PRINCIPAL
LYNSEY SORRELL | AIA, LEED AP, MLAI
Lynsey’s love of design is grounded in finding the logic for the project and dignity in the solution. Buildings should be for people and architecture should be in service of the community. Third Entity allows her to exploit the full range of her skill sets in design, project management, client support and strategic thinking. She is the 2022-24 President of the Ely Chapter of Lambda Alpha International, the honorary Land Economics Society. Lynsey is a governor of the Chicago Scots and the Illinois St Andrews Society, Illinois’ oldest registered charity.
An avid triathlete and she now considers chasing her two young children part of her training.
PRINCIPAL
STEVEN KARVELIUS | AIA, MLAI
Steven’s passion for architecture is in the collaboration, organization, and coordination that is required to execute and build beautiful buildings with high aspirations that go beyond convention. Growing up with family in the construction industry and working through high school at a rebar company, he had a sneak peak at how buildings come together and that interest has never waned. He has worked many well-known firms in Boston and Chicago on residential, commercial, and institutional projects across the country.
He is regular museum-goer, and a casual piano player. He lives in Chicago with his wife and son.
ANNABELL REN | NOMA
Annabell’s education helped her grow into a designer that values architecture as well as the social and urban impact of buildings. At work, Annabell focuses on how to bring innovative and creative design solutions to her clients that respond to target budgets and that reflect each different user’s unique vision and project needs. Outside of work, she is an adjunct professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology’s College of Architecture. She has been driven by the academic role to reflect the newest technology, uphold the most urgent industry values, and associate each project with its local community.
ELLIOTT RIGGEN | AIA
Elliott’s path to architecture flowed through the ink of a pen. His casual persistent sketching led him to explore his place and surroundings and unknowingly developed into a career in architecture. Now he explores the role of buildings as a method of story-telling and attempts to find connections between the language of buildings and the dialogue of people where he strives to uncover design solutions that resonate with a projects purpose.
On the side, he continues to draw, renovate his home, and work on old cars.
MORIAH ADAM
Moriah attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo where she received a Bachelor’s in Architecture and minor in dance. Her architectural interests developed unknowingly from having moved around as a child and found herself often reimagining the different spaces she inhabited through drawing and sketching.
She is interested in the social and cultural implications of the built environment. In her work, she strives to curate spaces that promote equity and foster community. In addition to art and architecture, she enjoys modern dance, exploring Chicago, and her many houseplants.
SARAH KAY STEPHENS
Sarah Kay graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology. She was a IIT Leadership Academy Scholar. Past AIAS Vice President. She Salso studied Construction Management and Policy and Ethics as a minor. Sarah Kay brings a curious mind and excitement to contribute to the team. She is enjoying Chicago's summer hot weather these days which brings her back home at Austin Texas.
JACKSON JANICKI
Jackson is a 3rd year architecture student at the Illinois Institute of Technology where he specializes in history and theory as well as design-build. His professional interests consist of adaptive reuse and medium-density residential projects. Jackson’s interest in architecture developed from a love of making, which he attributes to time spent with his grandfather, a retired art teacher. His architectural approach blends creativity and rationality into comfortable and functional spaces. In Jackson’s free time, he visits Chicago’s museums and escapes the city to spend time in the outdoors.
JASMINE CHUNG
Jasmine is a 3rd year architecture student at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Her architectural journey stems from her hobbies in structural crafting and artistic exploration. She enjoys model making after years of experience in building competitive model bridges, towers, and crane arms out of basswood. Her passion for art is demonstrated through the public murals featured in schools and neighborhoods around her hometown of Las Vegas. Therefore, she is interested in exploring how art and design can integrate with adaptive reuse strategies to impact communities and social spaces. In her free time, she enjoys crocheting, kayaking, and exploring national parks.