Paul Buum, AIA

Paul Buum rejoined SALA Architects in 2001 after a 4 1/2 year position as Senior Designer with a nationally recognized design/build firm. Paul was also a project architect with SALA from 1988 to 1996.

Paul strives to find design solutions specific to each set of circumstances, believing that the relationships between owner, site, program and budget are unique to each project, and rigorously explored, lead to original solutions.
His new houses employ vernacular forms and open floor plans, while his additions seamlessly blend the positive attributes of old and new. Paul favors a residential architecture less interested in itself and more resembling the people who live in it. Each project being different, yet still familiar.

Paul has been published extensively in various home journals and has new homes featured in the books "Farmhouse; New Inspiration for the Classic American Home", and "The Simple Home"' both by Taunton Press.

He has a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota, where he was awarded Top Honors for Thesis, and was the recipient of the prestigious Young Architects Award, from AIA MN, in 2007.  Paul is a registered architect in the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota and is NCARB certified.

Awards and Scholarships:

• Young Architects Award, AIA Minnesota, 2007
• RAVE Award, AIA Minnesota and Mpls./StPaul Magazine, 2007
• Ambassadorship Award, SALA Architects, Inc.  (to visit the offices of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson), 1995
• Top Honors Award for Thesis, University of Minnesota, CALA, 1989
• Scholarship towards Architectural Education, South Dakota AIA, 1985

Publications:

Books:

• Remodeling Not So Big, Sarah Susanka, Taunton Press, summer 2007 
• The Simple Home, Sarah Nettleton, Frank Martin, pp. 64-71, Taunton Press, 2007 
• On The Porch, Jimmy Crisp Architect, pp. 78-79, Taunton Press, 2007
• Farmhouse: New Inspiration of a Classic American Home, pp.98-105, Taunton Press, 2004
• Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park, pp. 187, Taunton Press, 2001
• The Not So Big House, Sarah Susanka, Kira Obolensky, pp. 58 & 98, Taunton Press, 1998

Journals

• “Great Garages for Today,” Arts and Crafts Homes, pp. 30-32, William J. O’Donnell, Winter 2007
• “Return to Favor,” B H & G, Before and After, Meredith Publishing, pp. 18-23, August 2004
• “Center Stage,” B H & G, Beautiful New Homes, pp. 76-81, Meredith Publishing, Summer 2001
• “Trading Places,” Renovation Style, pp. 70-75, Meredith Publishing, Spring 1999
• “A Place to Call Home,” Renovation Style, pp. 57-67, Meredith Publishing, Winter 1998
• “Reality Check,” Remodeling Magazine, pp. 94-99, Hanely Wood, March 1998
• “A New Farmhouse,” House Beautiful Magazine, Hearst Publishing, Spring 1997
• “A Party Pleaser,” Twin City Business Monthly, MSP Communications, April 1997

Media:

• “Prairie House Remodel,” Hometime, PBS, 8 part series, March 2001
• “American Four-Square,” Hometime, PBS, 11 part series, September 1997