Our Team

Jennifer Takatch has over 35 years of experience in Architecture and interior design.  She has been a principal at Architectura, PC since 1991. Her experience includes project design, project management, and construction administration for public and private clients. Jennifer’s primary goal is to provide distinctive and functional designs that are in alignment with her clients’ construction budget.

In her free time, she enjoys volunteering at church, being outside riding her bike, and creating things out of recycled materials.

Scott Powell, AIA
Principal/ Code Review

Scott has been a principal at Architectura, PC since its beginning in 1988, focusing on administration, project management, and project design. The types of projects primarily include; Business Office, Laboratory, Educational, Industrial, Medical Office, Multi-Family and Municipal projects. He’s key to our commitment to remain current with CAD technology and with applicable building codes. In his time off from architectural design work, Scott enjoys vacations in the Adirondacks with his family and occasional travels to see other countries.

Stephen Takatch, AIA
Architect

Steve has over 35 years of experience in Architecture. His creative and responsive approach provides clear architectural programming and budget-conscious design solutions. His responsibilities include all aspects of a project from feasibility studies thru construction administration. His project experience includes a variety of construction types and occupancy uses. In his free time, he likes bicycling and sailing in the Finger Lakes.

Theresa Bender, Assoc. AIA
Senior Architectural Designer

Theresa Bender has over 17 years of experience as an associate architect in Architectural design and drafting. Her experience includes; Educational, Government/ Municipal, and Medical Facilities, Single Family and Multi-Family Residential, as well as Interior Design. She is experienced with the current Auto CAD programs, 3-D modeling programs, and Adobe Photoshop. In her free time, she enjoys spending time having nerf wars with her husband and 3 boys. As well as singing in her church worship team and choir.

Nancy Brady
Office Manager

Nancy’s serious side keeps the business running. She handles the accounting, HR, purchasing, client contact, etc. Basically, if it’s not Design or CAD related she has it covered. Though she enjoys giving her two cents whenever the opportunity arises. Her black Labrador Quinn occasionally provides support at the office as receptionist and morale booster for Architectura as well as neighboring businesses.

Away from the paperwork, Nancy likes to exercise her right brain. Not as often as she would like, you can find her at her local ceramic studio throwing bowls and other utilitarian objet d’art. You may even see her as a vendor at a craft show. Her love of family, community, and typically everything dog keeps her busy and typically out of trouble.

Valerie Intini
Architectural Designer

Valerie has over 3 years of experience as a designer in architecture and 2 years being an adjunct professor for Alfred State College and MCC. Her project experience includes Single Family Residential, Mixed-Used Facilities, Industrial Design and other various Commercial Projects. Her knowledge in assorted design and visual software include Revit, AutoCAD, SkethUp, Rhino, Grasshopper, Lumion, Enscape and Photoshop. In her free time, she enjoys playing volleyball at Hotshots, relaxing with family and friends, and spending any spare moment she can with her bunny, Tucker!