The studio of Glenn Williams Architect was established in Venice, California in 1989. soGWA principal Glenn Williams received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1980 and a professional Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in 1982. He has attended the Professional Development Program at Harvard's Graduate School of Design in 2002, 2005, 2007 and 2010 to study sustainability and residential design.

Glenn has been licensed to practice architecture in the State of California since 1987 and became licensed to practice in the state of Michigan in 2011. He received NCARB certification in 1988. After acquiring experience with a range of notable local architectural firms and following an extended European tour, he established soGWA for the practice of architecture in 1989. He served as both the President of the executive board of the nonprofit Architectural Foundation of Los Angeles and on the board of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 2004 and 2005. He has served as a Supplemental Examination Commissioner for the California Architects Board from 2003 until the role of commissioners in the Supplemental Exam was obviated in November 2010. Since then Glenn has consulted with the California Architects Board as a subject matter expert. Glenn is a member of local #800 for the Art Directors Guild (formerly local #847 for Set Designers and Model Makers) of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and is a member of American Mensa Ltd. He has served as an operating director on the board of the nonprofit Carmel M. and John G. Whitman Foundation since 1997.

As a generalist practice, aesthetics in design and issues of sustainability are emphasized for a wide range of institutional, industrial, commercial and residential projects.