SAN FRANCISCO (December 14, 2023) – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, today announced Amber DeVine has joined the firm’s San Francisco office as Director, Interior Architecture & Design. In this role, she will lead the office and work with the San Francisco and Pleasanton teams to grow the firm’s market share throughout the Bay Area.
Experienced in repositioning, tenant improvement, and ground-up construction projects, DeVine has built a well-rounded career within the architecture, engineering, construction and real estate industries. Her diverse background includes interior architecture, design, management, operations, business development, environmental branding and design, PropTech, and XR (Extended Reality).
“In addition to her strong design background, Amber brings a strategic and problem-solving leadership approach to Ware Malcomb,” said Tom Jansen, Northwest Regional Principal, Ware Malcomb. “She focuses on creating partnerships with her clients to find success for all, and we look forward to her leadership of the office.”
Prior to joining Ware Malcomb, DeVine held leadership roles at some of the world’s largest design firms, where she created, managed and led teams to build award-winning corporate, technology, healthcare, workplace, institutional and LEED projects in the U.S. and internationally. Her 25 years of design experience includes working on complex multi-member, multi-phased projects as large as 2.5 million square feet for owners, property managers, and tenants.
In addition to her career experiences, DeVine serves her community as a board member for Build IT Girlsä, a nonprofit design, building and technology program for girls K-5. The organization mentors and helps equip a community of talented individuals to impact their communities confidently and positively through STEM based events, classes, and activities built around space and place-making architecture, development, design, VR, AR, and AI.
Ware Malcomb has maintained a strong presence in the Bay Area for nearly three decades, opening its Pleasanton office in 1997 and it’s San Francisco office in 2012.
About Ware Malcomb (waremalcomb.com)
Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a contemporary and expanding full-service design firm providing professional architecture, planning, interior design, civil engineering, branding and building measurement services to corporate, commercial/residential developer and public/institutional clients throughout the world. With office locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil, the firm specializes in the design of office, industrial, science & technology, healthcare, multifamily, retail, and public/institutional projects. Ware Malcomb is recognized as an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company and a Hot Firm by Zweig Group. The firm is also ranked among the top 15 architecture/engineering firms in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms and the top 25 interior design firms in Interior Design magazine’s Top 100 Giants. For more information, visit waremalcomb.com.
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