Principal Architect: Michael Ghorbanian, AIA

Architectural Design Studio (ADS), an award winning firm, was founded in 1989 by Mr. Ghorbanian, a registered architect since 1989 who has worked on local, national, & international projects.He believes in teamwork and enjoys a hands-on approach for maintaining quality design in architecture.

Project Architect: Martin Zakarian

Martin is a lead architect for the team, w/ over 25 years of internationally recognized experience. He contributes through design and illustrations, his illustrations serve as visually powerful media through which ADS conveys design intentions.

Project Coordinator/Designer: Larry Michael

Larry has been part of the ADS team since 2005 and works closely with Mr. Ghorbanian. He has a keen understanding of the ADS mission and provides coherence and support for the team in all of the various aspects of design and production. Larry also provides computer network management and support for the office. He holds his degree in Civil Engineering.

Project Development: Renee Parker

Ms. Parker recently joined the ADS team. Her involvement with ADS is in project development, management, and design. She worked with the federal government for ten years in these areas and with the private-sector on design/build projects. Ms. Parker holds a master’s degree in Planning and a bachelor’s degree in Architecture.

Presentation/Designer: Nestor Corrales

estor joined the ADS team in 2005, and since then has taken on developing architectural presentation work for the team specifically relating to model production and design. He is currently working for ADS as well as continuing his education with classes in architectural design at Northern Virginia Community College.

Architectural Intern: Rana Obeid

Rana is a recent addition to the ADS team. Her involvement with ADS is in the architectural design process as well as presentation production. She recieved her bachelors degree in Architecture and is currently working on her masters. She also provides project research supprot and conducts as-built verification.

Architectural Intern- Computer Applications: Phong Vu

A recent addition to ADS, Phong provides Computer graphic assistance. He supports in activities such as CAD operation, research and computer generated models and rendering.

Architectural Intern: Sina Michael Ghorbanian

A recent addition to ADS, Michael provides administrative and graphic assistance. He conducts online research and field survey support. He is currently taking computer application classes which enables him to provide support in AutoCad and Adobe CS as well.

Mechanical Engineer: Nestor Mijares

Mr. Mijares graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1973. He has been working with ADS for just a few years but his experience in the Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. region spans for more than 20 years.

Electrical Engineer: Keding Gao

Mr. Gao has a degree in Electrical Engineering as well as masters in Mechanical Engineering. He has been an associate with ADS for more then 13 years and working in the engineering field for over 18 years.

Architectural Illustrations: Janusz Mielczarek

Mr. Mielczarek has worked with ADS for over 10 years. Educated as an Architect and Artist, Mr. Mielczarek’s abilities to express the ideas of the ADS design team through his accurate renderings & illustrations have been valued by our staff and clients for their strong and precise presentation of conceptual work. Additionally, many of Mr. Mielczarek’s artistic pieces have been included as installations in many of ADS’s past projects.