Keith Rivera, Principal Architect of Acme Architecture, brings over 25 years of architectural design experience to his clients. His design work has received a number of awards for design excellence and has been widely published by both local and national media, including Architecture, Residential Architect and Metropolis Magazine. Keith's urban design expertise includes mixed use, live-work, urban infill, affordable and market rate housing.

Keith gained invaluable experience in the field of housing while working with the innovative Donald MacDonald, FAIA, in San Francisco. As a Project Architect and Manager for MacDonald, Keith worked on a wide variety of housing / mixed-use projects for both the non-profit and market-rate sectors. Both living and working in the city of San Francisco has given Keith unique and first hand insight into the issues of urban living.

Following this experience, Keith worked with another leader in the field of housing, Barry Berkus, AIA, of Santa Barbara, where Keith's experience has broadened to include custom residential homes.

1982, Bachelor of Architecture, with Highest Honors California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Fifth Year study: Urban Housing

Registered Architect, California, C17499