SORG is a full service architectural firm based in Washington, DC and founded by renowned architect Suman Sorg. We have won over 60 awards from the American Institute of Architects and other national associations. Our projects have been featured in numerous national publications such as Architectural Record, Metropolis Magazine and the Washington Post. SORG has been ranked among the top 50 architecture firms in the US by Architect Magazine for a commitment to sustainable design and for positively impacting our community. Our extensive portfolio includes residential, commercial, civic and educational projects in the Washington DC area as well as in over 50 countries abroad. With numerous repeat clients we have established a reputation for design excellence and dedicated service to the fulfilment of each clients goals.
About Us
Suman Sorg, FAIA, Founder
Suman Sorg is a leading voice for design excellence. Her body of work is diverse, including civic, mixed-use and multi-family developments, and education projects – both domestically and around the globe. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including multiple awards from the American Institute of Architects.
She has lectured extensively for the AIA, the National Building Museum, the Urban Land Institute, the Center for Architecture in New York, the US Department of State, several universities, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Suman is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, is a member emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the National Building Museum, and the Board of Directors for the DC Building Industry Association. She is a Peer Reviewer for the General Services Administration Design Excellence Program and is also a member of the Lambda Alpha International Honor Society.
Brandon S. Peters, Director
Brandon S. Peters is a Landscape Architect and business development leader whose career has included living and working in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America. His time in practice has included work on civic, mixed-use, multi-family and single-family typologies. In each project, he seeks to maximize sustainability, accessibility and the client’s program.
With his experience on the business side of the profession, he has spoken at the SMPS conference in Washington D.C., been interviewed in MARKETER Magazine, and written for the International Federation of Landscape Architects and ASLA. He has also served as a juror for the Marketing Communication Awards and for WASLA. He holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and his marketing work has won numerous awards from SMPS including Best Brand Experience.
Philosophy
For our founder, Suman Sorg, design excellence is portable. No matter a project’s scale, scope, location, program or budget, she approaches each client and each project as unique, while drawing from her extraordinary experience in designing projects of all types over her architecture career. Suman’s focus on the user is human-centered first – respecting the dignity and wellbeing of every individual – program-focused – meeting client needs at the outset – and rooted in environmental sustainability. Her work characterized by a strong commitment to thoughtful modern architecture that explores spatial, material and visual experience. Rather than imposing a style, irrespective of context, she carefully examines the unique characteristics of each project (site, climate, culture, community), along with programmatic requirements, and look to this intersection as the catalyst for an architectural concept. Deeply invested in creating modern designs that are sculptural, and often monumental, her work is always geared towards the human scale. A legacy of work in historic preservation and interest in vernacular architecture complements Suman’s modernist leanings. By combining contemporary architecture techniques and design strategies with the innovative handling of both traditional architectural language and indigenous building materials, she creates compositions are both functional and inspiring.
Selected Awards
AIA Northern Virginia, Merit Award, DOT Materials Testing Laboratory, 2023
Montgomery County Planning, Award of Merit for Architecture, Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center, 2023
AIA DC Design Award, The Triumph Short Term Family Housing, 2019
AIA Maryland, Public Building of the Year, Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center, 2019
AIA Maryland, Excellence in Design Award, The Triumph Short Term Family Housing, 2019
AIA Potomac Valley, Honor Award, Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center, 2019
AIA Potomac Valley, Honor/Gold Award, The Triumph Short Term Family Housing, 2019
AIA Potomac Valley, Gold/Honor Award, John and Jill Ker Conway Residence, 2017
AIA DC, Washingtonian Awards, Residential Design, John and Jill Ker Conway Residence, 2017
Urban Land Institute Washington, Real Estate Trends Award, Excellence in Housing Development, John and Jill Ker Conway Residence, 2017
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, Built by Women DC Award, Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex, 2016
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, Built by Women DC Award, John and Jill Ker Conway Residence, 2016
Top Women to Watch in Real Estate 2016, Suman Sorg, FAIA
NAIOP DC | MD, Award of Excellence: Best Renovations/Adaptive Re-Use, MPD 6th District Headquarters, 2016
AIA MD, Institutional Architecture/Public Building of the Year, Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex, 2016
AIA DC, Detail Award in Architecture, Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex, 2015
AIA DC, Unbuilt Award, Water Dyke, 2015
American School + University Architectural Portfolio, Outstanding Designs: Renovation/Modernization, Mary Plummer Elementary School, 2015
AIA National Diversity Recognition Program Award, Sorg Architects, 2015
AIA DC, Centennial Medal, Suman Sorg, FAIA 2014
CODA Awards: Residential, Apartment One, 2014
American School + University, Outstanding Designs: Renovation/Modernization, Bruce-Monroe Elementary School, 2014
Selected Publications
Washington Post, “How D.C.’s First Sobering Center Could Ease Drug and Alcohol Addiction” February 13, 2024
Washingtonian Magazine, “Look Inside 12 of the Coolest Houses in Washington” August 8, 2017 (John & Jill Ker Conway Residence)
ArchitectureDC, “Pushing the (Building) Envelope” Summer 2017 (John & Jill Ker Conway Residence)
The Washington Post, “After years on the streets, homeless vets in D.C. get new building to call their own” January 11, 2017 (John & Jill Ker Conway Residence)
DC Rising Magazine, Top Women to Watch in Real Estate 2016, Suman Sorg, FAIA
ArchitectureDC, “Details, Details: Jury Creates a Special Category for Outstanding Building Elements” Winter 2015 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
ArchitectureDC, “Rec Meets Hi-Tech: Suburban Complex Offers Place for Leisure and Learning” Spring 2015 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
Luxe DC Magazine, “Mixed Media” April 2014 (Apartment One)
Recreation Management, “Survival of the Fittest – Keys to Successful Fitness Facility Management” February 2014 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
A Magazine, “Capital Living” February 2014 (Apartment One)
Washingtonian Magazine,“Anacostia High School Snags Design Award” February 2014 (Anacostia High School) Washingtonian Magazine,“Anacostia High School Snags Design Award” February 2014 (Anacostia High School)
Parks & Recreation, “High-Tech Rec” January 2014 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
ArchiScene, “Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex by Sorg Architects” January 2014 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
Architectural Record, “India: Boom or Bust?” December 2013 (Sorg Architects, The Grand Arch)
American School & University, “2013 Architectural Portfolio” November 2013 (Anacostia High School)
ArchDaily, “Southern Regional / Sorg Architects” November 6, 2013 (Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex)
The Washington Post, “Renovation Writes a New Chapter in an Apartment’s History“ November 2, 2013 (Apartment One)
Design & Arredo, “Bianco A Colori“ October 2013 (Apartment One)
Architects + Artisans, “In Washington, DC, Apartment One” September 23, 2013 (Apartment One)
Inhabitant, “Sorg Architects’ Rockaways Water Dyke Concept Harnesses Surge Waters Themselves to Fight Flooding” August 2013 (Water Dyke)
Design Milk, “Historic Apartment Meets Modern Times” August 2013 (Apartment One)
Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, “Built By Women: Skyon” August 2013 (Skyon)
Home Design Magazine, “Modern & Historic Combination by Sorg Architects” August 2013 (Apartment One)
AEC Café, “Skyon in Gurgaon, India by Sorg Architects” August 2013 (Skyon)
AEC Café, “The Water Dyke MOMA PS1 Rockaways Call for Ideas Winning” July 2013 (Water Dyke)
Modern Luxury DC, “Designing Women” by Jennifer Sergent, May 2013 (Suman Sorg)
Washingtonian Magazine, Apartment One, July 2013 (Apartment One)
ArchDaily, “MoMa PS1 Water Dyke” July 3, 2013 (Water Dyke)
Metropolis Magazine, “The Messy Suburb” March 2012 (The Grand Arch)
AIA DC, Centennial Medal, Suman Sorg, FAIA 2014
CODA Awards: Residential, Apartment One, 2014
American School + University, Outstanding Designs: Renovation/Modernization, Bruce-Monroe Elementary School, 2014