The Architectural Team
Michael Bernal is a designer currently employed at The Architectural Team since August 2023. Previously, Michael served as an architectural designer at MBH ARCHITECTURE, LLC from August 2020 to August 2023, and as an architecture intern at edm - architecture & engineering from February 2019 to March 2020. Furthermore, Michael contributed as a graduate assistant at the University of Hartford for a semester in 2019 and provided assistance as a teacher assistant in engineering mechanics during the spring of 2019. Michael's early experience includes working as a design intern at Fabbrica from June 2018 to February 2019. Michael holds a Master of Architecture (M.Arch) from the University of Hartford, obtained in 2020, and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering (B.S.) from the same institution, completed in 2019.
The Architectural Team
Founded in 1971, The Architectural Team has been driven by a commitment to exceptional design and an unyielding focus on achieving client objectives. The firm has developed an extensive portfolio that includes a broad range of building types and programs, earning more than 100 awards for design excellence. While our work has been honored with many awards, we are most proud of our clients’ successes and our many long-standing relationships that account for 85 percent of our repeat business. The firm’s principals and project managers work directly with clients, developing a collaborative and participatory team approach. Our ability to understand and draw inspiration from our clients’ goals has resulted in a national reputation as a design leader and a distinctive portfolio of insightful yet pragmatic design solutions that reflect our deep respect for site, context, community, and environmental sustainability. The Architectural Team’s experience includes master planning, large urban mixed-use developments, commercial, multifamily residential, senior housing, assisted living, hospitality, recreational, and academic facilities, as well as hundreds of historic renovation designs that have established the firm’s national reputation in the area of historic preservation and adaptive reuse.