hughesumbanhowar is the culmination of a series of offices headed by Scott Hughes and John Umbanhowar since 1981. The firm is located in Los Angeles & Hobe Sound, Florida. Scott Hughes is the founding principal of hughesumbanhowar.Hughes is recognized for his transformative vision that blends form with program and utilizes the unique qualities of each project to create a practical yet conceptdriven solution. He was the first designer certified under the Foreign Missions Act of 1982 soon after opening his own firm in 1981 in Washington, DC. Scott has practiced as a principal in several architectural firms since 1983, accumulating over 33 years of experience in architecture.In 1995 Scott took a 3-year educational sabbatical in Los Angeles which culminated in a Masters of Architecture degree from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC). Spending time on both coasts, in Los Angeles Mr. Hughes is a Trustee of The Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC) and presently serves as the Chair of the Board’s Governance Committee. On the east coast, Scott serves as a member of the Land Planning Agency for theTown of Jupiter Island Florida. John Umbanhowar directs the Los Angeles office. Born in New York in 1970, Umbanhowar brings a dose of rigorous intensity tempered by levity to the architectural work process, which contributes to the distinct work and close knit relationships for which the office is recognized. His daily routine is the assembly of clinging logic, wild intuition, inherent responsibility and dumb luck which he calls architecture.John has been entrusted with several historically significant Los Angeles buildings during his career, such as the renovation of the Troxell House by Richard Neutra and EastWest Recording Studios in collaboration with Philippe Starck.Prior to forming hughesumbanhowar, John, was founding partner of the lauded firm Design Bureau in 1998.