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Joel M. Karr is an architect, traveler, man of the world, explorer, and generally curious soul. His journeys have included periods of living in Japan and Paris, along with shorter stints doing research in the Negev Desert of Israel and extensive world travel. As an architect, his work can be found on three continents, spanning a period of 27 years. With an extensive array of project types, his experience is both broad and deep, including everything from small interior renovation projects to industrial design products, to campus master planning for 1,000,000 square foot office parks. Generally, his work does not fit any typical description of a "style". His personal passion is to "think inside the heads" of his clients, whether designing a beautiful light fixture or an office building. Joel has background designing buildings with some of the world's noteworthy architects including Kohn Pedersen Fox of New York, and Helmut Jahn of Chicago, as well as working in Tokyo for one of the largest Construction/Architecture/Development conglomerates in Japan for five years. He is a Certified Green Building Professional, as well as active in social issues including various Sustainable Building forums and Building and Planning issues in the City of San Francisco. Educated at Oberlin College and UCLA, he holds a Masters' in Architecture and certification with NCARB for practice in all 50 states. He has continuing interests including historic preservation issues (He was active with Los Angeles Conservancy) and music (he is an accomplished flutist, having made his solo orchestral debut at 13). He lives in San Francisco with his partner, Ken, and their Chocolate Lab/Chow mix "daughter" Kaya.
Andrea Sparks Van Voorhis holds an architecture degree from Cornell University. She has been practicing in California since 1991, licensed since 1996. Previously she was an Associate with Barrett Quezada Architecture and a Senior Associate with New York based Mancini-Duffy. After 13 years specializing in high-end commercial interiors, Andrea joined Group 41 in 2004 and has enjoyed working again at the more intimate residential scale. She specializes in home renovation projects. Andrea' two children, husband, and chocolate Labrador keep her plenty busy when she is not at work.
With a background in both Fine Arts and Architecture, Mona Husni has a multi-disciplinary approach to design. She earned a Bachelor of Design in Architecture from the University of Florida, a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Pratt Institute, and has professional experience building high-end custom furniture in both metal and wood. Her portfolio also includes privately and publicly commissioned artwork. During the past seven years, Mona has been a consultant for diverse firms throughout the Bay Area on both commercial and residential projects. When not engaged in the creative process, Mona enjoys travel, the outdoors, and dancing. Jason Anderson earned his B.A. in Architecture from UC Berkeley and worked in San Francisco before strategically relocating to New York City for Graduate School. After receiving his M.Arch degree from Columbia University, Jason explored New York City through a series of professional engagements that ranged from a video game startup to animation and print development. During this professional sojourn, he also taught design related classes with an emphasis on technology within both the graduate and undergraduate departments of Columbia University, Parsons School of Design, and Pratt Institute. With this wide variety of related experience, Jason returned to architectural practice in 2002 and has remained in both architectural practice and education since, continuing his developing exploration of digital fabrication and other emerging design technology advancement. In his spare time Jason has been exploring larger zones of the US environmental fabric with his motorcycles, seeking to understand the constantly evolving cultural and built landscape across the states. Geordie Dylan Van Der Bosch grew up on the Monterey Peninsula in California and earned his Bachelor's of Architecture from the University of Oregon. His studies also included earning Minors in Landscape Architecture and Art History to intentionally widen his education in design. He has also attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His experience ranges from educational projects, to office, commercial and residential building types. He has resisted a specialized approach to design, feeling a broad range of experience in building types brings about the best and most informed designs. Geordie has spent time living in every Pacific state, including Hawaii and Alaska. In addition he has found himself residing in countries as diverse as Israel, Japan and England. When not practicing architecture, Geordie can be seen riding one of his fleet of vintage bicycles around town. or playing his congas at local venues around San Francisco. Other Key Personnel
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