Case Studies Architecture & Design

Nelson Algaze and Rick Shlemmer founded Shlemmer Algaze Associates (SAA) in 2000 to fill a growing niche in southern California’s construction industry. More than 13 years later, the business operates out of six locations, with five in southern California and one in New Jersey. Altogether, SAA employs 130 professionals, specializing in diverse design services to […]

Sake Reindersma, AIA, is an architect first and foremost, but he’s also a sharp businessman and a straight shooter. In founding his own practice, Sake Reindersma Architecture (SRA 360), in September 2008, Sake found a way to be himself as much as possible. Today, he works alongside his wife and business partner, Monique Reindersma, AIA. […]

In 1981, only five years into his career, Shalom Baranes departed the architecture firm he worked for in Washington, D.C., to found Shalom Baranes Associates (SBA). SBA, with an office in the historic Georgetown neighborhood, has since been integral in shaping the urban landscape of the nation’s capital. Over the last three decades, the firm […]

Stevens & Wilkinson (S&W) has been offering design services to owners, developers and builders across the Southeast for 94 years. The team operates out of two locations: Atlanta, Ga., and Columbia, S.C. “We are one of the oldest practices in Georgia,” says Bill Clark, a principal at S&W, who has been in the industry since […]

With the ever-growing telecommunication industry, SAC Wireless LLC (SAC) is one of the nation’s leading contractors for building and operating wireless networks. SAC, headquartered in Schaumburg, Ill., provides services nationwide for major telecom operators, including AT&T Wireless, Clearwire, Cricket, GoGo, MetroPCS, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. SAC was founded in 1996 by a group of […]

For over a century Somerset Door & Column Company (Somerset) has been adding character to residential and commercial buildings through wood specialties. The Pennsylvania-based company is a premier manufacturer of architectural wood columns, pilasters, decorative capitals, porch posts, custom doors, fine wood entryways and accompanying millwork. Founded in 1906, Somerset has 107 years of experience […]