STEVEN HALE THEODORE received a Masters of Architecture in 1982 from Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture and a B.A. in Classics from Tufts University in 1979. He was  a project architect for Richard Meier and Partners and a project manager for Henry Smith-Miller Architects both in New York City from 1979 until 1986. Steven moved to Maine in 1986 and started the firm with his wife in 1987. He is a Registered Architect in New York and Maine. Currently Steven is serving on the Arrowsic Planning Board, is active on the Vestry of St. John’s Church Dresden, Maine, and was a founding member of the Morris Farm.  Steven has been a Design critic at Columbia College and Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Maine. He served on the Archittalx Lecture Committee and curated a show on Mill and Factories of New England for the Jewitt Gallery. WIEBKE NOACK THEODORE received a Masters of Architecture in 1984 from Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture and is a graduate of Barnard College.  Prior to joining her husband as a designer, she worked for Winton Scott in Portland and Prentice and Chan, Ohlhausen Architects in New York City. Wiebke has been an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture. She currently serves as a trustee to the Chewonki Foundation. Wiebke was a founding member of Learning by Design, integrating Architectural Studies K-12 and as a Trustee of the Maine Citizens for Historic Preservation she was the co-chair of the education committee. The Two Principles co-teach a Lecture/Studio Course on Architecture and Sustainability at Bowdoin College. Their work has been recognized by NESEA with an award for in Solar/Electric Design for the Center for Environmental Education at Chewonki in Wiscasset Maine.  They won Maine AIA Awards for Excellence in Architecture in 1993 and 1989 for Nauhaus and Mill House. The Theodore’s work in affordable housing was recognized with the First Place in the CEI Affordable Housing Competition and the Governor’s Annual Affordable Housing Award.  They have been the members of several award juries including the Stewardon Memorial Competition, the Vermont and Alaska AIA Chapter Design Awards. Through many residencies and the publication of Designing in the Classroom: Exploring the Built Environment funded by the Maine Arts Commission, they seek to increase students critical awareness of the built environment.