Clark Richardson Studio
We have a small practice, committed to providing our clients with direct attention. All our clients work directly with a partner from the interview through construction.
April Clark, AIA
Partner Architect
Professional Licenses
American Institute of Architects Professional #38177148
LEED Accredited Professional, BD C
American Society of Interior Designers Practitioner #2074431
Licensed Architect
New Mexico # 4824
Texas # 22149
Arizona # 52148
NCARB Certificate # 69763
HUB Certified Business State of Texas
Education
University of New Mexico 2000
Bachelors of Arts in Architecture, Cum Laude Minor in Philosophy
Yale University 2003
Master of Architecture
Professional Degree
April has over 20 years of professional experience in architecture and design specializing in sustainable projects. She has designed award winning residential, commercial and institutional projects ranging in scale from large campus projects to smaller single building and residential projects. April’s research and experience in sustainable design has been published internationally. Previous commercial and institutional clients have included the University of New Mexico, Institute of American Indian Arts and Girls Inc.
In Santa Fe, April worked with Ed Mazria where she helped launch Architecture 2030.org. 2030's mission is to transform the Building Sector from being the major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions to becoming a central part of the solution to the global-warming crisis.
April has served as an adjunct professor at the University of New Mexico & the University of Texas, at Austin where she has instructed undergraduate and advanced studios in architecture & sustainable design. Staying active in the community, April frequently teaches Undergraduate Design Studios focused in sustainability at the University Of Texas School Of Architecture.
In a desire to focus solely on sustainable projects, April launched Clark | Richardson Architects with her partner Ed Richardson, in 2009. Many firms have a design sensibility that is either traditional or modern or somewhere in between. We have done it all. C|R approaches each project individually, looking at the needs and desires of the client, individual aspects of the site and the climate of the area and creates a design that brings it all together arriving at the most elegant solution possible. C|R designs sustainable renovation, residential and commercial projects with the goal of creating holistic experiences through form, sustainability and attention to detail.
Edward Richardson, AIA
Partner Architect
Professional Licenses
AIA Professional #38196255
LEED Accredited Professional
Licensed Architect
New Mexico # 4709 Louisiana # 9071
NCARB Certificate
Education
University of Virginia 1997
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Yale University 2004
Master of Architecture - Merit Scholarship
Professional Degree
Ed Richardson has practiced architecture in Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Mexico and Texas. He specializes in custom residential and commercial architecture and has over 24 years of professional experience in architecture.
He studied architecture on at both Yale University, where he was awarded the Blanning Prize, the Parsons Memorial Medal and a merit scholarship, and the University of Virginia. Ed has instructed both undergraduate and advanced studio courses at the University of Texas and University of New Mexico. Additionally white at Yale, Ed was the editor of the 39th edition of Perspecta, the Yale Architecture Journal, titled Re_Urbanism (MIT, 2007) which investigates the transformation of capital cities in the era of globalization.
Creatively collaborating since 2001, April Clark and Ed Richardson formed the award winning architecture firm Clark | Richardson Architects in 2009 with the goal of creating elegant experiences through form, sustainability and attention to detail. April and Ed began exploring the possibilities of design together in graduate school at Yale University and continued this exploration during their time practicing in Santa Fe. Both Ed and April are from unique and emblematic cities, Ed being from New Orleans and April is a native of Santa Fe. This background has given both partners a strong sense of place and respect for the built and natural environments that is reflected in the way they approach design.
In his personal life, Ed is an avid runner, sailor and musician and loves doing just about anything with his three kids and dog Elaine in and around Austin.
