Iconic Architecture and Design

has been in business for six months. For Karen Shakman and Kelli Berry (your humble author) this has been the busiest time I can remember.
To add a little more interest to our responsibilities Karen has been attending ASU to obtain her Masters Degree in Healthcare Design and Healing Environments. We have had an amazing ride since January 2010.

We’ve added two team members, Aimee Martinelli and Brittnay Carpenter, both enrolled at ASU in interior design and architecture respectively.
We’ve hosted The Healthcare Chicks at our office, sponsored a hole for a charity golf tournament supporting Paradise Valley Hospital and the Arizona Foundation for Eye Health We were also one of the lucky  sponsors of Pipeline Worldwide for the benefit of The BorderlineAZ to provide fresh water wells in Africa and India and I held an art exhibit at StudioADT in Tempe. Whew!

We have been blessed with good consistent work such as Thunderbird Global School of Management Historical Tower renovation, Paradise Valley Hospital outpatient lobby remodel, boardroom addition, and coffee shop, We Care Urgent Care, KiDD’s Play, St. Joseph’s Outpatient Surgicenter Remodel, Superstition Mountain Mental Health Facility for Saemisch DiBella Architects, Banner Home Health for Abbott +Taylor and several smaller physician office remodels.

Our website is almost complete, with just some minor tweaks, so check it out and enjoy.  Karen and I plan to have some educational information forthcoming to support evidenced based design, responsible sustainability practices and a myriad of other subjects our experience has taught us.In the meantime if we can be of service please feel free to contact us.

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| Six Months |

| Borderline AZ |

We were invited to join as one of the sponsors for the first annual Borderline AZ Event held at the Henkel Building in North Scottsdale, May 13, 2010. Jamie Nollette of Nollette Creations and Chris Carrell of Jones Lang LaSalle formed Pipeline worldwide, a 501 (c) 3 to raise money to dig wells in Africa and India.

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| Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournement |

We were fortunate enough to sponsor a hole for the First Annual Cinco de Mayo Golf Tournament to benefit Arizona Foundation for Eye Health on the 5th of May, 2010 in partnership with Paradise Valley Hospital. Korey Sims, Facilities Director was the ramrod for this auspicious event and fine job he did too.

Grayhawk Raptor course was the scene of the crime and good time was had by all, including the Havelina that joined us. Karen and I worked the hole giving away Iconic multi USB ports and a hard time to every golfer who was lucky enough to come our way, all the while sipping some delicious margaritas in honor of the holiday. It was a tough job, but someone had to do it.

Karen and I were sporting huge Iconic Blue suede sombreros embellished with silver and white cording; well you can see the photos for yourself and make your own judgment. We gave away a round trip ticket on Southwest Airlines, A couple of dozen Callaway golf balls, some tequila and a lot of free laughs.

We look forward to joining the Paradise Valley folks and The Arizona Foundation for Eye Health next year for their second year’s festivities.

| Kelli Berry Studio Art Exhibit |

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| Aimee Martinelli |

Aimee Martinelli received a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts and Sciences with an emphasis in Graphic Design from San Diego State University in 1999. In 2001, Aimee started Imagine ARTworks, a mural and faux finishing company creating custom artwork for commercial and residential spaces.

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| Brittnay Carpenter |

Brittnay Carpenter was born and raised in Arizona; one of those rare natives. She decided at a very early age she wanted to be an architect, and therefore, not to be deterred from her goal she set her cap on obtaining her education at in the School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture within the College of Design at Arizona State University. This is where she received the Provost Scholarship for her academic studies.

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| Kelli Berry |

Kelli Berry is one of the principals of Iconic Architecture and Design. Kelli studied interior design at The University for Women in Columbus Mississippi graduating in 1976. She launched her career in sales and design in the home builder market and honed her skills for approximately ten years before moving into the commercial design and sub-contracting field.

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| Karen Shakman | AIA | LEED AP

Karen Shakman is one of the principals of Iconic Architecture and Design. Graduated in Industrial Design in 1992 (Brazil) and Architecture and Urban Planning in 1993(Brazil), she immigrated to the United States in 2001 where has obtained her American Professional Registration (2006) and LEED Accreditation (2007). Currently, Karen Shakman is pursuing a Master of Science Degree in Design of Healthcare and Healing Environments at Arizona State University and her thesis theme will be exploring the implementation of sustainability practices in existing healthcare facilities.

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