By Chief Architect has monthly contests for customers to show off their work. People with various backgrounds and styles compete in the following categories: Kitchen/Bath and Interior, Residential, and Remodel/Addition. Please help us congratulate the winners!
Residential-April
1st Place: Zachary Karimipour
“I work for Persica Homes, a small custom home building firm in Tallahassee, Florida, which I help run alongside my father. We’ve been using Chief Architect for many years, he’s been working with it since the 1990s, and I started using it in 2017. I’ve always had a strong interest in art and architecture, especially in exploring different styles and the historical context behind them. I enjoy figuring out how to use modern, stock building materials to recreate design elements that reflect those traditional styles. I like to make my designs look timeless!”
2nd Place: Paul Mandrish
Paul has 35 years of design-build experience and graduated from the University of Toronto School of Architecture. He has worked for Studio M Architectural Consultants in Xiamen, China, for 16 years and for IDS for 14 years.
3rd Place: John M. Bzdel
Kitchen,Bath, and Interiors-March
1st Place: Ksusha Olson
“I have been learning and loving design since I was a little girl. I grew up going to design stores with my mom looking at tile, wall coverings, and furniture. It is thanks to her that I learned to pay attention to things like colors and textures, patterns and shapes, balance, and function.
Fast forward 20+ years, and it is this love of design that called for a career change! An opportunity came up, and I found myself in kitchen and bath design – my first-ever official job in the field! Enthusiastic to learn everything I could, empowered by my boss and mentor, I dove right in. Now, 5 years into it, I am still loving every single day I get to do what I love – help people design and build their dreams!
The best part of my job is being able to show my clients exactly what their new space will look like. Thanks to Chief Architect, I am able to communicate the most complex design ideas to my clients efficiently and effectively. 3D visualization puts trust in my clients, facilitates projects, and helps avoid costly mistakes. Not to mention, it is just plain rewarding to see people’s faces light up when you open the 3D view of their future space and walk them through the design!”
2nd Place: Matt Dowell
“While the Dowell Agency has only been open for a year and a half, our owner, Matt, has no lack of knowledge and experience. Matt has been drawing blueprints for over 10 years, and after owning a full design-build company since 2017, he decided to set building aside and put all his efforts into his passion for architecture and design.
Experience matters to us, and knowing what happens in the field is key for any architectural designer. Matt has built over 10 million dollars in residential houses and brings that knowledge to his designs every day. He has studied at The University of Louisville and has degrees from Jefferson Community and Technical College as well as Western Kentucky University. Matt’s main joy in life is his wife and kids. You might see them joining him on job sites, holding a tape measure, or getting to know Samantha for your interior design selections! We want to serve you and your family for one of the biggest investments you will make in this life.”
3rd Place: Justin Neeley
“I work for Serenity Kitchen and Bath designing bathrooms and kitchens. I’ve been using Chief Architect for about five years now. I absolutely love turning a client’s dream project into a beautiful rendering and then into reality. When not working, you can find me in my garden, reading high fantasy books, defending the San Jose Sharks (it’s a rebuild year, folks), or diggin’ through the stacks at the local vinyl shop.”
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