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2019 40 Under 40: An impressive class

2019 40 Under 40: An impressive class This month, In Business magazine, Madison’s premier monthly business-to-business publication, honored our very own Director of Operations, Erin Summers, in their 2019 40 under 40 class!  “These are young leaders primed to take Dane County into the future. Their qualities include exemplary personal and career achievements, problem-solving skills, […]

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New distillery keeps modern barn design and agricultural feeling

“The design goal was to create a modern distillery and visitor center using traditional Midwestern agricultural design cues and materials for a unique design on a traditional barn vernacular.” – Brad Koning, Partner | AIA.  Common interests and goals brought together Travis Hasse, founder of Travis Hasse Distilling Co., and project architect Sketchworks Architecture LLC.  Read more about this […]

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Food Fight Opening 20th Restaurant

We are excited to collaborate with Food Fight Restaurant Group on their 20th restaurant design. Read more here at The Cap Times

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Forage Kitchen opening second location on west side | Madison Magazine

Looking forward to more delicious eats! Sketchworks Architecture is designing a second location for Forage Kitchen in Hilldale Madison. Read more here at Madison Magazine

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In Business Magazine “Most Innovative Green Solution” Award Winner: State Line Distillery

State Line Distillery State Line Distillery won the 2018 “Most Innovative Green Solution” Award from In Business Magazine. Continue reading below for some fun facts about the project! Who? What? When? Where? Who: State Line Distillery founded by John Mleziva; Designed by Sketchworks Architecture; Construction by Supreme Structures Inc.; Engineered by MP-Squared Structural Engineers What: […]

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Top Five Things That Have Changed in the Field of Architecture

Top Five Things That Have Changed in the Field of Architecture Our fearless leader Steve Shulfer has been in the industry for 25 years. Back when he started, Sleepless in Seattle came out, grunge was in and a movie ticket cost $4. Needless to say, he’s seen a lot of change. We asked him to […]

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From Shulfer to Sketchworks

Take a look at the evolution of Shulfer Architects, founded in 2004, to Sketchworks Architecture, renamed in August 2017! This timeline contains some of our firms major events and featured projects! Sketchworks Architecture LLC , formerly Shulfer Architects was founded in 2004 and has two member-partners: Steve Shulfer, AIA and Bradley Koning, AIA. The Middleton, […]

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Meet the Sketchworks Team!

  Here at Sketchworks Architecture, we have over 129 years of combined experience. That’s right, we go waaaaay back. So, we wanted to share with you the inner workings of our team and exactly who we are. Read on to meet us. The Boss: Steve Shulfer Steve is the CEO, partner and big kahuna of […]

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Sketchworks Blog Launch

At Sketchworks Architecture, we’re excited to give you a peek into our world in our new blog. We’ll be posting to give you insights on what we’re working on and what exactly we do. Read on to hear about who we are and how we got started.   An entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for architecture […]

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Behind the Drafting Board

Welcome to our new blog: Behind the Drafting Board! We’re launching our blog because we want to share with you the exciting projects we’ve done and what’s going on in our world. We’re constantly in the thick of working with clients on bringing their business visions to life and figuring out the best places and […]

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