SOLBERG + ASSOCIATES roots go back to 1984 when Rick Solberg partnered with Doug Lowe in establishing Solberg + Lowe Architects in Santa Monica , California. It was during this time, guided by the influences of entertainment clients like Universal Studios, Six Flags, Paramount Parks and Walt Disney Imagineering that the firm's design philosophy integrated the story telling techniques common to these media giants into its delivery of architecture.

Building their firm's portfolio to include corporate, hospitality, and retail in addition to its entertainment projects , S+L merged in 1994 with Cuningham Hamilton and Quiter of Minneapolis, a major Midwest firm specializing in education and casino design. Rick Solberg and Doug Lowe became founding partners in Cuningham Group / Solberg + Lowe and ultimately Cuningham Group.

Today SOLBERG + ASSOCIATES has been established to further pursue the integration of story telling techniques into all aspects of architecture and to capitalize on the creative talents that exist in the broader workforce outside the traditional design and construct arena.

The " + " celebrates the added value that is delivered in a collaborative creative effort. It's not about one person, one office, one profession but the synergistic orchestration of a myriad of creators from diverse industries in the pursuit of a common vision.