City of Laurel, Maryland
“I found the working relationship with both you and your staff to always be friendly and eager to be involved with helping the City of Laurel, and this combined with your expert professional knowledge, made working with you and your staff a pleasurable experience. You may be a small firm, but you are big on experience, knowledge, and customer relations. Thank you for being one of the best professional consultants that I have worked with in my forty-five years of professional experience…”
~Paul W. McCullagh, Project Manager, City of Laurel, Maryland
February 12, 2007
Odenton Baptist Church, Odenton, Maryland
“Odenton Baptist Church is currently engaged in a five million dollar building project which is scheduled for completion in the Summer of 2009. After carefully considering a number of architectural firms, and after an unsuccessful two year engagement with another architect, we have chosen Waldon Studio Architects. We remain very pleased with our decision.”
“As an example of the good experience we have had with Waldon Studio Architects, we would cite the elevated views of our proposed building. Our first architect presented numerous elevations, not one of which was satisfactory to us. The very first elevated view which we received from Waldon Studio Architects was acceptable to us and became the final design with minor changes. Clearly, this architect understood us and our intentions and was able to accurately interject them into the finished design. We are very pleased with the result.”
“As the Pastor of Odenton Baptist Church and Christian School, we encourage you to consider Waldon Studio Architects. We are glad we have done so after having learned the hard way that not all architects are alike.”
~George Shafer, Pastor, Odenton Baptist Church
July 31, 2008
Easton Housing Authority, Easton Maryland
Responses from questionnaire after completing project:
- Quality of work: “Excellent”
- Quality control procedures & execution: “Mr. Waldon stays on top of all aspects.”
- Management and performance schedule: “On target every time.”
- Meeting cost limitations: “Given most of our jobs were federally funded, we always came in on budget.”
- Plans clear and detailed sufficiently: “Always”
- Suitability of design: “Firm is very creative”
- Would you award another contract to the party being evaluated? “Yes”
“…This is one of the best firms I have had the pleasure of working with in my 30+ years in housing.”
~Don Bibb, Executive Director, Easton Housing Authority
November, 2007
Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland
While Ravi Waldon was vice president…[of another local firm]…he worked on the design of Howard Community College’s (HCC) Children’s Learning Center (CLC). We were very pleased with the work of Ravi and his team…Ravi Waldon listened carefully and responded well to the staff’s ideas and suggestions. The staff asked for bright and airy spaces for children to learn, play and grow in and that is exactly what Ravi did and did it well. As an architect, Ravi was concerned about quality and during its construction he stopped by the CLC regularly to see how the project was going. He was creative and came up with some details that made the building aesthetically interesting and the environment calm and serene. Ravi was always patient, kind, and responsive – great qualities in an architect whose primary job is to make the client’s dream come alive.”
“I have known Ravi Waldon for the past eight years and watched him grow professionally to his present position of president of Waldon Studio Architects & Planners, PC. If you’re looking for an architect who will listen to what you want and design the space you envision, you want Ravi Waldon…I give him my highest recommendation.”
~Kathleen Hetherington, Ed.D, President, Howard Community College
November 3, 200
Cornerstone Assembly of God, Bowie, Maryland
“Ravi and his team are exceptional architects with integrity in their business dealings. They were always responsive to any changes we had to make during the process and they worked seamlessly with our builder and all of the individuals involved with the construction. I highly recommend Waldon Studio Architects & Planners to individuals, organizations and companies seeking an architect…”
~Pastor Mark A. Lehmann, Cornerstone Assembly of God
July 6, 2006
Bay Area Community Church, Annapolis, Maryland
“On behalf of the Bay Area Community Church family, I am writing to express my gratitude for the firm of Waldon Studio Architects & Planners, PC. The last three years of working with Ravi and his team have been outstanding! In addition to the professionalism and expertise they brought to our project, they brought enthusiasm and passion to the job. Foremost on Ravi’s mind was not only maximizing the functionality of our building within our financial constraints, but also capturing throughout the building our church’s “spirit” and “ethos”. They took the time to truly grasp our mission and culture. As a result, Ravi’s team was able to come up with creative expressions that manifest who we are…Regularly, when I walk through our new church home and see how beautiful our building is, I reflect upon Ravi and thank God for his architect firm…If you would like to discuss my working relationship with Waldon Studio Architects and Planners, please do not hesitate to call me at 410.544.2222. Or, better yet, stop by 884 Chesterfield Road in Annapolis and check it out for yourself.”
~Greg St. Cyr, Senior Pastor, Bay Area Community Church
October 13, 2006
Allen and Shariff Corporation, Columbia Maryland
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you and Waldon Studio Architects for taking a true “team” approach to all the projects our companies have worked together on. We have found the leadership at Waldon Studio Architects to be very proactive in obtaining and providing information that conveys the Client’s vision for their building to help us serve the Client’s needs. Your project manager’s leadership abilities have helped the overall project team meet the project schedules and critical milestones regularly. We at Allen & Shariff have found Waldon Studio Architects very creative, easy to work with and fair in their interactions. You guys are truly an “engineer’s architect”! Our team looks forward to working with you on many future projects and we will highly recommend Waldon Studio Architects to any prospective Client.”
~Zack Shariff, P.E., CEO, Allen & Shariff
January 30, 2006
Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church, “…Be assured that "Ravi Waldon's" the person we will come to when/if this project [their Phase II fellowship hall] gets off the ground. Comments from visitors to our church are incredibly positive. You captured everything we could possibly have hoped for in this building. We're very pleased to say the least. Thanks, Well Done!
~ Edwin Peery [ecpry@verizon.net], Grace Evangelical Presbyterian Church
April 30, 2007