About Us
Form27 Architects is a design studio in the foothill town of Sierra Madre, looking out over Los Angeles. Karen Moran and Brian Forden have successfully completed over 250 projects, including new custom homes, all scales of residential additions and renovations, dental office and pharmaceutical company tenant improvement projects, and restaurants, and have been a team for over 20 years.
We adapt our thinking and efforts to our clients' specific sense of design and individual needs. Form does indeed follow function, the design is always thought of in three dimensions, additions must always be integral to the original structure, and the clients’ wish lists and personal styles are always first and foremost in the design process.
We would be thrilled to work as a team with you. Please browse some our completed work in the portfolio section and contact us to get started on your design project.
Karen Moran
Architect
Karen holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and worked and designed under the reputable architecture firms of Perkins & Will, Onyx Architects, and Haynes + Oakley marketing, managing, and designing schools, universities, all-scale residential projects, and hospitals, before creating her own architecture firm in 2002. She is a California licensed architect with a lifelong passion for her work.
Brian Forden
Production Designer
Brian holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Pitzer College and is proficient in AutoCAD and SketchUp. He worked as a designer for Thrasher magazine and art director for Juxtapoz magazine before joining Karen in 2004 to pursue his passion for architecture. He is also a carpenter, a photographer, and a musician.