Roger Anderson, AIA
Studio DirectorWhere were you born?
Mobile Alabama
Where is your favorite travel destination?
Zion National Park, Utah
What’s something you’d still love to learn?
Another Language and Guitar
What are some of the projects you’re working on?
Chin Church, Urban Reworks, Trademark Office building
Describe our company culture in one word?
Collaborative
What kind of projects do you want to work on (or technology you want to use) in the future?
Workforce housing, multi-family residential, mixed-use, adaptive reuse, commercial/corporate office, master planning, incorporating AI, VR, AR, 3d printing into our design process.
What do you hope to see in the future in the world of architecture and design?
Enhanced design processes incorporate and utilize technologies to develop unique, engaging, intriguing, efficient, and sustainable architecture.
When did you know you wanted to be an architect/designer? (Or whatever you are, if you’re not an architect/designer!)
When I was 10 an art teacher taught me 2-point and 3-point perspectives. I immediately started drawing cityscapes. I knew then I wanted to be an Architect.
What is something you collect?
Travel memories, cars, and bikes. I had owned a few throughout the years. They inspire and intrigue me.
What’s the best advice you’ve ever received?
Choose to be positive and use your energies and intelligence to be happy and humble.
What is your favorite hobby?
Travel – I have been to 48 states and 18 countries and counting.
Who inspires you the most in your field?
My teammates and clients
Do you have any hidden talents?
Sense of humor
Any other interesting fact about you?
I’m a lifelong sailor.