Katherine Lord 

AIA, LEED AP, Principal

Katherine Lord has decades of experience as an architect specializing in educational (university and K - 12), healthcare, and retirement projects. As one of the Principals at Lord Architecture, Kathy is an established and successful Principal/Manager who closely works with the owner to achieve successful projects. She also insures the quality of the projects by working closely with the design team, the approving agencies, CDE, APSC, and DSA, as well as the consultants and contractors. She has a proven track record with understanding the balance required to complete successful projects that addresses the owner's needs, design, code implications, energy usage, and construction. She has been on many teams that have included the contractor and their team from the very beginning of a project. Her LEED accreditation has formalized the work she has been practicing since 1973, which is to advocate sustainable design elements that are cost effective and fit with the owner's current desires and long-term maintenance requirement.

R. Bennett Lord Jr.

Principal

Bennett Lord also has achieved several decades of experience specializing in educational facilities, religious institutions, large commercial and residential developments, and diverse government buildings. Bennett is involved in coordinating client's project needs and with the associated consultants, artists and craftsmen, plus public local and state agencies. His responsibilities include all phases of master planning, programming and feasibility studies, schematic design, design development, construction administration, and project management. His projects include new construction, building modernization, and renovation of historic structures.

Luis Jaramillo

Luis Jaramillo has 5 years of experience in production and coordination for the design and construction of various types of public and private facilities. Luis' project experience in include K - 12 schools, residential, industrial buildings, and health care. Luis is responsible for technical design, preparation using BIM software of construction documents, presentation drawing and illustrations, consultant coordination, and construction  coordination. He has successful experience in working with DSA, OSHPD, and other public institutions.

Greg Golombek

Job Captain

Greg has 23 years of experience in architectural design and drafting. His expertise includes project documentation, detailing, client interaction, consultant coordination, and product/material research. Greg is responsible for documentation of new construction and renovation projects for the firm, including detailing, graphics, and presentation material. He is proficient in Revit, AutoCAD, Bluebeam, and other presentation software.

Alex Lord

Having been literally born into the profession, Alex has been a part of the Lord Architecture team long before he earned his degree in interior design. His role in the firm has expanded from interior design to include generating construction documents, coordinating with the consulting engineers, keeping on top of the CAD software, and preparing virtually all of the rendered images for the many projects in development and production.

Pat Wada

Project Architect

Pat has 20 years of experience in architectural project management. In addition to overseeing the design and preparation of construction document, she is adepts at coordinating with local planning departments and regulatory agencies such as the DSA for compliance. She has worked with school districts and other public agencies on the design projects funded form multiple sources and understand the complexity of working within fixed budgets and around academic calendars.