Gaylaird is a recognized expert in the design of educational facilities. His experience involves K-12 and higher education projects, including the design/renovation of individual buildings and campuses, and master plans that delineate strategies for future change and growth. Foundational to his work is a passion to inspire learning through creative and effective facilities design.

The Modern Architect is brought to you by Modlar and hosted by Tom Dioro, architect aficionado and principal of Accurate. It features interviews with renowned architects, influential industry veterans, and thought leaders who are helping shape design.

Tect App is a communication platform that empowers design professionals and specifiers to connect with building product experts from location-specific manufacturers.

FTF Engineering was established in 2002 and has offices in San Francisco and San Luis Obispo, California. FTF creates value by designing safe and enduring structures with integrity. They build in an evolving world to ensure communities are safe and businesses prosper.  

In 2021 Annie opened her second studio in tropical Palm Beach. While enjoying the inspirational beauty of both coasts, Annie and her team balance their designs with practicality.

Paul was trained as an architect in Ireland and founded McClean Design in 2000. Over the last fifteen years, the firm has grown into one of the leading contemporary residential design firms in the Los Angeles area committed to excellence in modern design.

Tom has received some of the world's highest design honors, including a National Design Award in Architecture from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, an Academy Award in Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and an election to the National Academy as an Academician in Architecture.

Tom has also received the AIA Seattle Medal of Honor as well as a Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Washington.

Founded in 2003, Kelly Architects has been instrumental in the success of the most noted venues in Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles. Our work reflects a layering of concepts, ideas, beliefs, cultures, desires, materials, interior design, budgets, city and code requirements, timing, personalities, location, entitlements and finally architecture.

Anders focuses on innovative designs for residential, commercial, restaurant and hotel projects. He is licensed as an architect in California, Texas, and Hawaii and is a certified green building professional.

He currently serves as President, Chief Executive and Lead Designer of Casey O'Callaghan Golf Course Design, Inc. in Newport Beach, California.

The company's focus is new golf course design, master planning, golf course restoration, and resort development projects throughout North America, Asia, and Latin America.

Casey is also a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley School of Environmental Design.

He launched James Bacchi Contemporary, a boutique Art Consultancy and by-appointment Collectors Art Salon, in Palm Springs, CA on September 1, 2021.

James Bacchi Contemporary focuses on representing and sourcing contemporary art worldwide for presentation and placement with private collections, corporations and museums.

Alvin is the founder and principal of Synthesis Design + Architecture and an Associate Professor at the University of Southern California, where he is also the Director of Graduate and Post-professional Architecture.

Prior to establishing SDA, he gained significant experience working in the offices of Zaha Hadid Architects, Future Systems, AL_A and AECOM. He received an M.Arch from the Graduate Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association in London and a B.Arch from the USC School of Architecture in Los Angeles.

For more information, you can visit: www.marshillstudio.com

Headquartered in the San Francisco Design Center, Krista has built a multi-faceted consultancy that coaches, counsels, and empowers elite designers, architects, builders, artisans, and showrooms.

Since 2007, COUPAR has offered innovative solutions for business operations, project management, and marketing communication to the design community.

Korin is the executive vice president of Griffin Swinerton and Counselor of Real Estate (CRE). He is an accomplished investment professional and entrepreneurial leader with a nearly 20-year track record of varied and profitable development, financing, and advisory experience with utilities, ports, school districts, cities, and private real estate investors.

Boris Musheyev, CPA is a tax and accounting firm specializing in tax planning and compliance for self-employed individuals and small businesses. They use proven tax strategies to save their clients tens of thousands of dollars on taxes every year when implemented correctly.

They personalize each and every strategy to ensure that our client's family and business situation is thoroughly examined to maximize tax savings.

Camille is a plein air artist in the tradition of Monet. Her aim is to capture the light key of nature. In addition to her art training at Wayne State University in Detroit, and earning a BFA in Illustration at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco,

Camille Przewodek studied painting with master colorist Henry Hensche at the Cape School of Art in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

For more information, you can visit: https://beachedge.com/

With a Masters Degree in Taxation, Peter combines the rigors of keen expertise in specific tax laws with the practical experience of real life implementation.

Peter holds a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has received a professional designation from UCLA's Personal Financial Planner (PFP) program.

He is also an Accredited Investment Fiduciary® (AIF), which is focused on issues for trusts, 401(k), pension plans and other situations involving fiduciary expertise.

For more information, you can visit: https://prescott500.com

Rick was first elected to the Dana Point City Council on November 4, 2014 and served as the City's Mayor in 2018. Rick was re-elected to the City Council on November 6, 2018 and served his second term as Mayor in 2020.

Rick graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science and earned his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. After several years as an attorney in private practice, Rick joined the United States Marine Corps, and served two tours on active duty.

For more information, you can visit: www.danapoint.org

Richard is the world's leading architect marketing coach. He has a degree in marketing from University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Formerly he was a professional athlete for the New Zealand national cricket team.

His client's success together with Richard's connection with Enoch Sears and Eric Bobrow to form the Architect Marketing Institute took him onto a much more focused path. 

Nowadays, 75 percent of his time is spent solely on helping architects win better projects.

Richard is married, with three teenage children, and lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

For more information, you can visit: https://archmarketing.org

LMDG employs a simple, yet proven strategy toward property acquisition and management. Their acquisition criteria involves identifying investment opportunities that provide a balance of price, quality, steady cash flow, location, risk, growth potential and rental upside. First and foremost, they are recognized as cash flow investors.

Aaron brings nearly 20 years of real estate and financial management experience as both an operator and investor with early stage and large companies across multiple industries.

He was also a partner at Deloitte in Toronto, where he founded and led the international consulting firm's global supply chain management consulting practice.

Ron has taught industrial engineering and has given numerous presentations to professional and industry associations on various supply chain and business topics.

First working with oils and settling on pastels as her favorite medium, Lisa has studied with some of the best Plein Air Artists in the country, including Ken Auster, Debra Huse, Camille Przewodek, Karl Dempwolf, and many more. 

After her family home burned down in the Sonoma County wildfires of 2017, the Skelly family relocated to Newport Beach, Ca, and Lisa resumed her longtime love affair with the Pacific Ocean. 

This is where Lisa met and connected with Debra Huse, the founder of Debra Huse Studio Gallery. Debra and Lisa became fast friends and as kindred spirits they are sailing into the future together as partners of The Huse-Skelly Gallery. 

Lisa's art is the culmination of the coast, waves, and love painted through her lens.

Jim and Nancy Killett founded Lahaina Galleries in 1976. The best of local and international artists are featured in this 3000 square foot gallery at the Shops of Wailea and in Newport Beach, CA. Customers and visitors marvel at both the variety and skill of the art on exhibit.  

Christian is an award-winning landscape designer, licensed contractor and urban farmer. For over 22 years he has created beautiful and productive outdoor spaces. Combining his formal training in classical design and his passion for sustainable agriculture, Christian has created innovative landscapes in his native England, Jordan, Nepal, Australia and throughout the United States, with food at the heart.

Christian co-owned a design and fine gardening company in the UK for 12 years, winning awards at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show. His primary work focused on the redesign and construction of country estates and London Townhouses.

For more information, visit www.christian-douglas.com

He also served as a managing director, head of acquisitions and member of the Investment Committee at AMB Property Corporation, where his group completed over $3 billion in acquisitions. Craig holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from Stanford University.

Mary is also a former Ford model, personal brand expert, Amazon number 1 best selling author, speaker, TV guest, fashion and color authority and award-winning humanitarian.

Since retiring after surviving a late-stage cancer, René has published five books, including a memoir about his friendship with the late Duchess of Windsor. René is also Chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. He is listed in Who’s Who in the World.

Lowney is considered one of the fastest growing practices in the East Bay and ranks among the San Francisco Business Times' top firms in Northern California.

Rick graduated from UCLA with a degree in Political Science and earned his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. After several years as an attorney in private practice, Rick joined the United States Marine Corps, and served two tours on active duty. 

Rick then went into the United States Marine Corps Reserve, where he continues to serve today at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He has been mobilized three times and deployed once to Iraq.  After his last mobilization, Rick relocated to Dana Point and works as an attorney.

Susan has also forged this cross-disciplinary approach through embracing methodologies mined from sustainability and materials research, from historic preservation and adaptive reuse movements, real estate development as well as community activism.

Douglas is also Chairman of Swift Real Estate Partners, a San Francisco-based company focused on value-add office properties on the west coast. He previously co-founded two investment management organizations: AMB Property Corporation (merged with Prologis:NYSE), now the largest global industrial REIT, and IHP Capital Partners, a provider of equity to the single-family home building industry.

Dean developed unparalleled project experience in prefabrication, modular, and mass timber structures. He quickly grew into a leadership role under the guidance of principals and associates. Dean was the subject of a feature article in the San Francisco Business Journal for his perspective on how mass timber is revolutionizing the building industry.

Eco Wave Power is an advanced and innovative international wave power developer, headquartered in Israel. The company was established after a period of conceptualising and planning for new and competitive wave energy technology.

Inna was also recently chosen as one the 100 most influential women in the world by MSN.com.

He and his artisans believe in the art of legacy, combining traditional and innovative stonework techniques. Sourcing stone building materials locally and globally, QuarryHouse travels worldwide and creates timeless structures for both private estates and public spaces. Ed is collaborating with renowned architects from around the world.

David Baker Architects is a progressive architecture firm located in San Francisco and Oakland that creates acclaimed buildings in urban environments. DBA is known for exceptional housing, creative site strategies, designing for density, and integrating new construction into the public realm.

Their projects range from elegant small additions and renovations to large complex new buildings and since their inception, they have demonstrated a full spectrum of services from purchase of property to interior design.

QBit specializes in the development of virtual, augmented and mixed reality solutions for enterprises. They also focus on what they envision as the first vertical applications of ambient technologies for business purposes, developing specific products and solutions based on ambient, immersive VR, AR and MR technologies.

Gen also teaches interior architecture at California State University Sacramento.

Kyle is also Co-founder and Executive Director of The William J. Worthen Foundation, a 501c3 that conducts research and creates inclusive outreach initiatives on the planning, design, construction, performance, and beauty of the built environment.

Rick has executed a host of projects in diverse historic revival styles. Most projects are luxury and range from private estate residences and other residential building types to master-planned towns and urban village centers. The firm's practice has created a sense of place by responding to the site, leveraging specific architectural icons that are timeless in their meaning.

Ron has been inducted into the CPA Practice Advisor Hall of Fame.

FGP leads a team that is currently focused on designing buildings across a range of scales and typologies that contribute to social and economic advancement through the alignment of Design, Science and Technology. He does so by drawing on nearly three decades of experiences spanning three periods of practice: leading his own studio in Mexico City (1993-1998), collaborating with Helmut Jahn and becoming business partner and President of JAHN (1999-2017), and now as founder of FGP Atelier.

These crystal clear lagoons are limitless in size and they're taking the lifestyle of the beach to some of the most diverse regions of the world, thanks to the development of proprietary water treatment technologies with a total of 2,000 patents.

As a CEO, Randy leads the society's 25,000 members from commercial and residential sectors across North America.

Field Paoli Architects is based in San Francisco and combines its core strengths of retail design, urban design and community design to transform these opportunities into unique projects that help communities redefine themselves.

H4Di is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to enable powerful approaches to stimulating science and technology invention, disruptive innovation, and entrepreneurship on university and college campuses. H4DI solves real problems right now and tackles complex problems critical to national security. They also invent new technologies with a team of engineers, scientics, MBAs and policy experts.

The mission of the firm is to create projects that optimally support human needs while protecting and enhancing the earth's ecological systems. The firm has won multiple awards.

NBA Engineering Inc provides mechanical and electrical engineering design and construction management services. They have offices in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, with LEED-accredited professionals on staff since 1994. NBA Engineering has also been helping the environment through innovative designs.

Kimberly is President of NOMA, the National Organization of Minority Architects.

Bryan is Executive Officer and 2017-2018 President of the National Organization of Minority Architects.

Mull-It-Over produces mullion caps that eliminate sound transmission and prevent fire spreading through curtainwall mullions in glass buildings.

Kirsten serves as Gensler's leading sustainability ambassadors, championing healthful and forward-thinking design solutions and leading public discussion around innovative and high-performance design and operations.

She is also a recognised authority in green product standards and sustainability rating systems, including LEEDS and LBC.

Titanic Design is an on-demand 3D printing service that specializes in large scale designs. They provide fast and high-quality 3D prints to industries across the world.

Charles is a leader in the architectural profession in quality design; championing and reinforcing community goals of thoughtful community growth, educational opportunities, the arts and human welfare.

Minarc is an award-winning design studio, recognised internationally for its unique approach embracing contemporary design and employing innovative materials and technologies, while adhering to sustainable practices and design standards.

The Brooklyn based firm combines architecture with visionary interdisciplinary eco design projects, based on biomimetics where biological systems serve as models for design and engineering materials.

At AWA, each project is client and site-specific with an emphasis on space, form and natural light. AWA is committed to a sustainable practice and strives to create buildings that are beautiful, environmentally conservative, energy-efficient and materially non-toxic.

Doug leads the project vision for his team to deliver world-class workplace design for technology, energy and financial firm clients. He is also President for the Northern California chapter of the International Interior Design Association.

Ian has served on the City Council since 2003 in addition to having served a one year term in 1998.

Chris lost all sight in 2008 and is recognized for his exemplary leadership and accessible design, as well as creating enriching and helpful environments for people who are blind or visually impaired. He is also Board Director for the San Francisco Lighthouse for the Blind.

Charles applies his expertise in design, construction, business and the law to his practice of acoustical consulting. Currently, he manages over 100 projects involving building acoustics and environmental noise analysis. His accomplishments have included work on the Skywalker Ranch's state-of-the-art Post-Production Studios, which won the National Engineering Award in 1988 and the Allied Professions Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects California Council in 1998.

Zack | de Vito Architecture Construction is a multi-disciplinarian design office and architect-led construction company providing architecture, interior design and construction services throughout Northern California. 

Michael is also an author in Governing by Design: Architecture, Economy, and Politics in the Twentieth Century, as well as a founding member of the collaborative Aggregate, a group of 13 historians interpreting architecture from multi-disciplinarian perspectives.

UpCodes helps the AEC industry deliver code-compliant buildings and provides tools to manage building codes, avoid project delays and clarify requirements. UpCodes makes researching building regulations less exhausting for architects.

Peter is also The Shrink for Entrepreneurs who want Wealth, Freedom and Sanity so they can create Impact.

Dawn is an active proponent of user-based planning and design and David is a recognized leader in the planning and design of innovative, forward-thinking, beautiful community architecture.

He also relishes the challenges of finding appropriate and distinctive design responses within established campuses. His work includes large-scale renovations and adaptive reuse projects on historic buildings, as well as new buildings. Chris is also on the faculty of the Architectural Design Program at Stanford University.

Lorianna has over 30 years of financial analysis experience and also handles human resources and some marketing for The Kastrop Group, Inc. Architects. Her specialty is budget management and reporting, to keep projects on budget and within estimates. She has a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.

Chris opened his office in 1984 and has designed well over 250 buildings in the Bay Area.

Swinerton provides commercial construction and construction management services throughout the United States and is a 100% employee-owned company.

What started as a brick masonry and contracting company 130 years ago now boasts technical expertise in mass timber, seismic retrofits and prefabricated technology. It serves clients in aviation, healthcare, education and renewable energy.

In 1977, Mr. Pelli became Dean of the Yale University School of Architecture and also founded Cesar Pelli & Associates. He resigned his post as Dean in 1984 but continues to lecture on architecture. Since the firm’s establishment, Mr. Pelli has worked with his Principals to originate and direct the design of each of its projects. In 2005, in recognition of the increased role of the firm’s principals, the firm was renamed Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.

Bill has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 2011 along with stints as vice president and chair of the board community committee from 2015 to 2016.

He is also vice president of real estate at Eaton Park Hospitality Group Incorporated and an adjunct professor at Carnegie Mellon University.

From the aesthetically minimal, highly technical development of the glass structures for Apple’s original high-profile retail stores to the innovative and sustainable LEED NC Gold–certified Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business at Mills College in Oakland, California. She is currently working on innovative and sustainable projects for the University of California, Davis.

Whether creating more office space for Synopsys, giving the next revolutionary start-up its first headquarters, or transforming Whiskey Gulch, Chang Architecture takes a vision and gets it built on time and on budget.

Listen to the episode to find out how Cliff was inspired at an early age, creating architectural designs with mahjong tiles, and much more.

His scholarships range from articles on 19th century architecture to contemporary Asian art.

Tom asks Ellis about his early inspiration, challenges, working with city review boards, and much more.

She talks, among other things, about growing up in Latvia building treehouses with different found materials and how this primed her for her future career as an architect.

Rick helps develop and deploy revenue strategies predictably to develop more sales and revenue at less cost. He talks about the importance of defining sales measures and moving deals forward.

Ron talks about working for the family business in building products led him to where he is today, and how excited he is to continue to be a part of the innovative building industry.

Tom talks to Stanley about his inspirations, his unique design philosophy, and much more.

Lara talks about how she was drawn in by the design world and how she came to set up Dwell magazine.

Geddes talks about his early inspirations, how he accidentally rolled into architecture, and the future of design.

Lynn talks about what inspired her to become an architect and how her love of the environment influenced her career choices.

He shares his philosophy on life and design, from how to change the world to attracting like-minded clients.