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Philip Banta
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The firm’s work reflects Philip’s dedication to the idea that necessity can be consistently transformed into an art of invention. Through a portfolio of award winning work he has achieved wide recognition for leading a practice that integrates architecture with energy design, economy, landscape and motion. He builds the right technical team around each project while participating in all major design issues from concept through details. He received his BA from Harvard University’s Visual and Environmental Studies program and his MArch from UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design, lecturing both there and at the University of Texas at Austin. Philip heads up several international and Bay Area non-profit design efforts aimed at improving basic health services and civic infrastructure. He and his wife actively participate in the rural community of Nicasio where they live with their four children.
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Robert McGillis
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As a design principal and the director of all aspects of the firm’s production, Robert provides the essential bridge between clients and their goals. His ability to resolve competing program agendas by identifying needs in place of preferences has won him the loyalty of user groups, contractors, and company CEO’s. In his two decades of professional experience he has combined architectural talent with consensus building to reconcile design intent within budget limitations, resulting in some of the firm’s finest design work and most satisfied clients. Robert earned his architecture degree from Cal Poly State University at San Luis Obispo and completed the International Design Studies program at the Royal Architecture Academy in Copenhagen. He lives with his wife and daughter in Oakland where he is involved in numerous professional and community groups. |
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