Designer/Drafter
Originally from Tehran, Iran, Shiva’s passion for architecture was sparked at a young age while exploring the historic houses of Kashan. Her journey led her from studying architecture in Iran to continuing her education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, which included studying abroad in Rome and interning in San Francisco. Having previously worked on architectural projects in the Tahoe area, she is now with MWA while pursuing her professional licensure.
Drawn to the region by her love for snowboarding and the Sierra mountains, Shiva brings a creative and adventurous spirit to everything she does. Outside the studio, you’ll often find her playing piano, drawing, or seeking out her next thrill, like skydiving. She loves spending quality time with her dog, Banoo, her partner, and her family. A passionate host and traveler, she enjoys making everything from scratch—including home-roasted coffee, ice cream, kombucha, and other creations.
Drawn to the region by her love for snowboarding and the Sierra mountains, Shiva brings a creative and adventurous spirit to everything she does. Outside the studio, you’ll often find her playing piano, drawing, or seeking out her next thrill, like skydiving. She loves spending quality time with her dog, Banoo, her partner, and her family. A passionate host and traveler, she enjoys making everything from scratch—including home-roasted coffee, ice cream, kombucha, and other creations.
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I would like to highly recommend Kristi Thompson for Architectural and Engineering services along with her associates at MWA. When we hired Kristi we were looking for a professional who was thorough, thoughtful and was interested in providing the home we wanted which was more European Old World than the traditional Tahoe style of home. Kristi listened and responded to our desires and we ended up with a home that exceeded our expectations. She first did research to be sure we were aligned on the look and feel we wanted providing images of existing homes and buildings in the Alps for our consideration. After many meetings and lots of back and forth we came up with a design that we loved that blended old world and mountain architecture. Kristi studied the lot considering the slope, sun angle, views and our desire for privacy and came up with an ideal site for the home. As the design developed there was a high degree of interaction ensuring our ideas of which we had many were incorporated. Overall we were very pleased with the result. Others seem to have liked it also as it won the Peoples Choice Award at the Martis Camp Architectural Show in 2008.
-- Ed and Betsy Richardson
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