Eric Strain is an architect and educator based in Las Vegas. He is the founding principal of assemblageSTUDIO and an Associate Professor of Architecture at UNLV. His work and research is based in “Craft, Place and Community.” His work has received 60 Design Excellent Awards and been published Internationally. assemblageSTUDIO received the WMR AIA and AIA Nevada Firm Awards and Eric received the AIA Nevada Silver Medal. Eric has also taught at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and the University of Utah.