Amanda Claire (Nash) Brummé, AIA
California Architecture License since 1996 #C26221

Me, in a nutshell: I love towers, but I’m scared of heights. I’m fascinated with ancient Scottish castles and also revel in modern design. I love to travel, and consider my laptop a remote office all over the world. I crunch numbers in my spare time or sometimes read or write poetry. I’m very organized, but not tidy. I believe in efficiency and practicality, with a few good splurges on the couple of things that make it all worth it. With seven years of higher education (Tulane University in New Orleans undergraduate ‘87 & University of Pennsylvania for my Masters of Architecture ’90) and seventeen years of experience in the field of Architecture (Singapore; Jakarta, Indonesia; San Francisco; & Sonoma) my most crucial professional experience has been designing and building my own home. There’s nothing like living in the garage for a couple years to make you appreciate every step of the process and to really understand what’s good, what’s bad, and what the hold-ups are. I’ve worked on all styles and types of buildings, from Beach Cottages in Bali to 32-story Bank Office Buildings to bathroom remodels. The last ten years have been with my own firm designing new homes and remodeling older homes, with a few small wineries in the mix, just for good measure.