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Richard Dudzicki is the founder and director of RDA Architects Ltd.

Starting with a team of just 3 people and £2,000 funding from The Prince's Trust, RDA now employs a team of 10-15 people and is now turning over more than £1,000,000. The practice works on projects worth around £20 million. RDA are purveyors of BIM and are exploring the use of virtual reality in the Architectural Profession. The practice has a commitment to working with new technologies, off-site construction, and Passivhaus design. At least 20% of the time is spent working with R&D in the industry exploring new sustainable ideas. To date, RDA has built eight certified Passivhaus’s and are striving to meet London’s 2050 Net Zero commitment. As “ LETI Pioneers” Richard and his team are experts in this field.

Richard comes from a second-generation immigrant Polish-speaking family, born in London. He has travelled extensively in search of his family’s epic refugee and

2nd world war tale.

His undergraduate Architecture degree was gained in Liverpool, whilst gaining a distinction for his post-graduate qualification in London using Film as a base

for studying Architecture. He has been a lecturer for some ten years at Chelsea College of Art, Greenwich and Southbank University. He has had a column in Building Design, written in other publications and appeared on the BBC.

He has worked in Hong Kong and Mumbai as an Architect. Though the longing of his motorcycle explorations beckoned for him to carry on exploring the world on two wheels. From Nepal to India to the States on a Harley. He still prefers two wheels to four, though now cycling.

His firm RDA is an internationally experienced, multi-award-winning studio, celebrating 25 years in practice. Their core work is the design and delivery of innovative, ecologically sensitive buildings that encourage a better, cleaner way of living and working. They are highly regarded by clients and the industry for

delivering certified Passivhaus schemes, embracing modular and offsite construction, achieving planning on awkward or sensitive sites, and designing beautiful

bespoke interiors.

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Both born and raised in California

Torie’s Dad was a painting contractor

My Dad was a General Building contractor Both grew up in the industry. Married 30 years, 2 kids, 2 grandkids, we are General Contractors who specialize in difficult builds and save projects.

Gregg Smith is a team leader on and off camera. Strategist with a reputation for motivating the workforce through positive reinforcement. Design-build expert in all phases of construction, Licensed General Contractor and Building Inspector. 

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Hoek founders Conor Coghlan and Brian Chu met while studying Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. After practicing Architecture in New York for a number of years they both decided to start their own design and fabrication firm, A05 Studio.

Born in Dublin, Ireland, Conor came to the US in 2012. Conor received the Peter Rice Scholarship to the Harvard Graduate School of Design and graduated with a Masters in Architecture in 2015. He then worked for world-renowned Architect Toshiko Mori before founding the design-build firm A05 Studio. Conor was selected as one top emerging designers by ICFF in 2019 and has continued to innovate within the design industry most recently with the development of Hoek.

Brian graduated from the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a master's degree in architecture. He has been the lead designer and fabricator for multiple public installations throughout NYC. Before Founding A05 Studio, Brian worked for various architecture firms such as Grimshaw Architects, StudioKCA, RMA, and DDG Partners.

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As a young girl, Stefani watched, intrigued by her Dad’s architectural penmanship and drafting skills, as he designed and built their personal family home. From there, she was constantly sketching designs for “the perfect floorplan” and soaking up any design magazines she could get her hands on.

After high school graduation she spent her first two years of college studying Architecture at BYU Idaho. Widening her educational breadth, she changed her major to Interior Design and transferred to the FIDER-accredited Interior Design program at Utah State University. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from USU with her BS degree in 1996 and became NCIDQ certified in 2007. 

Throughout her 20+ years of design and construction experience, Stefani has worked as a staff designer for a boutique retailer, in furniture sales, as an independent design consultant, and as the lead architectural designer for a custom and production home builder. Her 10+ years designing homes for the custom and production builders gave Stefani an insider’s edge into quality and value- engineered home design and construction.

In 2015, Stefani opened her own residential design firm, Domani Home Design. Her typical clients are homeowners looking to “level up” their home environment. The home designs Stefani produces for them utilizes her unique SMART Cycle of Design© to create quality plans that tell the homeowners’ stories and fits their own personal lifestyle through the finished floor plans.

Stefani’s home designs have won multiple awards including several People’s Choice Award for the Cache Valley HBA’s Parade of Homes. Most recently, Stefani was privileged to implement her SMART Cycle of Design© for The House That She Built that was featured in the 2021 Utah Valley Parade of Homes. She is continuing her participation and volunteer work with the mission of THTSB to educate and provide opportunities for other women to join the residential construction industry.

Her design training courses teaching the SMART Cycle of Design© will be launched in the spring of 2022. She can be found on most social media platforms under the DomaniHomeDesign handle.

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“Hi there, I'm Donna, the face behind the name. Armed with a flat white and a fierce commitment to great design, the majority of my professional time is spent designing for our existing ongoing Clients. Throughout the year, I take on a limited number of custom commissions and specialise in Full-Service Interior Design and Full Home Furnishing for medium to large-scale Projects In short, I re-connect people with their homes in ways they never thought possible, add serious value and make it look next-level great. My talented Team and I have designed homes for clients locally, nationally, and internationally — we regularly work with ridiculously awesome clients like you, the ones ready to realise their dream and see a return on their investment. I'm married to a handsome guy named Mark, and we both run busy, sleep-defying businesses with the help of our non-stop-talking 12-year-old son and a much-loved coffee machine.

So nice to meet you!”

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From a television news investigative reporter to journalism to being featured on HGTV’s Unfinished Business as a host & designer, Shay Holland displays her passion for interior design.

Shay developed a love for design alongside her father. From a young age, Shay spent countless hours in her dad’s basement workroom learning to sand, stain, and restore antiques and barn sale finds to mix in with pieces he’d bring back from his tours of duty. Her father’s legacy lives on through her hard work ethic, creating something mundane into an adventure.

Shay honed skills in building houses with Habitat for Humanity, managing a design showroom, and taking night classes to earn her contractor’s license. Shay loves working with her hands and the idea of exploring the world from a living room.

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MC&Co Trend is a collaboration of globally experienced consultants and researchers with extensive experience in brand, product development, merchandise architecture, and marketing within the home lifestyle consumer goods sector. They scout far and wide to identify and map the latest home and lifestyle trends in furniture, homewares, interiors, gifting, colour, patterns and materials.

“We are passionate about working with companies large and small, inspiring them to create strong, differentiated brands and successful product offerings.” Michael Cleghorn, Managing Director

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As Principal Architect and Founder at Murphy Partners Seniors Housing Architects, Bob has both a Bachelor of Environmental Studies and a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Waterloo. He founded the original firm, A. Robert Murphy Architect Inc., in 1984. With experience in commercial, residential, and mixed-use properties, Bob found his niche with his very first seniors housing project in 1985. Since then, he has spent over 35 years honing his craft, both in design and in creatively approaching Seniors Housing projects with the skills and knowledge of a specialist architect. 

Bob's passion for providing beautiful, safe, functional housing for seniors comes from his lifelong admiration for the "greatest generation" - and his charitable work shows it. He is a frequent donor to a variety of fundraising events for Seniors.

As Principal Architect, Bob is actively engaged in every assignment the firm undertakes. He ensures all projects translate successfully from the planning and design stage into construction and beyond. He establishes and maintains positive relationships with key stakeholders throughout their duration to see that each project runs smoothly and resolves any concerns promptly and efficiently. He leads the design team to prepare working drawings and specifications and allocates staff resources to ensure project commitments are delivered on time and in keeping with best practices. Bob particularly loves the Construction Site, because that is where ideas become reality, and he plays an active role in the Field Review and Site Meetings for every project.

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This week is the last of the AIAAustin Homes Tour podcast episodes and no better way to end it than speaking to Clara & Kevin about the energy-driven home Vastu, Western Texas.

Dick Clark + Associates is a full-service architecture and interior design firm based in Austin, whose work covers a wide range of project types from custom residential to large commercial projects. Dick Clark + Associates has been creating memorable, landmark projects and inspirational spaces that capture the unique quality and lifestyle of Austin and the Hill Country for over 42 years.

Clara Paterson works at Dick Clark associates, in the role of senior associate. As well as Kevin Gallaugher who is a partner within the Dick Clark associates Architecture and Interior Designs.

Together they worked to design the Vastu home within West Austin on the AIA Austin Homes Tour.

AIA Austin Homes Tour 2022 Tickets release on the 22nd of October! Don’t miss out… https://registration.socio.events/e/aiaaustinhomestour22

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Tim Cuppett is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture. After an

internship in San Francisco, he has had the luxury of residing and practicing in Austin for

over three decades.

Cuppett is a registered Architect and Interior Designer. After a decade of working for a large

commercial firm, Cuppett began his practice focused on single-family homes. He led the

firm to multiple design awards from AIA Austin and the Texas Society of Architects. His work has

been published in local and regional magazines including Southern Living’s “Best New

Home 2014”. In 2016 Cuppett welcomed Dave Kilpatrick as a Partner in the firm. Together

their homes have been featured in six of the last ten AIA Austin homes tours.

Dave Kilpatrick is a graduate of the University of Texas, School of Architecture and a Central Texas

native. Before joining Tim Cuppett Architects in 2011, he spent time drawing houses in Southern

California and west of Austin. Somewhere during that time, he took a sabbatical to swing a

hammer in South Texas. Dave joined Tim as a partner in 2016 and was flattered to have his

name added to the masthead in 2021.

As a child, Dave spent hours in the family gallery and frame shop building chipboard models

and hawking refrigerator-quality paintings to the gallery’s patrons. Other after-school days were

spent at the family’s ad agency watching the graphic designers create page layouts. It is likely,

these experiences, that shaped his affinity for composing architecture from a graphic

perspective.

When he is not working, Dave’s wife, three kids and perpetual tinkering on his central Austin,

mid-century home keep him very busy. He also sneaks out to the golf course from time to time.

Dave is registered to practice Architecture in Texas and Minnesota.

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