CHEN SUCHART STUDIO
The References Behind The Work
Los Milics Vineyard | Architecture: Chen Suchart
Join us for an intimate conversation with Tommy Suchart & Patricia Chen of Chen Suchart Studio - exploring the unexpected sources that shape how they see, think, edit, and create architecture. Rather than starting with the finished building, this conversation offers an inside look at the references that inform their practice.
Architects who shaped them
Artists or artworks they return to
Buildings they think about often
Materials, landscapes, or places that influence their work
References: books, music, films, objects, rituals, and travels
EVENT DETAILS
October 8, 2026
4pm - 5:30pm
Chen Suchart Studio
7070 E 3rd Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Cost: $30
(Price includes sales tax)
CHEN SUCHART STUDIO
Chen Suchart Studio is a full-service architecture and design firm based in Arizona. Their work spans residential, hospitality, and commercial, with a particular emphasis on design-forward new construction. Founders Thamarit “Tommy” Suchart and Patricia Chen have been living and working together since meeting at the Rhode Island School of Design, from which they both earned a degree in Architecture. They have worked for iconic architects, and founded Chen Suchart in 2010.
Chen Suchart’s work has been recognized for its combination of formal inventiveness and programmatic flexibility, and their varied work and educational backgrounds have supported a practice that is both pragmatic and playful, rigorous and ranging, and intuitive and informed. They have been delighted to partner with visionary clients such as the Los Milics Winery and Tasting Room; Molteni&C; and numerous extraordinary individuals.
Their residential work emphasizes a keen understanding of site and landscape, a bold profile, and a capacity to work with materials in fresh and unexpected ways. Their clients—many of whom have become close friends throughout the process—have chosen them for their attentiveness, their hyper-collaborative approach and respect for their aspirations, and their extraordinary technical facility. They see themselves as conductors of an orchestra, working in perfect harmony in service of a life well lived.
Tommy and Patricia each earned a Master of Architecture in Urban Design degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design and Tommy is licensed in Arizona. Chen Suchart’s work has been nationally and internationally recognized by institutions such as Interior Design Magazine, Wallpaper* Magazine; the Architect’s Newspaper, the American Institute of Architects; Dezeen; ArchDaily; and more.
