Stephan Trendov

Mr. Trendov was born on April 5, 1949 in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. He is the son of an industrialist, mechanical engineer, inventor and political dissident. At the age of six, he and his family escaped from Bulgaria, traveled through Europe and ultimately came to the United States. They settling in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After high school in Minnesota, he received a 5-year hockey scholarship to the Alaska Methodist University in Anchorage Alaska where he studied art.

He then focused on urban master planning and futuristic Architecture. Attending the University of Minnesota School of Architecture under the great dean architect Ralph Rapson, a client and friend. He has worked with the leading forces of Architecture in America. Working with city planners, developers and architectural firms, he has helped to shape new cities.

He is a master architectural delineator of the American metropolis, real and visionary. In 1994 he was invited to exhibit his work in Bulgaria and
was commissioned to design a master plan for the city of Gabrovo, Bulgaria. He has lectured in major universities.

Currently he is practicing in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

"I have created a small firm that conceptualizes and produces architectural illustrations. Our drawings are done the old fashion way; laboriously drawn with pen and ink, then colored as artists and architects have done over the centuries.

Creating our clients visions and in our own style. Our approach is the same for a massive city plan, large urban project, a high rise tower, or a simple single family residence...attention to small details.

We have been successfully drawing across the United States of America, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bulgaria. For the last 38 years, we have been working on over 500 projects and 2000+ ink illustrations to date. We are recognized by my peers.”