Sarah Le Clerc, AIA, NCARB, is founder of OPEN MODE. She obtained her B.S. in Architecture from the Ohio State University, and her M. Arch from Pratt Institute, in Brooklyn. While at Pratt she served as Senior Editior for the school’s architectural journal, TARP for 2 years. Throughout her career she has worked at firms located in Ohio, New York and Los Angeles. Firms include Lewis | Schoeplein Architects, Bittoni Architects, and Mosaic Design Studio. She is a licensed architect in New York (lic. no. 038673) and California (C-39716), NCARB certified and has served on the Pratt Institute Los Angeles Chapter Alumni Board. She has been invited to serve on academic design juries at Pratt, OSU, NYSID, NYIT and The New School of Architecture & Design.

OPEN MODE was founded in 2015 on the principle that design, collaboration and communication are the basis of every design. Each project's success relies upon a strong partnership between the project team and client. Open communication, open flow of ideas and open concepts are what we provide for every client and project.