Founder and Principal Architect • Designer
Gary Diebel, AIA
Gary Diebel, AIA, has guided project teams through every stage of the architectural process, helping shape the built environment of the San Francisco Bay Area. His expertise spans from conceptual design through construction, with projects in steel, concrete, and wood. As a licensed architect and member of the American Institute of Architects, he is recognized as a leading regional architect known for exceptional skill, versatility, and numerous accomplishments.
His educational background complements his professional success. He studied at Cranbrook Academy of Art on scholarship, earning a Master of Architecture. Cranbrook, internationally renowned for design and architecture, ranks among the top U.S. graduate programs. Diebel was the top architectural graduate at the University of Minnesota, consistently made the Dean’s List, and earned a Bachelor of Architecture with High Distinction from a college celebrated for design excellence. These institutions equipped him with vital skills and knowledge for his career.
A Design Arts Grantee from the National Endowment for the Arts, he has won international and local design competitions, received the Ellerbe Prize, and was recognized as an emerging architect by Progressive Architecture. Early in his career, he worked with notable architects David Salmela, FAIA, and Edward Kodet, FAIA. His designs have been showcased in exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Detroit, Minneapolis, and Honolulu. His work appears in books such as
Inspired Modern Living, Dream Homes—Unique Urban, Suburban, and Vacation Homes Designed by the Nation’s Leading Architects, San Francisco Architects-Top Bay Area Studios, Sabrina Soto’s
Home Design, and
Penelope Rowlands Weekend House. An article in the Palo Alto Weekly,
Architects’ Tour, spotlights his innovative approach. Green Building and Design Magazine published an interview titled
California Cool with him. He has appeared on HGTV, and Silicon Valley Home Tours featured a house he designed.
- Licensed Architect
- Member of the American Institute of Architects
