Dr. William J. Carpenter, FAIA is a nationally recognized architect and educator. He has won numerous design awards and accolades for his teaching. He is a founder of lightroom, a nationally award-winning design firm in Decatur, Georgia specializing in architecture and new media projects for commercial and residential clients. Carpenter received the national ACSA/AIAS educator of the year award in 2000 and the national young architects citation in 1997. He was elected as a fellow in the AIA in 2000. He is also author of an important and well-regarded book, learning by building: design and construction in architectural education, Wiley, 1997. His work has been published in southern living, Atlanta homes and lifestyles, print magazine, Atlanta magazine and era, April, 2006. He studied and worked for renowned architect and AIA gold medalist Samuel Mockbee FAIA and New York architect Norman Jaffe FAIA known for his elegant buildings that respond to the landscape. When he doesn’t have his nose to the drafting table, bill can be found hanging out with his two lovely daughters or trotting the globe in search of adventure.

Violet Cerbone is a current under graduate student attending Georgia Technical Institute's College of Architecture and Design. Most recently she returned from participating as a Restoration Fellow on a Byzantine temple project just outside Istanbul, Turkey after completing her studying aboard program in Italy and Greece.

Chad D. Reineke, AIA, Ncarb is a well-rounded, dynamic technician with expertise in BIM technology and 3d visualization. His diverse professional experience includes drafting and design instruction, building code consulting, timber frame contracting, and architectural design. Chad’s versatile role ranges from design technology implementation to project design and building 3d architectural models. From his professional experience he has gained an expertise in several different variations of accessibility guidelines and FHA requirements. His unique hands-on experience from being a contractor himself, has developed an in-depth level of knowledge in all types of construction

Architectural Designer and recent college grad with a focus on playtesting & designing buildings in VR, established NCARB record and pursuing licensure while pushing to integrate innovative technology in the industry.

Julie Reineke manages the firm's administrative operations, ensuring tasks are completed efficiently and paperwork is processed smoothly. Her role includes managing Bill's schedule, coordinating meetings, and overseeing the firm's financial and administrative functions. Additionally, she serves as the editor and co-writer for all internal publications and acts as the in-house editor for Bill & Chad's publications.

Sasha started her carrier interning for Lightroom before beginning her own company "Fierce Modern Designs", which uses our multi-disciplinary method in her architectural, fashion, and graphic design work still to this day.