Terry & Terry Architecture focuses on its ability to combine innovative architectural theory and practice. The partnership has experience with a wide variety of projects, including the design of custom single-family, multi-family housing, and commercial work. The firm has been recognized with numerous regional, national, and international awards. They have extensive, unique experience with building construction and fabrication that has enabled them to acquire and refine first-hand knowledge of the relationship between concept, construction, and project realization. TTA strongly advocates sustainable, energy-efficient building materials and methods as a means of reducing the energy required to construct and operate buildings. The firm has explored design concepts that range from private alternative homes to urban design in collaboration with other design professionals. In an attempt to improve the built environment, it has investigated several concepts in future infrastructures that integrate architecture and planning. They have cultivated a collaborative and diverse studio that engages a network of engineers, builders, fabricators, chefs, and other collaborators. TTA aspires to improve the quality of life through design excellence—thus exploring design challenges at all levels, from furniture design to urban design with a focus on innovation in response to changing conditions.