TR Design Group, Architecture

TR Design Group founder and President Thomas Riggle has over 32 years experience in renovations, commercial, civic, industrial, cultural and university  projects. He is responsible for all projects’ visioning, community outreach  campaigns, presentations, design and direction as well as overall management of the firm. Recent projects include work on university buildings, libraries, City halls, cultural/community buildings and senior centers.  He founded TR Design Group  in 1999.

1987    Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa  

1994    Licensed California Architect #C 24877

Brian Gridley is a strong technical architect with depth and experience in a  variety of both community oriented projects and public agency projects. His background includes a variety of civic, community, municipal and institutional projects. Brian is responsible for the overall project management and maintaining timelines. Through the use of the long term planning and scheduling, he assigns employees to dedicated projects to maintain continuity. He joined TR Design Group in 2011 and is a valuable asset to our team.

1980        Bachelor of Architecture, cum laude, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

1976        Associates in Architecture Technology, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA

1994         Licensed California Architect # C24861; expires January 31, 2017

Ira S. Carpman has more than 40 years experience as an architect, designing and managing projects from inception to completion in a multitude of project types and sizes.  After attending IIT, Ira worked as a draftsman in the office of famed architect Mies Van Der Rohe and worked on projects throughout Chicago.  He has been involved in public agency, institutional, commercial, office, industrial, and church projects in Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, Pennsylvania as well as California.  Ira has significant experience in designing major public spaces. He has a strong technical background in the preparation of construction documents, detailing, specifications and construction.

1974 - Licensed Illinois Architect # 01-8052

1970 - Bachelor of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology