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<span class="text"><font color="#333333" class="text"> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><img style="width: 273px; height: 398px" alt="" align="left" src="/users/pierreguettier3786/Image//Skurman_3139.jpg" />Since founding his own firm in 1992, <st1:personname w:st="on">Andrew Skurman</st1:personname>, principal and owner of <st1:personname w:st="on">Andrew Skurman</st1:personname> Architects, has run a practice that focuses on high-end, well-crafted custom houses. His expertise lies in Classical architecture and the interpretation of its forms in French, Georgian and <st1:place w:st="on">Mediterranean</st1:place> styles.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">While most of Andrew’s built work is located in the <st1:placename w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Bay</st1:placetype> area, he is designing projects in Southern California, <st1:state w:st="on">New York</st1:state> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region>. He holds architectural licenses in <st1:state w:st="on">California</st1:state> and in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Andrew received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1976 from Cooper Union in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state> and subsequently worked at some of the most prestigious architectural firms in the world. He began his design career apprenticing with the <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">New York</st1:place></st1:state> firm of I.M. Pei & Partners. He then worked in the <st1:city w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:city> office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill as a Senior Associate and subsequently served as a Studio Director at Gensler and Associates in <st1:city w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:city> and <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">He remains active in the world of academia, where he is sought after as a guest architecture critic. His affiliations in this capacity include the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename>, <st1:city w:st="on">Berkeley</st1:city>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Yale</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> and Cooper Union. He has taught design courses in interior architecture at <st1:placename w:st="on">California</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype>, <st1:city w:st="on">Long Beach</st1:city>. He is on the Advisory Board of the Northern California chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture, a member of the Council of Advisors of the National Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America and he currently serves as Creative Director of the San Francisco Fall Antique Show.</p> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #333333"> </span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #333333">In addition to architectural pursuits, Andrew is a talented industrial designer. Under his label Andy Designs he creates and manufactures decorative objects that are featured in shops at </span><span style="color: #333333">America</span><span style="color: #333333">’s major museums, including the </span><span style="color: #333333">Museum</span><span style="color: #333333"> of </span><span style="color: #333333">Modern Art</span><span style="color: #333333"> in </span><span style="color: #333333">New York</span><span style="color: #333333">, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art and the </span><span style="color: #333333">Walker</span><span style="color: #333333">Art</span><span style="color: #333333">Center</span><span style="color: #333333"> in </span><span style="color: #333333">Minneapolis</span><span style="color: #333333">. The products are also available at the </span><span style="color: #333333">Louisiana</span><span style="color: #333333">Museum</span><span style="color: #333333"> in </span><span style="color: #333333">Copenhagen</span><span style="color: #333333">, </span><span style="color: #333333">Denmark</span><span style="color: #333333">, the Royal Museum of Beaux-Arts in </span><span style="color: #333333">Brussels</span><span style="color: #333333">, </span><span style="color: #333333">Belgium</span><span style="color: #333333"> and retail stores in North America, Europe and </span><span style="color: #333333">Asia</span><span style="color: #333333">.</span></div></font></span><br>
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