About Craig Wickersham
Credentials
Craig Wickersham has been in the design profession from an early age, drafting his first residence at the age of thirteen. His first home was under construction at age fourteen and from that point he never looked back. Over the next few years he developed his natural design talents and at age 17 he was accepted on the spot to Taliesin West by Mrs Olgivanna Wright herself! See below for his architectural history. Craig is a Licensed Architect and a member of the American Institute of Architects. All renderings on this site are drawn by Craig Wickersham.
- Private study in architecture started at age 13
- First set of working drawings completed at age 13
- First home design under construction at age 14
- Apprenticed throughout high school in Scottsdale
- Studied at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West
- Over 26 years professional experience
- Designer at Allen and Philp Architects
- Residential Designer at R.J. Bacon Company
- Director of Residential Design at Swaback Partners
- President of Craig Wickersham Inc. Architects
Key Projects
Process
My first duty as your architect is to understand your goals, desires & budget. We define your goals with the initial steps that follow and establish a detailed outline to carry us through the project.
- Client Questionnaire to define the project’s scope, character, and personality.
- Detailed Space Budget that defines room-by room sizes & proposed square footage, which directly apply to proposed project cost.
- Site analysis to define opportunities and constraints
From the above information we advance to conceptual design where I create a common language for our work together. In the spirit of common language I prepare a multitude of rendered sketches and eye-level views of the initial concept plans which provide my clients with a comfort level that they could not otherwise obtain through conventional design.
It is very important for people to “see” the spaces of the building as it will be, plans alone are not enough.
This ‘common language’ of visual tools has proven highly successful and ultimately is the basis for the success of the entire project. Spaces can be changed easily on paper.
From the conceptual stage we move to detailed design engaging interior design, landscape design, structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical design to complete the permit set and prepare for construction.
Once the permit to construct is issued we can assist during the building process to aide the entire team from the ground up. This service is valuable to the continuity of the project from its inception to its completion.
