EDUCATION
Virginia Polytechnic
Institute & State University
Bachelor of Architecture 1974
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Wagner Murray Architects, PA Charlotte, North Carolina
Clark
Tribble Harris and Li Architects, P.A. Charlotte, North
Carolina
UNC-Charlotte, Instructor, College of Architecture.
D.W. Design,
PA., Charlotte, North Carolina
Visiting Critic, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute & State University
McMurray, Abernethy, Poetzsch, Charlotte,
North Carolina
Wolf Associates, Charlotte, North Carolina
VPI - Summer
Program, Instructor Lugano, Switzerland
AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of
Architects (AIA)
Registered Architect, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, Alabama
North Carolina American Institute of Architects
(NCAIA)
Charlotte Section NCAIA, Board of Directors (past)
NCAIA Program
Committee, Vice Chairman
CONFERENCES/EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS/AWARDS
·
Selected for inclusion in Graphis Product Design 2 showcasing the finest and
most innovative work in product design worldwide. The products are furniture and
game board.
· 1997, Award, Society of Environment and Graphics Designers,
Farmer's Market Tent.
· 1997, Forming Committee, Arts Installation Project,
NationsBank, Corporate Parking Deck.
· 1997, Selection and Search Committee
for new Director, Charlotte Center City Partners.
· November 1996 - Tent
design for Farmer's Market was awarded a U. S. Patent No. 375800 for
shelter/concept.
CONFERENCES/EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS/AWARDS
(continued)
· August 1996 -
Microsoft Solutions Center, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce. Development of
interactive kiosk for teaching/training facility, model concept for Solutions
Center.
· May 1996 - Tent concept developed and fabricated for Charlotte
Uptown Development Corporation to be used in open air Farmer's Market (Test
Market). Design was selected from 3,600 entries for the AIGA (American Institute
of Graphic Arts) Certificate of Excellence and included in a traveling
exhibition.
· May 1996 - Paper o Scissors o Rock, Arts Commission,
"Opportunity Inventory for the City of Charlotte". Concept for beautifying less
than attractive facades.
· 1995 - Honorable Mention - Competition Entry for
Garden of Justice, Los Angeles County Courthouse Plaza, "Straight Through the
Heart".
· August 1995 - Seven entries for "Chairmania" miniature chair
designs, auctioned for UNCC College of Architecture Scholarship Fund.
· June
1995 - Organized with the Charlotte Arts and Science Council the first Artists
"bench painting" event as a fund raiser for Artists Park, 15 artists
participated.
· August 1994 - Winning entry in annual "Birdhouse Competition"
for Charlotte, NC Chapter for Habitat for Humanity.
· 1994 - 1995 - Organizer
of the first public "Artists Park" in Charlotte, North Carolina. The project
will provide a format for local artists to install their work for public display
The concept is a revolving series of installations which will provide a changing
visual environment and an unrestricted stage for artists with limited
opportunities to display their creations in the public realm.
· June 1989 -
Organized with Eric Sauda of the UNCC College of Architecture, "Architecture: A
Tower for Charlotte" exhibition at Hodges Taylor Gallery.
· June 1986 -
Curated and participated in at Jacqueline Heer's Limbo gallery on the Edge"
Architecture by the Yard. An exhibit of spontaneous architecture produced by
local Charlotte architects.
· April/May 1986 - "New Charlotte Architecture",
an exhibition of work by Charlotte and international architects along with a
one-day conference organized with Marty Klineman of the UNCC College of
Architecture.
· 1985 - The NCAIA Winter Convention Program - Chairman for
"Converging Attitudes, Emerging Restraints", exploring the alliances, tensions
and aspirations of architects, clients, contractors and developers, Adams Mark
Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina.
CONFERENCES/EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS/AWARDS
(continued)
· May 1984 - A City
by Design "Directions for Charlotte" Co-organized with the NCAIA Programs
Committee and the UNCC College of Architecture, a one day design symposium
exploring questions and answers for Charlotte's impending growth, Spirit Square
Performance Place, Charlotte, North Carolina.
· November 1983 - Tall
Buildings in Washington, team leader for design charette exploring the use of
large scale architecture in Washington, DC. VPI & SU College of Architecture
and Urban Studies, Alexandria Virginia.
· October 1983 - Curator/Organizer
Charlotte's first juries Architectural Drawing show exhibited at Hodges Taylor
Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina.
CIVIC/PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
·
Board of Directors, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
· Chairman, Charlotte
Chamber Center City Area Council
· Board of Directors, Moving Poets Theater
of Dance
· Board of Directors, InteriorsTonight
· Standing Committee
Member for the update of the UMUD (Urban Mixed Use Development) guidelines for
the City of Charlotte.
· Central Charlotte Association, Board of
Directors.
· Chair, Central Charlotte Division Urban Design Task Force.
·
Area Leader, Arts and Science Fund Drive, 1992, Architects and Engineers.
·
Afro-American Cultural Center, Task Force and Design Coordinator for
Afro-American Cultural Center Annex.
· Sharon Branch Regional Library, Artist
Selection Committee.
· Charlotte Trolley, Inc., Past President.
· Artist's
Selection Committee for NationsBank parking deck.
· Developed draft proposal
for RFP of the Panther sculptures (Indomitable Spirit) which grace the entrances
to the new Ericsson Stadium and headed the artist's selection committee for the
Ownership group.
· Developed RFP for monumental photo artwork within the club
levels of Ericsson Stadium. Selected and directed the artists'
work.
PUBLICATIONS
Numerous local,
regional and national publications describing architect's work. Bibliography
available upon request.
AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Principal/Owner
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
· Interior Design
Architect, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, club, suite levels and administrative
offices.
· Principal Architect and Interior Designer for Ericsson Stadium
club and suite interiors, 350,000 s.f. of developed interior area.
·
Principal Architect and Designer for Charlotte Chamber "InfoCharlotte", a 5,000
s.f. visual, graphic and interactive center supporting Uptown and region.
·
Principal Architect for the Duke Power Solutions Center, an interactive media
and information center in Uptown Charlotte utilizing lighting technology and
information based systems.
· Museum of the New South. Architect-of-Record
for the interior renovation and development of expansion concept for the
museum.
· Principal Architect for the design of the NationsBank parking deck
and market building.
· Principal-in-Charge, Circuit City Corporate
Headquarters, Richmond, Virginia. 350,000 s.f. corporate office building.
·
Principal-in-Charge, Circuit City Corporate Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia.
200,000 s.f. facility.
PREVIOUS PROJECT
EXPERIENCE
· Principal Architect/Urban Designer for the Spartanburg Urban
Revitalization Plan.
· Principal-in-Charge of 2,000,000 square foot mixed-use
complex for Silver Spring, Maryland.
· Principal-in-Charge for the 288,000
square foot Circuit City Corporate Headquarters in Richmond, Virginia, Corporate
and interior design.
· Principal-in-Charge, Spartan Food Systems Plaza,
Corporate Headquarters for Spartan Food Systems, Inc., 200,000 square foot
headquarters and corporate interiors in Spartanburg, South
Carolina.
PREVIOUS PROJECT
EXPERIENCE (continued)
·
Principal-in-Charge, AT&T Regional Headquarters, 150,000 square feet
corporate interiors at Gateway Center, Charlotte North Carolina.
· Senior
Project Designer/Manager for 500,000 square foot corporate interiors project for
Saatchi & Saatchi Compton Worldwide, New York.
· Senior Project Manager
for 350,000 square foot mixed-use office/retail/parking complex for NCNB
Corporation and AT&T in Charlotte, North Carolina.
· Member of the design
team for the Design Guideline Study for US Department of Defense - Darmstadt
Military Community, Darmstadt, West Germany.
· Member of the design team for
the Installation Design Guide, Sewell's Point Naval Station, Virginia.
·
Project Manager for the new Clark Tribble Harris & Li Architects PA,
Corporate Headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina.
· Project Architect for
US Department of the Army, Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, a Historic
Center and Museum in Fort Belvoir, Virginia
· Project Architect for Rexham
Corporate Headquarters, a 50,000 square foot office building including a
cafeteria, boardroom and two story atrium.
· Project Architect for the Master
Plan for Phase I Corporate Headquarters and Phase II Future Expansion for Rexham
Corporate Headquarters.
· Project Architect for an award-winning corporate
headquarters for a Charlotte, North Carolina radio station.
· Project
Designer for an award-winning $8,000,000 interior for a Corporate Headquarters
in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
· Project Architect for Master Plan and Base Exterior
Architectural Plan of an 8 square mile site at Sewell's Point Area Navy Complex
in Norfolk, Virginia.