ARCHITECTURE DIRECT

HISTORY OF FIRM

We are experienced but still have fun building for tomorrow.

ANY DESIGN PROJECT MUST RELY ON THE QUALITY OF PAST EXPERIENCES.

The roots of Architecture Direct go back to 1975 when Gary Turpening, Architect and Planner, left the big firms and opened Susquehanna Design Studio in Mechanicsburg, PA. In the Harrisburg market, with some projects in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas, SDS provided design and planning services to restaurant chains, government, churches, and the general public. A great deal of work in those years was historical restoration and adaptation.

After serving as a Senior Architect at 3M in St Paul, Mr. Turpening re-opened the firm as Energy Architecture, and later named Architecture Studios (a Minnesota Corporation), which remains the parent company of Architecture Direct.

Architecture Direct offers full design services to the architecture and engineering community and to the general public. We embrace the computer age with a twist: all drafting and office functions are done on the computer workstations BUT most sketching is done with the old sketch pencils. Presentations are a combination, with hand sketches and computer images rendered in water color and waxed colored pencils.

EXPERIENCE

Architecture Direct projects are extremely varied but the central theme is the same- thoroughly researched designs carried out with professional guidance. When viewing the images please remember that this work was done in the past- any good architect tries to make his next project his best. Gary Turpening is a graduate of Ohio State University in Architecture (the Beaux Arts Program) and Sociology. He is registered in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. His qualifications are certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Member American Institute of Architects

Only highly qualified consultants are chosen to work on our projects.

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COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS ***** COMMERCIAL INTERIORS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT & SPACE PLANNING

SITE, NEIGHBORHOOD & CITY PLANNING ***** *EDUCATION AND SPORTS*******MUNINCIPAL*

*HISTORIC****** *MULTI-FAMILY****** RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE

*NEW HOMES********HOME ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS* ***** HOME RESTORATIONS AND CONVERSIONS

owner directed CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT***** CONSULTATION OFFER

NEW--HOW WE WORK WITH CLIENTS DURING THE COURSE OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

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Architecture Direct---Lakeville, MN 55044-0262 USA (952) 898-0880