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Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day!

Happy Father’s Day to every dad, daddy, father, papa, dada, grandpa, granddad, uncle, step-dad, and father figure! We appreciate you!! Ode to a father…The man who teaches you how to be a man. And I am not talking about being macho….

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day!

This weekend we are celebrating the women in our lives who have helped us become who we are today. Mom, mother, mama, ma, mommy, or whatever term of endearment you choose, here are some words of gratitude from our staff here…

Get to Know the President : Mike Parrott, AIA

Get to Know the President : Mike Parrott, AIA

Who in Architecture do you admire? Why? My favorite architect is Santiago Calatrava. He is both an artist and a structural engineer which makes his projects very expressive. What companies do you admire? Why? I like Clif Bar. The owner…

2017 Staff Promotions

2017 Staff Promotions

Congratulations to our team members! Mike Parrott | President Mike Smith | Associate Principal DeAnn Splinter | Associate Principal Lorenzo Lopez | Associate Principal Elizabeth Hawks McBride | Project Coordinator Yesenia Watkins | Senior Design Technician Rhonda Pettit | Director of Personnel Anthony Arroyo | Office…

Staff Spotlight: Michele Hausauer

Staff Spotlight: Michele Hausauer

Say hello to Michele Hausauer, our latest staff member addition at Nacht & Lewis! 1. What is your job at Nacht & Lewis and how long have you been doing it? Senior Project Coordinator and I’ve been here a little of…

Core Values Series: Empower the Team

Core Values Series: Empower the Team

In our third month of our Core Values Series, we ask our staff what our core value, “Empower the Team”, means to them. Asking each staff member about Nacht & Lewis’ core values has been so interesting and eye opening…

Staff Spotlight: Jami M. Godkin

Staff Spotlight: Jami M. Godkin

Say hello to Jami M. Godkin, Marketing Manager and resident animal-lover at Nacht & Lewis!   1. What is your job at Nacht & Lewis and how long have you been doing it? Marketing Manager and I’ve been here two…

California Education: Prop 51

California Education: Prop 51

The Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016, or Proposition 51, is a really big name for, “Let’s help better educate our kids”! On November 8, 2016, California voters will be faced with the decision to…

Core Values Series: Deliver Excellence

Core Values Series: Deliver Excellence

Last month, we started the “Core Values Series” where our staff shared what designing thoughtfully means to them. This month we hope to inspire you to go beyond good quality and acceptable products, into delivering excellence in everything you do….

Exciting Changes on Our Horizon

Exciting Changes on Our Horizon

Nacht & Lewis has always taken great pride in the work we have done, valued the many clients we have had the pleasure to serve, appreciated the contributions of those who have worked here and will continue to do our…

Core Values Series: Design Thoughtfully

Core Values Series: Design Thoughtfully

Nacht & Lewis always strives to embody our core values: design thoughtfully, empower the team, deliver excellence, guided by integrity and cultivate optimism. There are many interpretations to these expressions, so we asked our staff what our first value, design…

Staff Spotlight: Eric Sifuentes

Staff Spotlight: Eric Sifuentes

Say hello to Eric Sifuentes, Senior Project Coordinator and Nacht & Lewis’ accessibility expert! 1. What is your job at Nacht & Lewis and how long have you been doing it? I am a Senior Project Coordinator at Nacht &…

Nacht & Lewis Continues to Grow

Nacht & Lewis Continues to Grow

We are pleased to introduce you to the three newest additions to Nacht & Lewis! George Hubert Senior Project Coordinator George came to Nacht & Lewis from Indigo Architects in Davis where he was responsible for construction administration on local government projects,…

Staff Spotlight: Yesenia Taylor

Staff Spotlight: Yesenia Taylor

This month’s Staff Spotlight is a feature of one of our newest team members, Yesenia Taylor, a recent graduate of Woodbury University in San Diego. Yesenia joined Nacht & Lewis in November 2015 and we couldn’t be happier to have her as part…

Staff Spotlight: Eric Fadness

Staff Spotlight: Eric Fadness

We are back on track with our monthly Staff Spotlight features! This month we are sharing a little more about Eric Fadness, a firm Principal and market leader for Nacht & Lewis Justice-focused projects. 1. What is your job at…

Welcome to the family

A Warm Welcome to Nacht & Lewis

As we ring in the new year, we warmly welcome a group of new faces to the team at Nacht & Lewis. In the coming months, we hope you have an opportunity to meet our newest staff members because we think they…

Staff Spotlight: Chris Flatt

Staff Spotlight: Chris Flatt

This month, we would like to introduce you to Chris Flatt, a Senior Project Architect at Nacht & Lewis! 1. What is your job at Nacht & Lewis and how long have you been doing it? I am Senior Project Architect…

Learning To Learn Together

Learning to Learn

With firms once again hiring, the landscape for architectural firms emerging from the recession is reminiscent of that following the recession in the early 2000’s. There has been an exodus of experienced professionals due to layoffs or by choice, many…