Bruce Abugov and Frank Kaspar. Photo by Riverwood Photography.
ABUG OV • K A S PA R architecture by Rennay Craats
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t was tentative, if not experimental at first. When a couple of recent architecture graduates got together to launch their careers, neither of them expected it would be their last job. Bruce Abugov and Frank Kaspar worked alongside their fathers at Bruce’s father’s firm, Abugov and Associates, and once the pair got registered as architects in 1987, they agreed to hang up a shingle of their own to create Abugov-Kaspar Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design.
training in fine art and design as well as architecture, the new firm had a wealth of expertise. They soon hired some seasoned, experienced veterans to guide the novices through the early days of the business.
“We thought we’d try something together for a couple years and see how it went. Thirty years later, we’re still here,” says Frank Kaspar, principal at Abugov-Kaspar.
The family atmosphere established at the firm has carried on throughout the decades and now the two principals are proud to be there to guide and teach the younger architects just as their own fathers did for them. It’s a transitional time in business in general, and many companies – including the developers the firm works
The union proved to be a successful one. With Abugov’s training in engineering and architecture and Kaspar’s
“My father split with his partner, so when we formed our own company we hired our two fathers. It worked well, and they worked for us for another 15 years or so,” says Bruce Abugov, principal at Abugov-Kaspar.
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