Fifty years is a long time, for a person and for a company. We would like to thank our clients, staff, and consultants for their incredible support, enthusiasm, and dedication over these last five decades. With your help, our practice has grown from an office of just a few pioneering architects to over 50 design professionals.

And, after all of these years, our goal remains the same: provide our clients with the design exper­tise and tools they need to take care of what they have and create what they want.

We're excited to embark on the next 50 years of ENHANCING NOW ENVI­SIONING FUTURES with you!

How we got here

• 1969 William Scheidemantel & Fred Treitler found Scheidemantel & Treitler, Ltd. Ric Rinosa is brought on as job captain.

• 1989 Scheidemantel, Treitler, & Rinosa merges with Schlaeger – Taniguchi Architects. Jan Taniguchi is named firm president.

• 1995, 1997 Mike Henderson and Colby Lewis join the ranks, respectively. The firm is now led by Ric, Jan, Mike, and Colby.

• 2006 Jennifer Costanzo is named partner, joining Jan, Mike, and Colby.

• 2024 Mike, Jennifer, and 6 Associate Principals are at the helm, leading the STR team into the future!