Shaping Place

Turan Duda, FAIA, has helped shape the future of urban centres nationally and internationally. His leadership of iconic projects inspires transformation for universities, organisations, and cities. Before cofounding Duda|Paine Architects in 1997, he collaborated with Cesar Pelli across a broad spectrum of notable commissions. Turan is a frequent speaker for universities, professional organisations, and civic groups on urban place-making, the role of public space, and collaborative design methodology.

Jeffrey Paine, FAIA, advances collaboration and decision-making processes at Duda|Paine Architects. His leadership has brought millions of square feet of highly successful projects to life in the U.S. and abroad. After long tenures collaborating with Gold Medalists Kevin Roche and Cesar Pelli, Jeff cofounded Duda|Paine in 1997. With a 'long view' of the impact of design on communities and economic growth, Jeff is a frequent speaker at graduate programs in architecture, real estate development, business and professional practice.

Principals Russ Holcomb, AIA; Sanjeev Patel, AIA; Scott Shell, AIA; and Jay Smith, AIA, guide the design and delivery of complex projects through analysis and conceptional thinking for Duda|Paine Architects’ corporate, commercial, cultural and higher education clients. Together they lead a studio culture that fosters innovation, teaching, and collaboration in the firm’s diverse array of project types.

At Duda|Paine Architects, architecture is an enduring equation of people, ideas, creativity, and technology. At the heart of their process is a workshop-based studio that conceptualises, collaborates, models, draws, renders, works, plays and generates solutions. This amalgamation is experienced in the buildings and spaces they shape for clients and communities.