ABOUT PAULSON pOEI projects
Founded by Principals, Kristi Paulson and Daniel Poei, PAULSON POEI PROJECTS is an architectural practice based in Los Angeles. We are interested in exterior, interior and ulterior space, discovering those that exist beyond the immediate and off the beaten path. We seek to strategize and design a diversity of environments that focus on connection, wellness and craft, that incorporate thoughtful ecological considerations and resilient technologies. We believe in an intrinsic union between the natural and cultivated world to improve the quality of people’s everyday lives and our planet.
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Kristi Paulson is an impactful leader, partner, and former founder of the Los Angeles studio of Behnisch Architekten which has now transitioned into her new office, PAULSON POEI PROJECTS. She focuses on today’s most urgent challenges: addressing ecological design, fostering human connection, promoting wellness, and championing equity.
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Her expertise is honed by over two decades of experience delivering exceptional architecture that maximizes impact by seamlessly integrating visionary design and advanced sustainability strategies. She balances building performance, ecological responsibility, and design excellence to create enduring spaces that are inviting and accessible for everyone.
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Kristi’s leadership coupled with her imaginative and insightful ideas have led to a variety of award-winning projects at the forefront of design and innovation including SC Workplace, Google Spruce Goose in Playa Vista, Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center that will proudly exhibit a vertically stacked Space Shuttle Endeavour, UC Berkeley’s Maximino Martinez Commons and Santa Monica’s Parking Structure 6.
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Kristi is a licensed architect in California and Washington. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies at the University of Washington and her Master of Architecture from the University of British Columbia.
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Daniel Poei is a Principal and Founder of PAULSON POEI PROJECTS. For Daniel, architecture exists at the cross section between craft, program, and a spatial idea. Together with the advocacy of the client and their project aspirations, Daniel focuses on designing spaces and buildings for forward-thinking companies and organizations, which have proven to positively impact their people and culture, but also the communities that surround them.
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Prior to forming PAULSON POEI PROJECTS, Daniel was the Director in the Los Angeles studio of Behnisch Architekten and led the design of the recently completed and award-winning SC Workplace in Southern California. He also led the Healthy Haus Campus, which prioritizes the health and well-being of the user, the vigor and stewardship of the site, and the use of health-positive materials and methods. Daniel brings two decades of professional experience and a portfolio of work that includes large-scale, mixed-use projects, workplace environments, multi-family and retail buildings in North America, Asia and Europe.
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Daniel is a licensed architect. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies at the University of Washington and his Master of Architecture with Distinction at the University of California, Los Angeles. Before joining Behnisch in 2019, he was a Project Lead and Senior Project Designer at a number of notable Los Angeles-based architectural practices, including Brooks Scarpa, Rios Associates, and Neil M. Denari Architects.
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