Susan K. Skala has owned and operated Skala Architecture A P.C. since 1987. Prior to this, she was with the local firm of Delawie, Wilkes, Rodrigues, Barker and Bretton (1983-1987) and the international firm of Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, in that firms San Francisco (1979-1980) and Washington, D.C. (1982) offices.
Ms. Skala’s practice emphasizes residential design and remodeling, small commercial buildings and historic preservation analysis. Ms. Skala is a California-licensed architect. She publishes Quick Sketches, a quarterly architectural newsletter on the firm’s web site.
Ms. Skala is a member of the American Institute of Architects. Former County Supervisor Leon Williams appointed her to the County Historic Sites Board in 1988 for a three-year term. She is past president of Save Our Heritage Organization. In addition to her professional duties, Ms. Skala has sat on a fund-raising board for the San Diego Crew Classic, was a member of the Inner Circle of the San Diego Repertory Theater, and is a member of Mothers and Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropies. She currently sits on the board of Makua, an auxiliary fundraising f=group for Voices for Chlldren, supplying court appointed advocates for foster children. She has worked on several design task forces for the American Institute of Architects, San Diego Unified School District and San Diego-Imperial County Girl Scouts.
Raised in Oakland, California, Ms. Skala has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley (1979) and a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University, New York (1982). Her master’s degree thesis investigated incorporating new designs into existing structures. Ms. Skala is married, and has three children