Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich have led a diverse team at Peterson Rich Office since establishing the firm in 2014.

Miriam is a founding partner of Peterson Rich Office. Born and raised in New York City, Miriam draws inspiration from this rich urban context to create spaces that connect people to one another and to their surrounding communities.

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With a B.A. in Economics and Italian from Cornell University and a Master of Architecture from Yale University, Miriam brings an inquisitive and research-driven approach to each project, advocating for an expanded role for design at the intersection of architecture, economics, and policy.

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For over a decade at PRO, Miriam has developed an internationally recognized body of work across a diverse range of projects. The firm has been named Architectural Record’s ‘Design Vanguard,’ awarded AIA New Practices New York Prize, and selected as one of the Architecture League of New York’s Emerging Voices.

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Nathan brings a breadth of experience with global reach to PRO.

After receiving a BA from Wesleyan University, Nathan was awarded a Henry Luce Scholarship which sent him to Beijing to teach at the Tsinghua University School of Architecture to research and document the rapid growth of Asian cities. He received his professional degree in Architecture from Yale and then worked with SHoP Architects, Woods Bagot and Steven Holl Architects.

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His past experiences with urban scale issues, adaptive reuse, and cultural institutions have guided Nathan’s work at PRO. He has led the office’s projects in which contemporary spaces for art are built in historic contexts.

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Nathan along with his partner Miriam Peterson held the Kaplan Chair in Urban Design with the Regional Plan Association, where they designed scalable design solutions for NYCHA campuses, and Nathan is closely involved with PRO’s many ongoing projects with The New York City

Housing Authority.

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