Form & Function Architecture fosters an environment of collaboration and creativity with our clients, creative team, and community. And we have some fun in the process.

Located at historic 9 W. Walnut Street in downtown Asheville, NC, Form & Function is an Asheville architecture studio that specializes in commercial, residential, state, and municipal public architecture located within the Western North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina region.

Myles S Alexander, AIA

Position: Principal

Education: M.Arch Clemson University

Experience: Too many but yet still not enough

Started at FF: 2010

Coffee: I’m a cappuccino person.

Favorite Drink to Relax: Boulevardier

Dogs or Cats: Both

First Album You Bought With Your Own Money: The Fat Boys are Back, The Fat Boys (1985)

 

Emili McMakin, AIA

Position: Principal

Education: BS Architectural Engineering, University of Texas, M.Arch University of Colorado Denver

Experience: Got started in 2009 and still going

Started at FF: 2011

Coffee: Caramel latte with oat milk or just regular coffee with a touch of milk and 1 Splenda

Favorite Drink to Relax: Glass of red in the winter, white in the summer and a dirty Grey Goose martini on the rocks when I need to really relax.

Dogs or Cats: Cats (dogs are okay I guess)

First Album You Bought With Your Own Money: Ace of Base, The Sign (1993)

 

Form & Function Architecture - Emili McMakin

Bryn Mulligan

Position: Architectural Designer

Education: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Experience: Since 2017

Started at FF: Intern 2017, full-time 2021

Coffee: Vanilla latte with oat milk

Favorite Drink to Relax: Chamomile tea

Dogs or Cats: Cats! Kittens all the way!

First Album You Bought With Your Own Money: American Idiot, Green Day (2004)

 

Griffin Temple

Position: Architectural Designer

Education: B. Arch, Ball State University

Experience: Since 2020

Started at FF: 2025

Coffee: Dirty Chai

Favorite Drink to Relax: Gin & Tonic or Paloma

Dogs or Cats: Dogs, grew up with yellow labs

First Album You Bought With Your Own Money: Hooked on a Feeling, Blue Suede (2016)

 

Bethany Mumford-Meyer

Position: Office Manager

Education: BFA Furniture Design, Savannah College of Art and Design

Experience: Since 2022

Started at FF: 2024

Coffee: I don’t need the extra energy but I’ll take a hot chocolate any day!

Favorite Drink to Relax: A Bee’s Knees all the way

Dogs or Cats: I adore both equally (but the dogs may beg to differ)

First Album You Bought With Your Own Money: A Charlie Brown Christmas, Vince Guaraldi Trio (2016)