“Over the course of an architectural career spanning seven decades, I have learned to recognize excellence – and I say without reservation that Yianna and Susanne represent the finest of what the profession has to offer. I first met Yianna as a student in my UCLA studio, where her exceptional aptitude and design sensibility set her apart immediately. I knew at once she belonged in my Los Angeles office. Susanne came to us a few years later to join the Santa Barbara office and has proven to be an equally outstanding architect and collaborator. For the past several years they have been the backbone of my practice in Santa Barbara, and I could not have asked for two finer architects extraordinaire by my side.

My body of work is defined in large part by the design and construction of steel houses – a highly distinct architectural language that demands precision, structural rigor, and an uncompromising eye for detail. Yianna and Susanne have not only mastered this craft; they have helped shape it. Both have led the design and management of my steel house projects with the kind of authority and sensitivity that I have spent a lifetime teaching – and each has absorbed every lesson with exceptional finesse. The projects we have built together stand as a testament to their skill and commitment. As my office transitions, I trust the legacy of this work entirely to them and support them wholeheartedly in this new chapter. I urge anyone seeking architects of the highest caliber to hire YBST Architects.”

– Barton Myers, FAIA