Susan Elftman is a registered architect in the State of Florida with over 24 years of practice experience and 15 years experience teaching in the university environment.  She is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), holds NCARB certification (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)  and is the Principal/Owner of SEArchitecture LLC.  She is the recipient of several awards for her design work and contributions to community planning and continues to pursue architecture as a thoughtful expression of ideology, balancing concept with both aesthetic and pragmatic goals.  Her pedagogical goals include a rigorous focus on the act of making as a visual manifestation of original idea, and the thorough exploration of multiple means of graphic representation of the same.