Christopher Wasney brings a wealth of expertise to designing and managing challenging projects for universities, community-based institutions and non-profits. A founding principal of CAW Architects, Inc., Chris directs the firm’s higher education and historic preservation work, including more than 100 projects at Stanford University, U.C. Berkeley, and U.C. Santa Cruz, as well as numerous performance venue, commercial interiors, civic, and residential projects.
Chris particularly relishes the challenges of finding appropriate and distinctive design responses within established buildings and campuses. He is skilled at balancing the demands of program, preservation, and budget, and thrives in the hands-on role as a team leader from project inception to closeout. His work includes new buildings as well as large-scale renovations and adaptive reuse projects on historic buildings. Chris is on the faculty of the Architectural Design Program at Stanford University and the Board of Directors of the California Preservation Foundation. He is a recipient of the prestigious Birge Clark Award from the AIA Silicon Valley, and is a member of the AIA College of Fellows.
email | csw@cawarchitects.com
Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, 1980
International Laboratory of Architecture and
Urban Design, Summer Residential Course, Siena, Italy, 1985
University of California, Berkeley, Master of Architecture, 1988
Board Member, California Preservation Foundation
Faculty Member, Stanford University, Architectural Design Program
Stanford University Humanities Task Force Member
Board of Managers, Presidio YMCA 2006-2012
Design Awards Chairman 2010, Santa Clara Valley AIA Chapter
Northwest Bernal Heights Design Review Board 1998 – 2004
Boys Basketball Coach, The San Francisco School 2006 – 2009
Licensed Architect in the State of California (C 22197)
College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
National Trust for Historic Preservation
California Preservation Foundation
Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CAS.)
Association for Preservation Technology (APT)
San Francisco Planning + Urban Research Association (SPUR)
Brent leads the firm’s educational work, guiding the design and leading a vast array of K-14 projects. These include nearly every project type found on a school campus, from complex modernizations, classroom wings and science laboratories, to gymnasiums, theaters, and new ground-up campuses. Brent has developed and designed K-12 facilities for CAW since 2004, and has completed over 60 projects for 15 districts. Notable recent work includes the Science and Art Building at Andrew Hill HS and the Renovation of Building N into a new Student Center at Independence HS. Brent has also overseen numerous projects at Stanford University and UC Berkeley, and thrives working in a campus setting. He particularly enjoys leading the process to discover uniquely elegant design solutions that balance context, the environment, as well as community needs within an educational campus setting. He has an established passion to integrate high-performance design directly into an architectural solution, often through novel and creative approaches.
email | bmcclure@cawarchitects.com
California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, Bachelor of Architecture, 1995
International Studies Program, Florence Italy, 1992-1993
Licensed Architect in California (C29230)
American Institute of Architects
Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.)
California Preservation Foundation
Community College Facility Coalition
Mousam Adcock has over fifteen years of experience in the practice of architecture. Mousam has a diverse experience in higher education work for private and public entities and commercial design. She brings a wealth of experience from programming to design and construction administration. She recently wrapped up construction on the new 56,000 square feet office and conference center for the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. Prior to that, she completed a large renovation and new construction project at the University of Santa Cruz, Merrill College that created a new central heart of the college. She is currently leading the construction administration effort for a new Science Innovation Center at Monterey High School and construction documents for the new Graduate School of Education at Stanford University.
Mousam was also an adjunct faculty at The Ohio State University, School of Architecture for five years and a board member for the American Institute of Architects, Columbus Chapter for two years during her residency in Columbus, Ohio.
The Ohio State University, Master of Architecture, 2004
Lafayette College, Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2001
Lafayette College, Bachelor of Arts in Art, 2001
Licensed Architect in California (C33958)
Registered Architect in Ohio – No. 0814638
USGBC LEED Accredited Professional
NCARB Certified
American Institute of Architects, member
AIA Columbus Board of Directors – Director (2009/2010)
Since joining CAW in 2000, Kaori has worked on a diverse range of planning & design for university facilities, K-12 education, residential, historic preservation, and commercial projects. She was the Project Manager on the Stanford d.School project as well as the rehabilitation of U.C. Berkeley’s Hearst Greek Theatre, and just recently completed her work on the historic renovation of Stanford’s Old Chemistry Building. Currently, she is in the construction administration phase of the renovation of Berkeley High School’s historic 100,000 SF Community Theater. She has also been responsible for several large and complex K-12 modernizations and new classroom wings. Her passion, design skills, and dedication to her work and clients have established her as a leader of our firm.
University of Oregon, Bachelor of Architecture, 1998
Licensed Architect in California (C32376)
LEED-Accredited Professional
SPUR San Francisco
American Institute of Architects
Katie brings a diverse blend of talents to her role as Principal. Her work touches on everything but the architecture itself: from financial management to marketing and art direction, to workplace culture.
A member of CAW from the very beginning, Katie was originally hired as a receptionist while studying at San Jose State University. With degrees in photography and graphic design, her training as a visual artist helps her understand and document the firm’s work from a perspective that often influences her marketing decisions. Her years of experience and distinctive skills have significantly contributed to the growth, development, and overall success of the firm since its inception.
Matt has 25 years of architectural experience, and has worked in a range of sectors, with a recent focus on public school design and construction. His project responsibilities include building design, client coordination, project management, consultant coordination, and technical quality control. He has led nearly $200 million of construction projects for multiple school districts with a special emphasis on construction administration of large-scale, multi-phase campus modernizations and new buildings. He recently completed the additions and modernizations of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District’s two campuses, and is currently overseeing construction on Tule Elk Elementary’s early education school for San Francisco Unified SD.
California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, Bachelor of Architecture, 1994
Washington DC / Alexandria Urban Studies Consortium, 1991-1992
University of California at Davis, Design program, 1987-1990
Licensed Architect in California (C33815)
Coalition for Adequate School Housing (C.A.S.H.)
American Institute of Architects
Monique Wood is a Principal with the firm and has 28 years of experience in the practice of architecture and interior design. Monique has led numerous new construction, remodel and modernization projects for a variety of institutional and educational clients. As her experience extends throughout all phases of documentation and administration – from master planning and project initiation through project construction and closeout – she understands the high level of communication, coordination, and diligence required to ensure a smooth and effective project. Her clear and responsive communication style, rigorous attention to detail, and strong relationship building skills have proven to be essential to the success of all of her projects. She is highly engaged in CAW staff mentorship, and also manages the firm-wide staffing to encourage staff career development.
Master of Architecture, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO with Honors
Bachelor of Interior Design, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, Cum Laude
Advanced Management Institute (AMI), Project Management Seminar, San Francisco, CA
U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Accreditation Training
Licensed Architect in California (C29446)
LEED Accredited Professional
Keith’s career in architecture spans 19 years, and while his experience is diverse, his focus has been in K-12 schools and higher education buildings. He has experience throughout all phases of a project, from design to documentation, as well as extensive construction experience. Since joining CAW in 2009, Keith has contributed to many projects within the office, resolving complicated issues quickly, with passion and a careful hand.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bachelor of Architecture, 1999
LEED Accredited Professional
Since joining CAW in 2007, Mary has been a valuable member of numerous project teams at all phases. She has experience in a diverse range of projects including K-12 education (both public and private institutions,) historic preservation, higher education, performance spaces, tenant improvements, and community-based projects. She has seen projects through messy city planning, rezoning, and conditional use approval processes, and been an integral part of campus master planning processes. She especially enjoys getting to know her clients at the beginning of a project, working with them to develop a successful project, and later seeing the full realization of a project. She particularly excels at and enjoys Construction Administration, and is a well-respected force-to-be-reckoned with on the jobsite. She has a passion for and considerable expertise in vegetated roof and wall technology.
California College of the Arts & University of San Francisco (Joint Degree Program,) Bachelor of Architecture, 2007
Licensed Architect in the State of California
SPUR San Francisco
Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Serena is a multifaceted designer with 8 years of combined international experience in corporate design, government, contract projects, aviation retail, art consulting, theater, furniture, product, and crafts. A lover of arts, design, travel, people, and journeys that may inspire to combine all, she has lived and worked in San Francisco, Beijing, and Sydney. From these very different cities, lifestyle cultures, and routes around the world, she returned in 2018 and joined CAW as Interior Design Director. She is deeply invested in understanding the needs and executing the quality deserved and designing dynamic and joyful environments that affect lives in a positive way through design.
California College of the Arts, B.F.A. Interior Design
The Commercial Interior Design Association (IIDA)