Texas

AUSTIN

Ellen Pulner Hunt, AIA

Ellen Hun

Ellen has been practicing architecture for more than 20 years. She received a B.Arch, an M.Arch from UT Austin and formed EPHA, Inc. in 2003. The focus of her practice is finding solutions for her clients that are relevant, cost effective and lovely.

Ellen Pulner Hunt Architect, Inc. is dedicated to providing our clients with personal attention from design through construction. We are committed to helping homeowners, commercial clients, schools and non-profits achieve their dreams with architectural services tailored to their needs.  From the start of our practice have provided pro-bono services to local non-profits, ranging from master planning to full architectural and construction observation services. Our project list includes private residences, commercial spaces, educational facilities, and iconic non-profits.

DALLAS

Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS

Marcela Abadi Rhoads, AIA RAS is the owner of Abadi Accessibility, an accessibility consulting firm that is dedicated to educating the building industry about the laws of accessibility.  She received her Bachelor of Architecture in 1991 from the University of Texas in Austin and became a registered architect in 1999 in Texas and a registered accessibility specialist in 2001.  Marcela is sought after by owners and architects across the country who look to her for guidance to understand the accessibility standards throughout the design and construction process.  She assists the building industry, in part, by performing plan reviews and inspection for TAS, producing a monthly newsletter to educate on the best way to apply the standards to their architectural projects, and wrote The ADA Companion Guide published John Wiley and Sons which explains the 2004 ADA Accessibility Guidelines.

See Marcela’s great presentation on Universal Design for Commercial Facilities here. 

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