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Artists are those people who sit at the intersection between the known and unknown, the rational and irrational, coming to terms with some of the confusing histories we, as artists, deal with.

Kehinde Wiley

Our History

It was fate that brought Jeff and Jeff together. Despite graduating from the same architecture school only a year apart, they'd never met until years later when the attended the same architecture conference to hear keynote speaker and renowned architect Oscar Niemeyer talk about his practice of using reinforced concrete for purely aesthetic reasons. Jeff leaned over to Jeff at the conclusion of the talk and said, "I'd use reinforced concrete for purely aesthetic reasons, too, if I shared his propensity to exaggerate angular design." From that day, a friendship and partnership was born. They quickly identified the philosophies that would define their new firm, Lea Russo:

• Always do right by the materials, the location, and the client
  

• Never forget why you're designing in the first place

• No matter how you do it, leave your mark