Kersting Architecture is an award-winning architecture in North Carolina since 1995. Michael Ross Kersting is the founder of Kersting Architecture. Mark Wilson is the partner and principal architect of Kersting Architecture. Michael and his team are extremely talented, and humble at the same time. They seek to enhance the lives of their clients and their communities by offering thoughtful and progressive design solutions. Kersting Architecture takes care to understand the specific needs and desires of their clients as well as the physical and cultural characteristics particular to each project. They strive to create places that are authentic, provocative, meaningful, and responsive.

Hood Herring Architecture, PLLP, has been Locally owned and operated since 1990. Tilghman Herring and Jay Hood bring an astute sense of architectural styles, materials, and techniques to every project. Their partnership assures creative expertise and draws from a diverse portfolio that includes contemporary resort communities, commercial developments, single and multi-family residential design, municipal buildings, medical offices, and historic preservation. They provide corporate offices, personal residences, public municipal buildings, or retail establishments. Their custom home portfolio reflects French country designs, classic Carolina bungalows, and contemporary coastal residential architecture, and their commercial portfolio includes historic renovation, adaptive reuse, large office projects, and smaller commercial buildings. They work hard to have the design of the home be the result of client involvement.

Lisle Architecture & Design Inc. is a boutique firm in North Carolina with offices in Wilmington and Raleigh which offers design and construction services for commercial, public, institutional, and residential projects. They have focused on providing high-quality and comprehensive design services to their clients to meet their needs while introducing them to new and inventive solutions to their problems. Their track record of repeat clients and referrals for the past 22 years has proven their ability to deliver such services. They were the first firm to complete a LEED Gold project in the Cape Fear region and understand that their design decisions must be in a manner that fosters environmental stewardship while also meeting their client’s budgetary needs. Their goal is to provide great quality design coupled with efficient construction administration.