Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich have led a diverse team at Peterson Rich Office since establishing the firm in 2014.

Miriam is a founding partner of Peterson Rich Office. Born and raised in New York City, Miriam draws inspiration from this rich urban context to create spaces that connect people to one another and to their surrounding communities.

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With a B.A. in Economics and Italian from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture from Yale University, Miriam brings an inquisitive and research-driven approach to each project, advocating for an expanded role for design at the intersection of architecture, economics, and policy.

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For over a decade at PRO, Miriam has developed an internationally recognized body of work across a diverse range of projects. The firm has been named Architectural Record’s ‘Design Vanguard,’ awarded AIA New Practices New York Prize, and selected as one of the Architecture League of New York’s Emerging Voices.

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Nathan Rich is founding partner of Peterson Rich Office, where he brings a breadth of experience with global reach.Nathan attended Wesleyan University and Yale. He was also a Henry Luce Scholar at Tsinghua University in Beijing where he learned to speak Mandarin and wrote about rapid urbanization in Asia.

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His particular grounding in the visual arts has informed PRO’s work and portfolio of projects. Prior to founding PRO Nathan worked at SHoP and Steven Holl Architects. In 2021 along with his partner Miriam Peterson, he held the inaugural Kaplan Chair in Urban Design at the Regional Plan Association.

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