The design and building process can be as exciting as it can be challenging. Our clients understand to successfully navigate their way through the design process, they need an Architect that is creative and experienced and offers solid, approachable and effective design. The Bates Architects team, headed by C. Marty Bates, AIA, brings over thirty years of experience and a proven track record in a wide variety of project types, sizes and levels of complexity. Bates Architects is located in the heart of the historic City of Frederick Maryland but has clients and projects throughout the Mid Atlantic region. We welcome our potential clients to visit our offices and to see our unique environment, the body of work we have completed, projects we are undertaking at this time and to meet our talented team of architects and designers. We strive to be responsive and hands on, to educate our clients when requested, to provide the appropriate design solution for each project, to push for environmentally responsible designs and specifications and to make the process as rewarding and enjoyable as possible. Please feel free to call to discuss your upcoming project, stop in to visit our offices and explore our past and current work on our website. The wide variety of projects in our portfolio will surprise you.