BEGINNINGS | Creativity + Buildability
Marcia and Russ were college classmates who took very different, but complimentary career paths. Marcia worked for a decade at the Adkins Group in Saint Paul getting a great deal of experience in education and community architecture. She then went to Alliiance working on airport and large retail projects across the country. After that she decided to become a forensic expert while working at Braun Intertec gaining experience and knowledge in building envelope and other systems. Russ worked for a New York based company on very large corporate accounts across the country as a lead designer and project manager. He then started his own successful firm, Johnson|Peterson, in the early 1990's with the first full 3D studio in Minnesota and an innovative visioning and planning process that linked business strategy, branding and design. He grew the firm for a decade with a mixed portfolio of recreational, retail, housing, government, education, and corporate architecture and interiors. He then went into solo private practice for a number of years working on specialty projects and consulting. After several visioning sessions Marcia and Russ decided to launch Clever Architecture with a mission of quality, buildable projects in a personal, relaxed, and creative environment. With the addition of a number of other creatives and some incredible consultant talent, we are creating Strategic Buildable Artistry one amazing project at a time.