River Architects, Inc. is managed by two architects, Val Schute and Mike Swinghamer. This partnership is effective because of their mutual understanding of, and agreement on, architectural issues and their complementary skills in project development. The architects combine their varied architectural experience, approaches, and backgrounds to broaden their perspective and analytical skills.
This allows for a comprehensive overview and understanding of the project. The firm is organized around project type studios that are directed by each partner and relate specifically to their individual interests. Each partner is responsible for their respective studio's advancement and creative nurturing.
This allows for a comprehensive overview and understanding of the project. The firm is organized around project type studios that are directed by each partner and relate specifically to their individual interests. Each partner is responsible for their respective studio's advancement and creative nurturing.
Services
The firm focuses on planning, architecture, and interior design services. River Architects, Inc. has purposely remained an architectural firm rather than a mix of architecture and engineering. Our reasoning is each project is unique, requiring different engineering skills. We believe we best meet your needs by having the freedom to select an engineer whose knowledge and experience match your project requirements.
We thrive on the collaborative energy that is released when we work with a group of people, a committee, or an entire community to solve a problem and achieve a goal. We firmly believe that "joint authorship will lead to joint ownership." Then in 1997, the firm's name was changed to River Architects, Inc.
Academic campus design provides a wide range of opportunities and challenges. It means thinking about the university as Thomas Jefferson described it in 1817, as an "academic village." These complex communities do much more than focus on the transfer of knowledge; they include living, working, social, and recreational components that are shaped by each institution's tradition and identity.
Civic comes from the Latin word civis, which means citizen, and is defined in Webster's Dictionary as ".relating to a citizen, a city, or community affairs." Our Civic Studio focuses primarily on public libraries, community centers, city halls, courthouses, justice centers, and fire stations.
These institutions are the infrastructure for our daily interaction in our communities and deserve special design consideration to elevate their presence and purpose.
These institutions are the infrastructure for our daily interaction in our communities and deserve special design consideration to elevate their presence and purpose.
The Commercial Studio addresses the diverse places where we work, shop, dine, and relax. The projects include office buildings, banks, shops, restaurants, health clubs, museums, zoos, and nature centers. This idiosyncratic blend of building types is united by a common design denominator of individualism.
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Amy Holland
Mar 24, 2021
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Positive: Professionalism
It's been a pleasure working as the structural consultant on a local Tyler, TX project with River Architects. They are very organized with excellent communication skills. Their attention to detail with accurate drawings and sections made our job run smooth. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service on this project.
It's been a pleasure working as the structural consultant on a local Tyler, TX project with River Architects. They are very organized with excellent communication skills. Their attention to detail with accurate drawings and sections made our job run smooth. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service on this project.
Kortney Kuhse
Aug 26, 2019
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Positive: Punctuality, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
River Architects is a professional design business that I would highly recommend to anyone. They have done so many amazing, unique projects, so they come highly knowledgeable. River Architects is truly the place that will turn your dream project in to a reality!
River Architects is a professional design business that I would highly recommend to anyone. They have done so many amazing, unique projects, so they come highly knowledgeable. River Architects is truly the place that will turn your dream project in to a reality!
Charles Cagin
Jul 05, 2019
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