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THE NATIONALS2017 JUDGES
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Sharon Sommer Florentine

President
Florentine Creative

For more than two decades her experience in the design profession specializing in model home merchandising
as well as hotel, healthcare and commercial design has garnered her many awards and recognitions for her

contributions in the new home building industry.

Ms. Florentine has served as Board member for the Building Industry Association in both Northern and Southern

California as well as HomeAid and considers it a great honor to have served on numerous design juries throughout

the United States.

Curtis Gelotte, AIA
Senior Principal

Gelotte Hommas, The Art of Architecture

Founding partner at Gelotte Hommas Architecture, Curtis is one of those people that always knew what he

wanted to do. After showing an early aptitude for designing buildings, he began working for an architect in his

home town of Juneau, Alaska before he got his driver’s license. He enrolled in the architecture program at the
University of Washington, graduating in 1973. After working for a prominent Seattle-area firm for several years,

he started Curtis Gelotte Architects in 1983. With a sharpness of thought, Curtis brings a fresh approach and an

artistic eye to all projects he undertakes. His evocative designs consistently create structures that retain their

beauty and grace for life, and, even after several hundred homes, he still has a spark and enthusiasm for each

new project. With that early interest in architecture and a foundation of hands-on experience, his talent has led
him to great success and recognition.

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