Revolve Design Shop is a Baltimore-based, award-winning boutique architecture firm focused on creating personalized places and spaces.
We are committed to exceptional design and well-crafted solutions. We work closely with clients and consultants from the start to clarify goals, address concerns, and refine concepts for the best results. Our hands-on approach fosters lasting client relationships and enables us to deliver distinctive, elegant solutions.
We prioritize creative problem solving, innovative design, and meeting client objectives for both residential and non-residential projects. Our design process balances aesthetics with functionality, building codes, safety, environmental considerations, and construction costs.
Who We Are
Elizabeth Weiss Nook
AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, MBE/WBE
Elizabeth Nook is a registered architect who has been practicing design within the natural world in fine arts, design, and architecture for as long as she can remember. With over 20 years of professional architectural experience, Elizabeth has developed a reputation for being accessible, responsive, and detail-oriented. She enjoys a personal approach to the design process, engaging the client, consultants, and builders to work together to create a successful project.
Elizabeth graduated from the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts with a Master in Architecture in 2002 and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Maryland's School of Architecture in 1999. She is a Past President of the American Institute of Architects Maryland chapter and a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and a founding member of the Board of Directors of Monument Women Creative Alliance. In addition, Elizabeth holds a Certificate in Natural Building from the Yestermorrow Design Build School in Vermont. Revolve Design is a certified WBE/MBE.
She is also an artist, a wife, a mom to two little ones, and a USCG boat captain, Master 50-Ton Near Coastal Waters.
OWNER | PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Mark A. Nook
AIA, NCARB
Mark Nook is a Partner and the Director of Design at Revolve Design Shop. He has extensive experience working on public and private institutional, commercial, residential, and cultural projects. Mark’s expertise spans from conceptual design studies to the detailed development of innovative, high-performance building envelopes. With over 26 years of design excellence, his projects have received numerous awards, including Maryland AIA’s Public Building of the Year, the Baltimore AIA’s Grand Design Award, and the inaugural AIA Social Equity Award. His successful projects have established him as both a client and community advocate, with designs that enrich and elevate their surroundings.
Mark graduated from the University of Maryland’s School of Architecture, earning his Master’s in Architecture in 1998 and his Bachelor of Science in Architecture in 1996. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and served as the Principal-in-Charge of the Baltimore AIA’s Center for Design and Architecture. His portfolio features four LEED Gold and six LEED Silver-accredited projects.
He is also a father, a soccer coach and can often be found at Lowe’s on the weekend.
DIRECTOR OF DESIGN
