James N. Smith A.I.A., Principal

James founded the firm in 2004 after working for many years for a variety of firms and corporations throughout California. James has been a licensed Architect since 1993, and has been a resident on the Monterey Peninsula since 1999. He graduated from California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo with a degree in Architecture in 1989. He has lived and studied in Denmark and in France. His hobbies include wood working and all things nautical. He has recently begun the restoration of a 1930’s wooden ketch “Tamara”. She is 37 feet long, and was designed by the famous Naval Architect Samuel Crocker from Massachusetts.