One of Arizona's finest contemporary-style architects, Scottsdale's Nick Tsontakis is a residential and commercial specialist who also coordinates Arizona Residential Architects, a group comprising quality home designers living in the Valley and working throughout the Southwest.

Janet Brooks, ASID, came down to Phoenix from Durango, Colo., in 1987 and has established her design firm as one of the finest in the Southwest. Her award-winning residential and commercial work combines clean lines with elegance, always calling on natural Southwest illumination for texture, color and subtlety. We're proud to have written many local and national stories celebrating Janet's inspired projects and their meticulous attention to detail.

David Hovey's 14.4-acre eco-friendly provides downtown Scottsdale with landmark modernist-inspired architecture: a benchmark aesthetic for multifamily development - predicted another distinguished Arizona architect, Will Bruder, before the first dirt was turned. Hovey's luxury project comprises bridge-linked buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom homes; oasis courtyards; private terraces; and rooftop gardens. Next time you're driving on or, better, walking along Scottsdale Road, let your eyes make their home here for a few minutes.