A Principal at PYATOK architecture + urban design in Oakland, California, Adrianne Steichen brings expertise in permanent supportive housing, walkable urban design, participatory design, and sustainable and resilience strategies for urban development to her experience working with faith-based and community-based organizations, market-rate and non-profit developers of multifamily communities throughout the Bay Area. Adrianne’s recent award-winning projects include Wilton Court Apartments, a 59-unit affordable housing development with units designed for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities; The Laureate, a 24-unit market-rate development designed for undergraduate students; and St. Paul’s Commons, 45-units of affordable supportive housing and a ground floor drop-in and community center.
Adrianne is the 2024 Chair of the AIA’s Housing & Community Development Knowledge Community Advisory Group. In 2020, Adrianne served as President of the AIA San Francisco Chapter, and in 2015, the AIA recognized her as a Young Architect of the Year. Most recently, in June 2023, Adrianne was a Non-Government Advisor to the official US State Department delegation with HUD at the Second Assembly of the UN-Habitat in Nairobi, Kenya. The focus of the Assembly was the localization of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
She holds a Master of Architecture from Tulane University, with a minor in Film Studies. Adrianne is an accredited professional in LEED BD+C and LEED Homes and a registered architect in California and Oregon.