Arnie Lerner, AIA, CASp, principal of Lerner + Associates Architects, received the degree of Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kansas School of Architecture and Urban Design and has been a practicing architect within the architectural, preservation, and accessibility communities in San Francisco for the past 26 years. This has included work both in the private and public sectors including 4 years as Staff Architect for the non-profit San Francisco's Architectural Heritage in the 1980's and for the past 22 years in private practice. Recently, Mr. Lerner became a certified access specialist (CASp-149) with the California Division of the State Architect's office.

Projects for which Mr. Lerner received design awards from the California Preservation Foundation, the Art Deco Society of California, and the California Governor's office include the McMullen House restoration, accessibility modifications to the Alameda County Court House; and accessibility and restoration modifications to the Del Mar Theater in Santa Cruz and Cerrito Theater in El Cerrito, CA.

Mr. Lerner has also taught numerous workshops on accessibility and preservation including "Accessibility For Small Businesses for the Independent Living Resource Center of SF; "Accessibility Basics" for the SF Department of Building Inspection (DBI). Sponsored by Independent Housing Services and DBI, and "Restoration and Adaptive Reuse with emphasis on the Americans With Disabilities Act" at the University of Southern California, USC Program of Short Courses in Historic Preservation. He has been an invited speaker at conferences sponsored by the California Preservation Foundation on the use of the California Historic Building code for Disabled Access as well as the use of the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.

In addition, Mr. Lerner has volunteered his time in a variety of ways including serving on the board of directors of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serving for the past 12 years on the City of San Francisco's Code Advisory Committee representing Historic Preservation, and for the past 5 years on the San Francisco Access Appeals Commission (serving as its President for next year). Mr. Lerner also serves on the Boards of Directors of San Francisco Architectural Heritage, the San Francisco Independent Living Resource Center (serving as its Vice President) and the Mission Dolores Neighborhood Association.

Jacek Bialobrodski, Design Associate at Lerner + Associates Architects, received an M.Sc. in Architecture degree from the Gdańsk University of Technology Department of Town Planning and Urban Design after receiving a B.A. degree from the University of California at Berkeley College of Environmental Design. For the past 4 years, he has worked on both private and public projects, including but not limited to: a community center, mixed-use commercial development, major office tenent improvement, schools, residences, down to detailed retail fixture designs. In his work, he emphasizes the importance of spatial, historical, and cultural context, while producing cohesive, functional, and accessible designs. He designs using the latest computer technology, such as Revit, Sketchup and Form-Z, as well as AutoCAD, Photoshop, etc.

Stephen Burke is the Office Manager at Lerner + Associates Architects, and received a Bachelor of Science. in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He oversees the firm's day to day operations and supports the Design Staff and Principal.