Nelsen Partners
Official Nelsen Partners business agent. Nelsen Partners is an architecture and planning firm with studios in Austin and Scottsdale that designs mixed-use, retail, residential, office, hospitality and community-focused projects in the United States and internationally.
What Nelsen Partners does
Firm overview
Nelsen Partners is an architecture and planning firm with studios in Austin, Texas and Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm's work spans projects across Texas, Arizona, the wider United States and internationally.
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What Nelsen Partners does
Firm overview
Nelsen Partners is an architecture and planning firm with studios in Austin, Texas and Scottsdale, Arizona. The firm's work spans projects across Texas, Arizona, the wider United States and internationally.
Its portfolio includes work in:
- Planning
- Mixed-use and retail developments
- Office buildings
- Residential and multi-family housing
- Restaurants
- Entertainment venues and cinemas
- Renovation projects
- Hospitality and resorts
- Adaptive reuse projects
Nelsen Partners is dedicated to the success of its clients and has completed projects for a wide range of private and institutional clients.
Services
Nelsen Partners provides:
- Master planning for large and complex sites
- Architecture services for mixed-use, retail, office, residential, hospitality and related project types
Example project
One example from the firm's portfolio is The Shops at Clearfork in Fort Worth, Texas, a 50-acre mixed-use development including retail, office, cinema and residential uses. Nelsen Partners provided Master Planning and Architecture services for this project, with site design and planning elements that focus on pedestrian scale and interaction.
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Where Nelsen Partners works
Contact details
For more information about Nelsen Partners, or to talk about a specific project, you can contact one of the firm's managing directors or use the general inquiry email below.
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Where Nelsen Partners works
Contact details
For more information about Nelsen Partners, or to talk about a specific project, you can contact one of the firm's managing directors or use the general inquiry email below.
Austin studio
- Managing Director / President: Brad Nelsen, AIA, RAIA
- Email: bnelsen@nelsenpartners.com
- Address: 119 W 8th St. Suite C, Austin, TX 78701
- Phone: 512.457.8400
Scottsdale studio
- Vice President and Arizona Managing Director: George A. Melara, AIA
- Email: gmelara@nelsenpartners.com
- Address: 15210 N. Scottsdale Road #300, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Phone: 480.949.6800
General contact
- General inquiries email: info@nelsenpartners.com
Lists Austin, Fort Worth, Austintown, Scottsdale, and Clearfield as a location. Names Arizona, Texas, United States, and Austin as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.
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Careers and job applications
Careers at Nelsen Partners
Nelsen Partners is always looking for talented, hard-working individuals who want to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced design environment.
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Careers and job applications
Careers at Nelsen Partners
Nelsen Partners is always looking for talented, hard-working individuals who want to excel in a dynamic, fast-paced design environment.
The firm recruits for positions in both its Austin, Texas and Scottsdale, Arizona studios. Recent postings have included roles such as:
- Senior Project Designer (commercial work, including master planning, mixed-use, multi-family and hospitality)
- Senior Project Manager – Multi-family (technical leadership on large, complex residential projects)
- Senior Sustainable Design Specialist (firm-wide sustainable design leadership)
- Construction Contract Administrators
- Project Architects
- Junior Sustainable Design Specialist
- Junior Designer
Specific openings and requirements change over time; candidates should contact the firm directly for the most current opportunities.
How to apply
- Email a PDF of your resume and portfolio (no larger than 10 MB) to:
careers@nelsenpartners.com
- In your email, reference the position title and office location (Austin or Scottsdale) you are interested in.
Career contact details by office
Austin
- Mailing address (employment):
Attn: Employment 119 W 8th St. Suite C Austin, TX 78701
- Email (Austin careers): austincareers@nelsenpartners.com
Scottsdale
- Mailing address:
15210 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 300 Scottsdale, AZ 85254
- Email (Scottsdale careers): azcareers@nelsenpartners.com
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- project timelines or completion dates
- guaranteed design or investment outcomes
- legal or contractual terms
- employment offers, compensation or benefits
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