A&E - BRIEF HISTORY OF A&E ASSOCIATED-ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS

Brief History of A&E

Architects and Engineers Associated (A&E) was formed in 1990. After 14 successful years of working under the name of Dennis McCroskey & Associates - Structural Engineers, I received an architectural license and extended my scope of services to include architectural design and planning. In the capacity of structural engineer, I along with my associate, Caroline Lapere, consulted with other architects to provide engineering services for all types of projects. We also did a number of architectural projects on our own.

As architects, we do multi-diciplinary design on projects where we are the primary design consultant. Our projects have included schools, hospitals, commercial, residential, industrial, institutional, historical restoration, museums, reconstruction and civic projects. Approximately 50% of our work has involved dealing with state agencies including DSA, OLA, OSHPD, Office of Education and SFM. Much of our other work has been for public entities such as the County of Mendocino. We have also worked with a number of nonprofit and community groups.

We have a total of 4 people in our staff. I am one of only a handful of people in the state who is licensed both as architect and structural engineer. Caroline and I have worked together for 12 years. After she received her architects license in 1996, we established our presence in Sebastopol as A&E Architectural and Engineering design firm.. Our other staff members include a variety of other consultants who help with drafting, design and administration. We are all involved in the design and drafting of our projects. Caroline and I do the initial programming, preliminary designs and construction administration. I do all the engineering and look over everyone's shoulder to see that things are being done as they should be and on time.

We are a fully automated office. We were one of the pioneers in doing CAD drawings in 1984, before anyone in northern California. We've developed a library of thousands of details suitable for reuse in a variety of construction systems. These capabilities allow us to explore many design scenarios as well as produce our working drawings quickly and efficiently. We also do 3D drawings and renderings on the computer that are suitable for printing or viewing on the Internet. With our wide range of experience in architectural design, Project Management and Engineering, we have produced a number of successful projects. Our work is very thorough, well organized, timely, within budget and of the highest professional quality.

Dennis McCroskey
Architect/Structural Engineer/Civil Engineer