An award-winning architect, Harvey Sherman offers expertise from concept planning through architectural and interior design, to completed construction for homes and remodels in the Twin Cities.

             Imagination and problem solving are at the heart of what we do.


Diminishing resources, environmental decline and social division now affect our daily lives. Yet with foresight and intention these can be overcome.  Mr. Sherman has been working with these issues since early in his career, and seeks clients who share his values and vision.

Energy and resource efficiency have been a focus of Sherman’s work since the 1980’s, and he believes that zero energy use or net-zero energy ready should be the standard for new homes and major remodels.  In 2009 we completed a whole house remodel under the Minnesota GreenStar program and achieved Type IV gold certification.   This was part of our continuum of work striving to reduce our carbon footprint and create adaptable house plans for changing needs.

We offer a design-build process, and therefore can guide you through design and construction.  We partner with a high quality residential building contractor and rely on other consultants for structural engineering, soils engineering, geothermal heating and cooling as well as solar energy.

Sherman Architecture is dedicated to quality residential remodeling in Minnesota through responsive design, attention to detail, green expertise, remarkable beauty and well-coordinated oversight of construction.


Our first conversation with you will be the beginning of a dialogue about your goals and intentions, in order to develop a program which fits your specific needs.

We have experience in the following areas:

  • Remodeling planning, design and construction

  • Community focused residential design

  • Healthy home design

  • Green architecture

  • Small home design

  • Resource and energy use

Please contact us to begin our conversation:


Harvey Sherman

Harvey Sherman, AIA

Mr. Sherman has a Master of Architecture Degree from the University of Pennsylvania, during the tenure of Louis I. Kahn, whose teaching has guided his work.  He is licensed to practice architecture in Minnesota, has NCARB Certification and is a member of the AIA  

Director and founder of Sherman Architecture LLC, Harvey has worked in the design and building industry for 40 years as a registered, practicing Architect, licensed contractor, and teacher. He founded his first company, Building Arts Sustainable Architecture and Construction, in 1998. In the early 1980s, he was the director of a major national architectural competition to design smaller, community-oriented and dual-purpose houses, the “New American House” project, funded by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Beginning in 2005, Mr. Sherman was one of the principle authors of the Minnesota GreenStar Certified Green Homes and Remodeling Checklist and Manual  (now GreenStar, a regional program).

Harvey has completed a wide variety of highly successful projects, and much of his work has been on older homes and buildings.