Peterson Rich Office is a Brooklyn-based architecture and design practice recognized for its cultural, publicly engaged, and social impact projects at multiple scales.

Since establishing their firm in 2014, principals Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich have led a diverse team in realizing projects for leading clients in the cultural, residential, retail, and public sectors. 2023 will see the completion of multiple projects, including artist studios for Nina Chanel Abney and Zaria Forman, The Shepherd Gallery & Arts Center in Detroit, and the new Davison Art Gallery at Wesleyan University.  Through an ongoing 8-year partnership with NYCHA (NYC Housing Authority) PRO creates and conducts inclusive community design exercises that provide critical insights and recommendations aimed at helping to improve the country’s largest public housing program and is currently working to shepherd design excellence for NYCHA renovations across all five boroughs.



PRO is a certified Women Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) that is recognized as one of the nation’s top emerging architecture firms.



Recent awards include the ‘New Practice New York’ prize by the AIA, 2018 ‘Design Vanguard’ by Architectural Record, and 2020 Emerging Voices by The Architectural League.