Iliad Terra founded alfa8 in 2001 as Atelier 8, a small integrative studio in Potomac, Maryland that focused on designs based on natural and universal principles that govern our built world and experiential environments.  Over the years the firm has grown from its early visionary beginnings to include an expanded portfolio of projects and markets, and a strong leadership team with an abroad network of partners and investors.  Yet the core driver for alfa8 and Iliad’s vision remains on its original mission and goal.

With his extensive world travels and projects overseas, Iliad brings a deep understanding of the common threads that run through the human condition regardless of where on the plane of Earth. What binds us, what divides us, the force of dark and light that courses through our veins. As an architect, accomplished artist and designer, and a visionary leader, Iliad leads and collaborates with a strong team of experts and leaders to deliver to market truly exceptional and unique projects and solutions that are committed to making the world a better place for all of us.

The very name of alfa8 signifies beginning to infinitive, as a quantum basis for design, balancing the material dimension and the act of faith as an energetic and hermetic conduit for creativity and design flow.  In essence, under Iliad’s direction, alfa8 has become a disruptive practice that understands the power of zero degrees at the epicentre of a 360-degree infinite realm of possibilities and dares to integrate holistically and unconventionally.