Sam Bawden is Principal | Owner & Founder of EDIFICE Design + Architecture.  Sam is a maker by heart, an architect by training, a craftsman by calling, and an entrepreneur by accident.  Sam’s desire to make things better led him to found EDIFICE with the purpose of creating beautiful structures that inspire and edify.  To Sam, a building that edifies is one that elevates our thoughts, our actions, and our lives.  It isn’t loud or obnoxious, but it quietly becomes the backdrop for life.  He believes this is achieved through marrying the desires of the client with their chosen site in a way that synthesizes and improves both.

Sam graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. in Architectural Studies and a Master of Architecture with honors in design.  His thesis “Significance without Symbols in Religious Architecture” was adopted as a graduate-level course the year following his graduation.  Sam was involved with that course as an adjunct professor for several years.  Sam’s recreational pursuit of snowboarding/splitboarding led to him founding Cardiff Snowcraft.  Sam is currently designing snowboards, skis, and art for their graphics, future products, buildings, residences, and loves it all.  To him it is all the same, the creation of things that edify.