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Ali Gidfar, RA
Principal / Architect
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Mr. Gidfar has over 25 years of experience in the field of architecture, with built projects in Asia and the United States. He has acted as design leader and project manager for a number of buildings, ranging in construction cost from $1 million to $600 million.
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C. Joseph Vigil, AIA
Principal / Architect
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Mr. Vigil is an expert in high-performance architecture and design. He is Green Advantage Certified and his forward-thinking approach lends itself to projects with lasting appeal and comfort; his construction trades background ensures he creates designs that are efficient to build. 
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jv DeSousa, RA
Principal / Architect

Mr. DeSousa is a registered architect in Colorado and California, with over 21 years experience in residential, multi-family, entertainment/hospitality, commercial, and institutional design, with built projects in the US and Australia.

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Ulla Lange, B.F.A, M.Arch.
Principal / Interior Designer

Ms. Lange is an interior designer with Fine Arts and Architecture degrees, she has over 20 years of experience in the fields of product and interior design, both in residential and commercial projects across the US and Europe.
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V. Brandy LeMae, B.F.A., LEED AP
President / Business Development Director

Ms. LeMae is dedicated to fine design that incorporates sustainability and energy efficiency. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and holds a Green Building Certificate from CSU. Brandy is also a member of the National Kitchen and Bath Association

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Alicia Ajayi, B.ENVD
Intern Architect

Alicia has worked with us since 2008. She is eager to continue her education of sustainable building practices, particularly in applications of low-income housing and public spaces and will be pursuing her a Masters in Architecture and Social Work in Fall 2011.
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Liz Smith, B.ENVD
Intern Architect
Liz graduated in 2009 from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor of Environmental Design with emphasis on architecture and a minor in Spanish.
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Marianne Bellino, M.Arch
Designer

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Marianne is an Instructor at the University of Colorado, Boulder in the College of Architecture & Planning. She brings a unique perspective to the team, which is accompanied by passion and joy. Her design approach incorporates an astute sensitivity to details and site-specific solutions.
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Michelle Frankel, M.Arch
Designer

Michelle has experience working on a range of commercial and residential projects. She has a background in anthropology and mathematics, through which she has developed a sensibility for both the rigorously systematic and the nuanced experiential.

WORKSHOP8's experienced team of architects and designers are dedicated to providing architecture, planning and design services that are beautiful, sustainable and energy-efficient. We call upon our formal training and our practical experience to create new and innovative solutions to our clients needs. We constantly challenge each other, our clients, and ourselves to produce projects of the highest quality and we find great pleasure in solving problems through good design. Given the constraints of each individual project, we strive to achieve the best possible solution. Experience has taught us that healthy designer-client dialog not only creates successful projects, but fosters long-term client relationships. We see it as our duty to explore one more alternative, to resolve details, and to make sure all options have been scrutinized in order to exceed our client's expectations. We know it is a privilege to work with clients to help them realize their dreams, their goals, their vision. We do our best to ensure that every client feels involved with the entire design process. Successful WORKSHOP8 projects are not only measured by the accolades of our peers, but by the satisfaction of our clients and end users.