Our work stems from a commitment to rigorous curiosity.
Paul Tebben
Principal, AIA
ptebben@ellipsisarch.com
Seychelle Reed
Principal, LEED GA, Associate AIA, ALA
sreed@ellipsisarch.com
Paul was born in Lima, Ohio in 1976 and grew up in Metropolitan Detroit. He earned his Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and continued his academic pursuit in Boston, earning his Masters Degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
Throughout his academic career, Paul went across North America, South America and Europe to travel and study. After graduating, he moved to Chicago where he joined Krueck + Sexton Architects. His involvement covered a range of commercial, institutional and urban design projects. His most notable project was his intimate engagement in the design and construction of the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.
In 2008, Paul became a founding partner in SIDE Architecture, an award-winning design practice which focused on a collection of finely-tuned design projects and a large volume of developer-driven work.
Building on the exciting momentum of his work with SIDE, Paul launched ELLIPSIS, a full-service architecture and design practice, based in Chicago.
Since 2008, he’s also been deeply committed to his role as a Faculty member within the Architecture, Interior Architecture & Designed Objects programs at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Paul has taught graduate studio courses in the Design of Ephemeral & Interactive Space, undergraduate studios in Materiality as well as seminar courses in Building Systems & Professional Practice. In 2010, as part of SAIC GFRY Design, Paul co-founded the Social Design Initiative “COM(M)A” which focused on channeling the talents of Artists, Designers & Architects into socially-productive & participatory design scenarios.
Seychelle joined the Ellipsis team in the continued pursuit of her passion for thoughtful design and execution. Amidst the wide variety of work in which she engages daily, she is especially intrigued by the interrelationship between art, architecture, and the human spirit.
While pursuing her masters degree and throughout her graduate career, Seychelle secured a comprehensive array of professional experience, working on a multitude of projects, both domestic and international, as a team member at Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture. She graduated with her Masters in Architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture and Designed Objects in 2017.
Seychelle is a Chicago native and a student of life. She earned a double major from Lake Forest College in Studio Art and Communications but not before pursuing multi-disciplinary coursework at the Rhode Island School of Design, The New School in New York and Paris, and Polimoda in Florence, Italy. After her work in Italy, she returned to Chicago and worked as a project manager at San Juan Ventures, a sourcing and manufacturing company specializing in custom FF&E products and architectural features.
