THE FIRM

PATTI GLAZER, AIA is the principal of Glazer Architecture. She is registered in North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee and is NCARB certified. She received a Master of Architecture degree from Yale University School of Architecture, a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Diploma in Building Construction from Asheville Buncombe Technical College. Committed to sustainability, Patti is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional and a member of the US and WNC Green Building Councils. She is a member of the City of Asheville's Economic Development Advisory Committee and is active in downtown and preservation organizations. Known locally in the industry as the "Code Queen" she is a Fulbright Scholar, a U.S. Patent Holder and a 14-time Griffin Award winner for Excellence in Preservation. Having lived in six countries, Patti enjoys travel, diverse cultures and foreign languages and is active in Servas, a non-profit travel and hosting organization. Her ever-growing collection of 500 pairs of earrings and 125 handmade mugs helps support the arts community and contributes to the economy.

LAURIE MILLER, AIA has been a project architect/designer/manager with Glazer Architecture for five years. She received a Master of Architecture degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris for a year. With a 20-year focus on sustainability, Laurie is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Accredited Professional and a member of the WNC Green Building Council. Laurie loves Paris, sculpting in wood and stone, and has happily found a lifelong friend in yoga.

CHRIS ROGERS, AIA is a project architect/designer/manager. He has been practicing architecture in Asheville for ten years, including five years as principal of CA Rogers Architecture. He received a Professional Architecture Degree from NC State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture from University of California Berkeley's School of Environmental Design. Chris has over 20 years' experience in green and sustainable design in residential, commercial and institutional applications. He enjoys the mountains of Western North Carolina but still misses the beautiful Northern California area where he grew up.

STAN JONES has over 25 years experience in drafting, design, project management, construction and construction administration. He studied math and engineering at Indiana University and photography and art at UNCA. Stan is a licensed general contractor and has extensive experience in alternative building techniques and sustainable design. He is building his own home using tires, aluminum cans and salvaged materials, is practicing rain water catchment and generating all his electrical power from the sun.

BRIAN COOK is an architectural intern and an associate member of the AIA. He received a Master of Architecture degree from Clemson University and Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering from University of Cincinnati. Brian has five years' experience working in the architectural field in Cincinnati and in Charleston, both in residential and commercial projects, prior to relocating to Asheville. He spends any free time restoring and maintaining his 1965 blue Vespa scooter.

JOYCE GILMAN has been the firm's office administrator for five years. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from UNC-Asheville and an Applied Associate of Science degree in the Professional Crafts Program in Wood from Haywood Community College. She has over 20 years' experience in small business administration working for both commercial and non-profit enterprises. Joyce is currently studying garment construction and trying to live up to the expectations of her dogs.