people
- studio members 1989-present
sergio aguilar · michael alexander · charles allen · ramon alvarez · anthony amidei · eric anderson · richard anthony jr. · emmanuel arzadon · dane astle · nicklaus astrauskas · thomas awai · suhoon bae · arny bailey · james barnett · grant bascom · david baur, it director · mike beene · michael bennett · gregory biallas · ramin bledsoe · jacob bodell · dieter borrell · chad brackman · robert briggs · terri briggs · catherine britt · danny brown · david brown · dorothy brown, office manager · doug brown, principal · tom brown · lynne buckwald · john cahoon · carlos carrasquillo · craig chapple · miro chun · johanna collins · jorge colon · jason comer, development manager · kenneth conner · jeff consbruck · cindy duchateu · dina consiglio · marlaina cortez · eddie curiel · amy dean · laura derrick · salvador doronio · ellen driscoll · kirt ecker · aaron ellsworth · stephen epstein · brian farling · jim flake · michael flanders · holly flint · jason fogland · karina fox · joseph franco · corinna fritsch · scott garvin · harold gebhardt, controller · khristina gerads · peter goldammer · juan gonzales · todd gordon · rachel green · mike grogan · justin gubler · ken harker · ron harris · thomas hartman · jamie henderson · jannel horney · jamie howdon · darren hunter · laura huston · rebecca huynh · scott irwin · mohenad itayim · meenal jalundhwala · rodrigo rada jaman · justin james · stephen jaycox · clifford johns · phillip johns · reid johnson · tessa jones · john kane, principal · christopher kelly · bryan king · jens kolb · aubree lambright · greg lambright, principal · jacob lambright · adam lass · robert lehman · robert lepore · frank lovato · scott marshall · charles martin · delicia orozco martinez · mike martinez · paul martinez · stephen marvin · mike masengarb · jay matthews · shannon mccoy · john-paul mcdaris · greg mcdowell · molly mcknight · sophia meger · karen milam · kim miller, marketing director · todd mion · mike monaghan · nick nevels · chris niesen · christopher o'reilley · bill osborne · robert ouellette · serina padilla · aimee parker · luis peris · brad pfahler · thomas piskor · mike powell · carey press · matthew pridemore · eliseo ramirez · pete rasmussen · tom reilly, director · gonzalo fernandez-reuter · lori rice · sharra rice · mark roddy · mitchell rohs · heather root · scott root · spencer root · alan rosen · glen ross · michael rosso · don rucker · rececca saeva · diane salvatore · joe salvatore, principal · ronaldo sanchez · ej sandoval · preston sands · paul schmidt · paul schnautz · patrick sheppard · sean sheridan · travis sheridan · talisa shevavesh · brie smith · robert smith · victoria snively · kevin spencer · kameron stewart · melissa sullivan · lee swanson · colton taylor · scott thomas · jeanie thorn · hiram todd · james tompkins · phillip trigas · amit upadhye · rachel usher · brian viney · eric voise · eric vollmer · andrew walker · patrick warnick · eric watson · john williams · matt winquist · glen wollenhaupt · ginger wooten · aschley yano · brandon young · michael young · ko yu · william zanyor
- John KaneFAIA LEED AP
John Kane is a founding partner and design principal with Architekton. Recognized by Architecture Magazine in 2002 as part of the AIA Desert School, a group of influential architects redefining desert modernism, John's designs are respected throughout the Southwest as a paradigm for an appropriate and sustainable architecture. Architekton's never-ending passion to be creative and innovative has resulted in more than 95 local and national citations for design excellence since 1989. John serves on the board of the Valley Forward Association. He is a member of the ASU College of Design Council for Design Excellence and a member of the Tempe Council Community Sustainability Committee. He is also a visiting critic and lecturer at schools of architecture around the country.
view resume (.pdf)- Joseph SalvatoreAIA LEED AP
Joseph Salvatore currently serves as Architekton's CEO overseeing the company's operations. In addition, he serves as project manager on many of the company's larger projects and has amassed a portfolio of nearly half a billion dollars worth of construction. Projects involving multiple levels of client input and that require an extraordinary focus on resource management are his area of expertise. Generally, Joe's projects are complex involving significantly higher than normal layers of sub-consultancy. He has personally developed Architekton's management tools that keep these projects on schedule, properly staffed and focused on quality. His unique style of management places him as the client's champion during the design and construction processes; a role that every client finds invaluable. Joe was Architekton's Director for the Tempe Center for the Arts and the Surprise City Hall and Public Safety Facility projects.
view resume (.pdf)- Greg LambrightRA
Gregory Lambright serves as Principal in Charge of religious projects, corporate projects and Architekton's development projects. One of the founding partners of Architekton, he is well known in the Southwest for his capability to effectively navigate government processes to ensure a smooth project outcome. He has become an expert at coordinating large-scale building programs and coordinating complex municipal entitlement. Greg has worked to complete more than 2,500 private sector, governmental, and commercial type projects, while always maintaining a strong client service ethic. Currently, Greg is the Managing Principal for the design of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Gilbert Temple.
view resume (.pdf)- Douglas BrownAIA CSI LEED AP
Douglas Brown is a founding Principal of Architekton and provides stable leadership that helps to guide the company's long-term strategy and daily operations. Doug strives to understand client expectations. He knows change is a constant and delivering what the client expects requires flexibility and anticipating the unexpected. He is a mentor to Architekton's design talent and fosters technical growth by maintaining a high standard of quality work. Doug was responsible for developing the company's formal quality assurance and quality control programs. He recently oversaw the construction of the Tempe Transportation Center - a LEED Platinum Registered project.
view resume (.pdf)- Tom ReillyAIA LEED AP
As Director, Tom Reilly creates initiatives related to collaborative design management, client development and strategic growth. Tom devotes his energies and talents to ensuring that the buildings we create achieve their creative potential and operational intent while honoring the investment of the owner. While he manages a diverse range of projects, Tom has universal success in facilitating teams that understand and exceed client expectations. He inspires teams to envision the extraordinary and find cost effective, creative ways to achieve that vision. A Phoenix native, he spent four years in the Navy Seabees building military bases around the world. He returned to Arizona and worked as a carpenter before obtaining his architectural degree at Arizona State University.
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