Allen Eskew, Steve Dumez, Mark Ripple. Eskew+Dumez+Ripple

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple traces its beginnings to 1986 when Allen Eskew—a founding partner who died in 2014—launched Eskew, Vogt, Salvato & Filson. The firm evolved into Eskew+Dumez+Ripple under founding partners Eskew, Steve Dumez, FAIA, and Mark Ripple, AIA. Established in 1989, EskewDumezRipple has transformed from a local firm doing nationally recognized work to a national firm that has retained its local roots. The resulting diverse body of work—from small, intimate interiors to large urban planning projects—reflects the firm’s broad focus on civic life regardless of scale, budget, scope, or complexity.

Eskew+Dumez+Ripple is widely recognized for award-winning, innovative architecture and planning projects, grounded by a strong understanding of context and culture, which resonate far beyond the Southeast region. Housed in an open studio offering expansive views of the Mississippi River and the historic Vieux Carré, their New Orleans-based multi-disciplinary practice comprises 50 professionals who offer clients a deep commitment to every project they touch. Their firm size and management protocols are structured to provide hands-on principal involvement in every commission they undertake from conception to completion.

Their firm also recognizes that creating better communities requires more than simply designing good buildings. As architects committed to the civic realm and a sustainable future, they commit their time to numerous initiatives that advocate for quality in the design of their built environment, including teaching, research, speaking engagements, and public advocacy.