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"Enjoy life....Build more often!"

ABOUT DSA

BEGINNINGS

In 1998, with the rapid advancements and increased affordability of

digital technology, Doug Simon set out to establish a different kind

of architecture office. He started DSA with the belief that new

electronic media had rendered the conventional brick-and-mortar

office obsolete and was offering unprecedented freedom and

efficiency to the independent architect. Along with these new

benifits came the potential to expand the profile of the architectural

profession, making it more accessible and affordable to the

general public than ever before.

PROFESSIONAL VALUES

By valuing efficiency, transparency and accessibilty over the high

maintenance aspects of corporate office culture, DSA places the

client and the process of design itself at the forefront of the

architectural practice:

Efficiency:

• Streamlined office operations

• Minimized production costs

• Paperless graphics and communications

• In-house permit processing

Transparency:

• No price markups. Direct billing to client of reimbursable

expenses and consultant fees can save clients 10-15% on

project costs.

Direct Access

• Direct lines of communication between the client,

architect and the entire project team.

TOP NOTCH TEAMWORK

DSA is proud to have access to a highly gifted set of designers,

consultants and engineers. We only work with local, licensed and

insured structural, mechanical and geotechnical specialists who

have decades of experience working in our specific environment.

DSA always strives to assemble project teams that are custom

tailored to efficiently maximize the potential of each project.

DOUG SIMON

Douglas Neil Simon has lived in San Diego since 1968 and

became interested in architecture and environmental issues at and

early age. He began his preliminary architectural studies at San

Diego Mesa College before transferring to California Polytechnic

State University, San Luis Obispo to study architecture. After

spending his final year of study in Florence, Italy he moved to

Vienna, Austria where he lived and worked doing architectural and

urban design for much of the following decade. During that period,

while living in both the US and Europe, Douglas received his

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Cal Poly, a Master’s

Degree in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia

University in New York and his Professional Architect’s License.

Since 1996 Douglas has been active mainly in the Southern

California area.

Point Loma, San Diego, CA.

View of San Diego Bay from Armada Terrace remodel by DSA. For

more pics click here.