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2021 is shaping up to be a busy year for the Nelsen team. Click the post above to check out our Spring construction updates.

It is with mixed emotions that we announce and celebrate the retirement of our esteemed colleague, Helen Bowling. After an accomplished 38-year architectural career, we are incredibly happy for Helen, but we will also sincerely miss her. During Helen’s nearly 19 years with Nelsen Partners, she has contributed in significant ways. She has been a […]

To start off this 30-year celebration, we are taking a look back at the very beginning. We hope you enjoy a photographic peak at the early days.

Nelsen Partners recently celebrated the last concrete pour at Watermark! Our Arizona project team enjoyed a cocktail and social hour followed by dinner on the 9th floor, where they got to take in some stunning views of Tempe Town Lake.

The end of the year is pretty much knocking our door. Before that happens, see below a curated list of our Thanksgiving-break highlights! From breath-taking views and architecture to kids, food, and lots of dogs, ah and yes, we have the most loyal UT dog fan.

Last Friday was Field Trip day for Young Disciples Christian Academy! The students toured our Scottsdale office & saw a glimpse of our team hard at work. George Melara showed them our “Design Pin-Up” area on where the project ideas all start to come together. Our classic Sketch Session had to be part of the agenda; challenging everyone's drawing skills (the happy onions was the favorite).  Linnea, Mihir & Janelle joined in on the fun!

Some of our Scottsdale Design Staff toured some of the new/renewed hospitality hot spots around The Valley. Click to see the complete tour!

Last Saturday our team "FULL NELSENS" beat out a field of 34 teams at the AIA's Desert Classic Volleyball Tournament assembled by architecture firms throughout the valley to claim the championship after coming in 2nd the last two years!

Last Friday we had a great event in our Arizona office. More than twenty 5th - 8th graders from Thunderbird Adventist Elementary School came into the office for a learning visit and acquired some fresh knowledge about design, planning and architecture.

Nelsen Partners just got the 2018 AZ RED Award for Recreation! Neighborhood Ministries Classroom Silos Building was a winner in this category. Also, Linnea Brudenell and Steve Oliva from our Arizona office were there to receive the award joined by the rest of the team from NM and Logos! Click the link below for more information about our project, Neighborhood Ministries - and other categories as well.