Testimonials

“I would recommend Lew Oliver to any developer who needs good-looking, buildable architecture. He is the best I know at this. He is the fastest person of great talent that I know, and he is a pleasure to work with.”

– Andres Duany
Founding Co-Principal, Duany Plater-Zyberk

“The New Urban Guild acts as a talent agent for some of the very best traditional architects in the USA. The Guild is delighted to have Lew as a member. His eye is among the most incisive I have ever seen. Most architects can do no better than a cartoon of traditional architecture; Lew's work is emphatically the real thing. Inquisitive in the extreme and always pushing the New Renaissance forward, Lew is a delight to work with.”

– Stephen A. Mouzon
President, The New Urban Guild

“Lew Oliver has been my chief design architect since 1985. He is simply brilliant!”

– Richard C. Kessler
President and CEO, The Kessler Collection/The Kessler Enterprise, Inc.

“Lew really understands perspective and historical accuracy. He is delightful to work with, and is very open to considerations and changes. He is flexible and always on time. The house he designed for us presold completely furnished. It was a delightful project and a big success. We would most definitely like to work with him on future projects.”

– David Vaughn
Director of Southern Marketing and Director of Home Projects, Southern Accents

“I have built Lew Oliver-designed homes for half a decade. They are beautiful, highly marketable heirlooms--simply, the best in the business”

– Pam Sessions
President, Hedgewood Homes and past President, The National Homebuilders Association, Hedgewood Homes

“I have had the good fortune to work with Lew Oliver on many design charrettes for New Urban communities. Lew has an incredible eye, and our collaborations are always refreshing. I never fail to learn from his unparalleled knowledge of period architecture. There are very few in this industry with Lew's ability to integrate the most wonderful characteristics of traditional architecture with the most loved living patterns of today.”

– Eric Moser
Principal, Moser Design Group, Inc.

“Drove through Vickery last week. Incredible, Amazing, Beautiful. Congratulations!”

– Jerry W. Spangler
Principal, Spangler Walsh

“I’m looking forward to building a community of Lew Oliver homes at Eagle Park in Belmont, North Carolina. Lew’s architecture speaks for itself. He designs beautiful homes that are all the more appealing within a streetscape of compatible textures, colors, and proportional details. His homes serve the needs and aspirations of homeowners. I am confident that his designs will help us create an outstanding human habitat that will make us all proud.”

– Tom Graham
Founder, I'on

“Lew Oliver has a gift beyond the creative calculations, mechanics, and skills of the best architects. He is instinctively appropriate and knowledgeable. His highly distinguishable and innovative work reflects his extensive knowledge of and passion for classical architecture and art history. Lew is a rare artist in his field.”

– Julie Wilde
Designer and Consultant, The Grand Bohemian, Casa Monica, and The Mansion on Forsyth Park

“No one that I have met in my twenty years of practicing architecture has a better understanding of the ideals of home-town architecture than Lew Oliver.”

– Chip Murrah
Architect

“Lew Oliver demonstrates particular brilliance in his ability both to develop the overall concept of a living environment and to complete every integral design component. You would be hard-pressed to find a more multi-talented and creative individual. He lives his work, and this is evident the moment you experience one of his projects. His projects teach residents what balanced smart living means.”

– Laura Kessler
Hotelier, The Kessler Collection