Founder and principal Adam Sokol is a graduate of Columbia and Yale Universities and has also studied at Harvard University and the Université-Paris IV Sorbonne.  While at Columbia, Adam studied with renowned historian and curator Barry Bergdoll, and theorist and critic Kenneth Frampton.  Later at Yale he was an assistant to legendary historian Vincent Scully while also studying with noted architects Frank Gehry, Demetri Porphyrios, and Robert A.M. Stern. 

This unique background combining history and theory with design and practice continues to inform the work produced by the studio, with a keen interest in the broader spectrum of human history and culture, and a consideration of how that context may intelligently and critically influence contemporary practice.  Adam is a registered architect in the states of New York and California, and a member of the American Institute of Architects.
 
A native New Yorker, he can also be found in disguise as an enthusiastic Angeleno.  His interests include piano, photography, hiking and travel, and he speaks English, French and Spanish.


The work of asap/ would not be possible without the contributions of many talented and dedicated colleagues past and present:

Melanie Alcorn, Breanna Browning, Wei-Hung Chen, Nancy Choi, Ryan Clement, Miranda Diaz, Ning Ding, David Heaton, Tan Ho, Ruby Manjinder Kaur, Philana Kim, Matt Chenjung Kuo, Li Ling, Lesley Loo, Jeffrey Mansfield, Argeniz Martínez González, Ana Misenas, Boris Morin-Defoy, Wei Ni Ni, Daymond Robinson, Gregory Serweta, Beatriz Vazquez, Michael Wysochanski, Shaina Yang, Andi Zhang