michael j payne is an award-winning designer and architect. He is committed to inquiry and study in order to provide fresh insight and uncommon solutions to design challenges. He appreciates the value of good architecture and design and its impact on our society and the built environment. From conceptual design and project oversight to construction management, he is dedicated to understanding his client’s needs and pursues design solutions with a passion. Payne has more than 15 years of architectural experience, the last five in retail design. His versatile background has allowed him to apply his design skills to a variety of project types. His designs include everything from jewelry, graphics, signage, and wayfinding to theaters, storefront, multifamily housing, and retail stores. Payne and his team won a NASFM Retail Design Award Grand Prize (2006) for the design of the flagship store for HANNspree, a Taiwanese manufacturer of LCD TVs, in San Francisco. Other notable projects include HANNspree - Beverly Hills, Calif.; Bellevue Tower sales showroom (IIDA Honor Award 2008); Entrance lobbies, corridors, casework and amenity spaces for Bellevue Towers, a high-rise condo in Bellevue, Wash. (IIDA Merit Award 2009); Made in Oregon retail outlet in Portland, Ore. various locations. He recently finished phase one and two of the renovation, design, and launch of a historic shopping center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Payne has NCARB certification and is a registered architect in Oregon. He also has a bachelor of architecture from the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. He resides in Portland, Oregon, and enjoys bicycling, training in martial arts and collecting miniature replica buildings.