Robert “Sparky” Millikin
MANAGING Principal
Director of Operations

Masters of Business Administration, Yale School of Management
Bachelors of Art, Dartmouth College

My original interest in architecture was kindled by a combination of summer employment in the construction industry and an inspiring college course on the history of architecture. Being part of the creative process is greatly satisfying, but for me the act of creation took the form of actually building buildings instead of creating their forms on paper. The hands on involvement of pouring concrete, bolting steel beams to columns, and learning carpentry had a wonderful physicality which agreed with my desire to engage the world head on and see the tangible results of my labor.

Designing, engineering, and constructing a building is an immensely exciting, complex, and challenging process. Now, more than ever, I remain amazed at the extraordinary effort involved in each such undertaking. It is the marriage of aesthetics, science and engineering, technology, context, planning, and imagination.

Today, combining my studies in Architecture and Management with practical experience in the field, I have the opportunity to help guide a firm of uniquely talented individuals in their endeavors to create inspiring designs of a lasting and vital nature.