Meet the Architects
Caroline Reu Rolader, AIA
OWNER & PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT
Raised on the Coast of Georgia, Caroline was exposed to architecture from a very young age. Her father worked as a General Contractor and would frequently bring Caroline to job sites to show her the work that he completed on high end homes in Sea Island, Georgia. She loved to interact with the craftsman on site, asking numerous questions about how things fit together. She was exposed to the design process and this interaction with the architects on the job was an instrumental influence on Caroline's love, and eventual profession, of architecture.
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Caroline received her Bachelor in History & Fine Arts from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She developed her interest in architecture by studying abroad in London, and traveling to the Far East for design inspiration. While in school, she had a design professor that recommended that she continue her studies in Architecture upon finishing college. She could see an eye for proportion and scale and a passion for the subject.
After completing her degree, Caroline found a diverse Architectural Graduate Program at Georgia Institute of Technology that fit the criteria of her unique background knowledge. Having a different experience in her undergraduate studies gave Caroline a unique approach to her graduate program bringing a process-driven work ethic, and a breadth of exposure to different aesthetics.
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Travel and constant love of learning have been priorities throughout Caroline's career. With extensive travel in Europe, South America and the United States,Caroline is constantly bringing inspiration back to add to the depth of design for her projects.
Caroline founded REU Architects in 2008, and her projects are located in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and California.
F. Thomas Davis, AIA
PROJECT ARCHITECT
As an Atlanta native, Thomas grew up fascinated with the historic architectural works of J. Neel Reid, Leila Ross Wilburn, and other local giants. He spent his free time in childhood touring home construction sites and learning about vernacular architecture styles. With the encouragement of his parents and older brother, he began sketching floor plans of the homes in his imagination when he was ten years old. Over time his drawings became more detailed and precise, while his designs remained imaginative as ever. This practice would become a lifelong creative outlet.
After high school, Thomas chose to study architecture at Northeastern University in Boston, where he honed his technical skills and cemented his love of design. He was inspired by precedent-setting firms such as McKim Mead and White, while also learning how sustainability and contemporary design inform today’s architecture. During this time he interned at Civitects in Cape Cod, Burt Hill Architects in Boston, Summerour Architects in Atlanta, and Gensler in San Francisco. The diverse experiences gained at these firms taught Thomas how to be disciplined in any studio environment.
During his M.Arch at Northeastern, a “Sustainable Urban Landscapes” elective course inspired Thomas to return to Georgia and pursue a master of landscape architecture at UGA. There, he immersed in concepts of site design, grading, and fine gardening. As an architect, these are skills that he applies daily in the studio, whether designing a mountain house on a steeply sloping site, or a home and garden in Atlanta’s dense urban fabric.
Since joining REU Architects in 2019, Thomas has worked closely with Caroline on residential and commercial projects across the Southeast. He particularly enjoys designing buildings that nestle into their site with sustainable materials and timeless proportions. Passionate about the ways thoughtful architectural design can enrich our daily lives, Thomas approaches each project with enthusiasm for the client’s vision and goals.