco

    On-Screen Characters: Llewelyn Moss and James Bond

    Hobby: 1964 Airstream Renovation with my wife

  • Woman smiling in front of a white brick wall, wearing a light-colored blouse with decorative details around the collar.

    Fanny Lee

    Architect

    Drink: Unfiltered Wheat Beer

    Book: Persuasion

    Building Material: Concrete

    Design/Build: Rural Studio

    Superpower: Flying / Levitation

  • A woman with blonde hair smiling, dressed in a white shirt, standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Kelsey Stearns

    Designer

    Drink: Espresso Martini or Pisco Sour

    Cake: Pancakes

    Building: Palais Garnier in Paris

    Hobby: Traveling and baking

    Travel Destination: Anywhere new

  • A young man with short black hair, wearing a black shirt, smiling, standing against a white brick wall.

    Andrew Justin Villanueva

    Designer

    Drink: Sake, Tea or Whiskey

    National Park: Yosemite

    Hobby: Photography

    Comic Strip: Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz

    Animal: Capybara

  • A young woman with long dark hair smiling in front of a white brick wall, wearing a white top.

    Johannah Bordelon

    Designer

    Drink: Mojito and Paloma

    Architect: Antoni Gaudí

    Season: Fall

    Fruit: Champagne Mango

    Cartoon Character: Prince Zuko from Avatar

  • A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a black top and a light blue vest, standing against a white brick wall and smiling at the camera.

    Mujia Lin

    Designer

    Drink: Mojito

    Movie: Spirited Away

    Season: Summer

    Building: Guggenheim Museum

    Painting: The Blue Veil by Edmund Charles Tarbell

  • A man with glasses and short brown hair, wearing a gray button-up shirt, smiling and standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Josh Berliner

    Architect

    Drink: Boulevardier

    Architect: Antoni Gaudí

    Movie: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

    Travel Destination: Tuscany

    Hobby: Cooking or trying new restaurants

  • A woman with long dark hair wearing a brown cardigan over a black shirt stands against a white brick wall.

    Eve Hu

    Designer

    Drink: Piña colada

    Sport: Snowboarding

    Wild animal: Otters

    Building: Basílica de la Sagrada Família

    Day trip destination: Disneyland/Six flags

  • A woman with black hair in a ponytail smiling in front of a white brick wall, wearing a light-colored turtleneck sweater.

    Jen Xu

    Designer

    Number: 7

    Sports: Yoga & Racquet Sports 

    Moment of the day: Sunset

    Smell: Forest After Rain 

  • A woman with shoulder-length dark hair smiling and wearing a navy blue top, standing in front of a white brick wall.

    Rae Kobayashi

    Graphic Designer

    Drink: Tapatio Reposado

    Animal: Sea Turtles

    Book: Cookbooks

    Travel Destination: Japan

    Sport: Swimming

  • Two poodles, one cream-colored and one brown, lying on a white sofa against a white brick wall.

    Roochie & Olive

  • A black and white dog sitting on a wooden floor in front of a white brick wall with abstract black and white artwork hanging above.

    Clover (Moo)