Education:

Steve holds a Bachelor degree in Architecture and a minor in Photography from Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning, and Design, as well as an Associate Degree in Environmental Design from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. 

Profession:

Steve is a Principal at Southern Evergreen Architecture PLLC, Director of High Performance and Sustainable Design, and is licensed to practice Architecture in the state of North Carolina

Executive Board Experience:

• Co-chair for the Greensboro Builders Association (GBA) Remodelers Council (RMC)
  
• Board member of GBA Education Committee
• Board member of Preservation Greensboro Incorporated (PGI)
  
• Board member of Preservation Greensboro Development Fund (PGDF)
  
• Member of the NAHBR Public Affairs Committee
• Member of the  Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro Building Program Committee
• Member of USGBC,  Residential Committee
• Home Owners Association President
  

Professional Affiliations:

• American Institute of Architects (AIA)
• National Council of Architecture Review Boards (NCARB)
• United States Green Building Council (USGBC)
  
• Business Journal's top 25 architecture firms in the Triad

• Certified Green Professional by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
• Experienced with ENERGY STAR and LEED projects.   

Background

Steve moved to the Triad in 2000 and practiced commercial Architecture with two of the Triad’s most prominent architecture firms contributing to high profile projects in Downtown Greensboro and Winston-Salem (chances are, you have been to or seen his work). In his spare time he was pursuing a passion for residential architecture.

Steve started a residential design studio as a sole-proprietor in 2000 subcontracting for local residential builders designing everything from small home additions to speculative and custom single family homes.  In 2002 Steve founded Brown Dog Designs (inspired by his family's Chocolate Lab) and teamed up with Tom Garcia, Garcia Homes, to customize Southern Living Program Homes and design high end homes for clients throughout the country.  Together with Tom Garcia, Steve helped create Southern Evergreen. Steve is the Principal Architect for Southern Evergreen Architecture PLLC managing commercial and residential architectural design, project programming, construction management, interior design, historic preservation, and cabinetry/furniture design.

Steve, together with his wife and two kids, lives in the suburbs of Greensboro.

Steve's passion for residential design is profoundly influenced by the innate "human" scale of the work and the interaction and relationship that must exist between the home owner, architect, and builder. Every home owner lives in their home differently. It is Steve’s responsibility to understand how the client lives in, around, and through their home and assure their new home perfectly accommodates them.

Steve’s responsibility is to manage all phases of the design process and facilitate the construction process as needed. Steve’s attention to functional and aesthetic details, his design and drafting skills, and his ability to see and craft space in three-dimensions allow the client to understand and appreciate the design and building process. Steve uses modern computer aided drafting and 3-d modeling technology as well as hand rendering, scale models, and water rendering in his work.