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For Praxis3 to be selected six years in a row as a Circle of Excellence winner is truly humbling to our entire team.

Ryan Stancill, Principal

PRAXIS3 architecture + multidisciplinary design is pleased to announce that for the sixth year in a row, we have been selected for the PSMJ Circle of Excellence.

PRAXIS3 has been recognized as one of the top architecture firms nationwide to receive this prestigious award. PSMJ is the world’s leading authority on the effective management of A/E/C firms. PSMJ Circle of Excellence is designed to highlight firms that are successfully managed, based on 13 key performance metrics that demonstrate outstanding achievement in profitability, staff growth, cash flow, productivity, business development, overhead management, and turnover.

“The firms recognized in the Circle of Excellence set the standard for outstanding and sustainable business results,” says PSMJ’s Frank Stasiowski.

“For Praxis3 to be selected six years in a row as a Circle of Excellence winner is truly humbling to our entire team. It is a testament to the longstanding dedication of our people in every aspect of our practice. Praxis3 is committed to architecture, and also to building a sustainable business for our employees, in service of our clients,” says Ryan Stancill, Principal at Praxis3.

PRAXIS3 is proud to recognize three people that have made significant contributions to our continued success as a design practice. Garrett Womble has been promoted to Senior Associate, and Halle Hannaford and Kevin Plenge have been promoted to Associate. Please join us in congratulating them!

Jared Bier
Jared Bier joins Praxis3 as a Southern Poly graduate with five years of experience. Originally from the New York City area, Jared moved to Atlanta when he was ten. Jared began his career at Phillips Partnership designing Gap and Old Navy stores to be built in China. He then transitioned to Wakefield Beasley where he worked on mid-rise and high-rise office towers, most notably the Comcast office tower at SunTrust Park, which is home to the Atlanta Braves. In his spare time, Jared is really big on hiking and camping and spends pretty much all of his money going on hiking and camping trips around the world. Outside of that, he also likes to dabble in photography, music, and drawing.

Rubi Carrero
Rubi Carrero joins Praxis3 as an Emerging Professional. She graduated from Auburn University with a Bachelor of Architecture, a Bachelor of Interior Architecture, and an Art History Minor. Prior to coming to Praxis3, she had worked on small residential, commercial, religious, and K-12 projects. In 2013, she participated in the Rural Studio where she helped design and build a 20K House for a client whose home burned down. In 2016, she also helped redesign seven vernacular homes and a 114 year-old church in Century, FL., which had been destroyed by a tornado. In her spare time, she likes to visit art museums, volunteer at the local theatres, watch plays, and swing dance.

Ryan Espinera
Ryan Espinera joins Praxis3 as a Project Manager with over 12 years of experience. Since obtaining an undergraduate degree in architecture from Georgia Tech in 2004, Ryan has contributed to a broad spectrum of project types including clubhouses, custom homes, retail, medical office buildings, multi-family and mixed-use. Prior to joining Praxis3, Ryan worked for seven years as a project manager, illustrator and marketing manager with a small boutique firm that is now recognized as an industry leader in fraternity and sorority housing. Throughout his career, Ryan has worked with clients and principal leadership to facilitate a clear partnership between brand identity and architectural design and is excited to bring this approach to the automotive sector. Ryan has a profound appreciation for the creative arts, and can often be seen attending independent film screenings, musicals and local art exhibits.

Sophie Brooks
Sophie Brooks joins Praxis3 as an Emerging Professional with 2.5 years of experience. She graduated from the M.Arch program at Georgia Tech this May. Most recently she interned at Plexus r+d working on commercial and hospitality projects. Before that she worked in multi-family and mixed use development. In her spare time, Sophie enjoys spending time with her family, doing yoga, and making healthy snacks.

PRAXIS3 is honored and humbled to be included for the fifth year in a row in PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence.

Ryan Stancill, Principal

PRAXIS3 architecture + multidisciplinary design is pleased to announce that for the fifth year in a row, we have been selected for the 2018 PSMJ Circle of Excellence.

PRAXIS3 has been recognized as one of the top architecture firms nationwide to receive this prestigious award. PSMJ is the world’s leading authority on the effective management of AEC firms. PSMJ Circle of Excellence is designed to highlight firms that are successfully managed, based on 13 key performance metrics that demonstrate outstanding achievement in profitability, staff growth, cash flow, productivity, business development, overhead management and turnover.

“Each year, the Circle of Excellence firms come from all corners of the A/E space. This diversity demonstrates that success isn’t defined by a specific firm size, location, or market niche,” says Frank A. Stasiowski, FAIA, Founder and CEO of PSMJ Resources. “The top-performing firms just think and act differently from the rest of the pack to achieve extraordinary business performance.”

“PRAXIS3 is honored and humbled to be included for the fifth year in a row in PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence” says Ryan Stancill, Principal at PRAXIS3. “PRAXIS3 continues to learn and grow for the purpose of developing a more sustainable design practice. We are constantly reinvesting in our firm and our people so that we may continue to provide design and technical excellence to our many clients. Paramount in all of that is making sure that the practice takes on a life of its own for our employees; that they may better serve our clients.”

PRAXIS3 is proud to announce that we have begun working pro bono with City of Refuge. We’re producing schematic designs for City of Refuge’s Eden Village, which offers housing, medical, vision, dental, and mental health care for women in crisis. We’re honored to be a part of such an awesome transformation for our local Atlanta community. We can’t wait to share more of what’s to come from this awesome partnership!

The team at PRAXIS3 is always working hard to maintain the high level of quality our clients have come to expect. The team also needs time to bond, to break bread, and to relax and recharge. For the past four years, PRAXIS3 has reserved houses at the exclusive Big Canoe community, located in the North Georgia Mountains, for a three-day retreat for our entire team and their families. Initially, it was supposed to rain all weekend, but the weather cleared up, and we had perfect weather every single day!

On Friday, PRAXIS3 hosted a huge cookout at the Wildcat Pavilion. Everyone’s family came out to eat, relax in the shade, and to bid our longtime friend, co-worker, and resident photographer, Melissa, adieu.

Saturday was filled with soaking up the sun by the pools and lake, playing on natural rock slides, and trying our hand at the inflatable obstacle course. We had a small group of P3ers wander over to a local vineyard in Jasper to make some new (goat) friends. We ended an awesome Saturday with an eventful happy hour at Ford Cottage, hosted by Principals, Brian Tanner and Ryan Stancill.

The PRAXIS3 Retreat at Big Canoe has become an annual tradition that we look forward to each year, and we hope to continue the tradition for years to come. Now we’re back in the office, rested and ready to better serve our clients!

Since 1969, NeoCon has been held annually at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. NeoCon is one of the biggest events in the Commercial Design Industry and serves as the beginning of the industry’s yearly schedule. A+D Manufacturers from around the globe will fly in to showcase new products to the nearly 50,000 design professionals. This year was huge for Neocon as they celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Our own Cas Swope attended this year and represented Praxis3 in Chicago. In his words, “it was an amazing show. There are some great furniture pieces and impressive new flooring materials coming out. It was inspiring to see all the new products and collaborate with others in the design industry.”
Cas also had the pleasure of accepting IIDA’s “Best Thing Ever” Award on behalf of the IIDA Georgia Chapter. IIDA Georgia won the award for their annual Dressed event. Dressed is a charity fashion show in which design firms across Atlanta compete by designing garments made from sponsor materials. Dressed 2018 will be held in our office’s neighborhood at The Tabernacle on Thursday, September 20th from 6pm-11pm. Come out and support the Praxis3 team when they show off their runway ensemble!

Jason is a talented and valued member of our team with proven experience across a broad range of projects that have earned accolades in the U.S. and around the world. He embodies the values, culture and philosophy on which the firm was founded. His promotion is a well-earned recognition of his contributions to the growth and success of Praxis3.

Craig James, Founding Principal

Leading architecture and multi-disciplinary design firm, Praxis3 announced the promotion of Jason Summers to Principal. Jason Summers joined Praxis3 in 2015 as the firm’s leader in branded environments. Jason is an expert in experiential design and workplace strategy and has managed prototype design and rollouts nationwide for the firm’s numerous high-profile clients. Jason has dedicated his 20-year career to delivering value to clients, employees and customers. He has elevated the firm’s service offering utilizing his diverse design background in architecture, interiors and graphic design. By combining an understanding of human behavior with the exploration of environmental, architectural, signage and graphic design solutions to create projects with user experiences that are cohesive as they are comprehensive. Jason will continue his leadership role as Director of Interiors and Branding for the firm as well as market and business innovation.

Jason has been a board member with the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and has worked with the AIA and AIGA associations. Jason is also a frequent guest speaker and studio juror for Savannah College of Art & Design, Georgia State University and Georgia Tech and Florida State University.

IIDA Georgia’s 2017 Designer of the Year, Cas Swope, RID, IIDA joins PRAXIS3 multidisciplinary design firm as a senior interior designer and workplace strategist. Cas brings a great deal of expertise and is adept at translating a client’s vision into unique and effective spaces that align with operational and organizational goals. Over the past several years he has executed a wide variety of project types such as corporate workplace design, amenity spaces, innovation centers, retail showrooms, and studio projects totaling more than 1,000,000 square feet and throughout the southeast.

His work has received numerous design awards, and he is frequently involved in local industry discussions on the subject of design trends and innovation. He aims to bring his expertise to students by sharing his experiences in the different phases of design and construction. Committed to advancing the Interior Design profession, he is currently serving a one year term as the IIDA Georgia President-Elect and is most notable for leading the IIDA Dressed event and active committee membership. Cas has a passion for inspiring creativity and collaboration which uses design to help clients unravel complex problems and craft relevant solutions that evolve their businesses and brands. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Institute of Atlanta.

“I truly feel that some of the best ideas are generated through collaboration and not one person.”

When Cas is not working, he is busy at home. His wife is his rock, and he is so thankful that she puts up with him and his (sometimes) crazy passions. Cas and his wife have two kids, a five-year-old, and a two-year-old that take up the majority of their time. Between playing with dolls and play-dough, throwing baseballs, and wrestling, he manages to get out and run and bike. He loves being active. It makes him feel good and helps him think.

“I can remember being captivated by my dad sketching out plans of the house that he wanted to build. It was very inspiring.”

One of the perks of being located in downtown Atlanta is being within a short MARTA ride of some awesome landmarks. Praxis3 was lucky enough to score an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the Fox Theatre. We got to take a ride on the manually operated elevator, see the famous Mighty Mo organ up-close, and even see some ghosts!

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PSMJ Circle of Excellence 2018

City of Refuge

Summer Retreat 2018

NeoCon Wrap Up

Jason Summers Promoted to Principal

Cas Swope joins Praxis3

“I truly feel that some of the best ideas are generated through collaboration and not one person.”

“I can remember being captivated by my dad sketching out plans of the house that he wanted to build. It was very inspiring.”

Fox Theatre Tour

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