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Michael Faulconer

Michael Faulconer

Ventura, CA, US

 
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About 

As an architect and entrepreneur, I have pursued excellence in the design of the built environment. I have built over the past forty years a diverse architectural practice that creates for our clientele economically successful yet sustainable architecture and development. I am looking now to join a firm that values my experience in housing, commercial, retail and restaurant architecture and vertical mixed use developments.

EXPERIENCE
Over 40 years of experience in low and mid-rise residential and commercial architecture in both the private and public sector with specialization in the following project types:
   Urban Infill Design and Downtown Revitalization
   Retail/Commercial/Restaurant and mid-rise mixed use developments
   Housing and Custom Homes specializing in hillsides ( fire rebuilds)

  

SIGNIFICANT  PROJECTS
   UFCW Local 1036 34,000 s.f. office and meeting/banquet facility, Camarillo CA
   O’Donavan’ s -   Basement pub and street level Irish restaurant, Pomona CA
   Yolanda’s–Seabreeze - 112 seat Mexican restaurant and margarita bar – Oxnard CA
   Yolanda’s–Camarillo - 88 seat Mexican restaurant and bar/outdoor patio – Camarillo CA
   Yolanda’s–Simi Valley - 78 seat restaurant and bar/outdoor patio – Simi Valley
   Westside Villas - Mixed use, 43 affordable units over retail; 3 story; Ventura
   Heritage Square -  32,450 s.f. mixed-use restoration of 13 historic structures
   Paseo de Luz -   25 HUD 811 apartments in Oxnard
   Sespe & Central  29,000 s.f. mixed use office over retail, Fillmore California
   Mid Town Lofts -  Mixed use, 3 story, residential townhomes over retail, Ventura
   Westside Villas - Mixed use, 43 condominiums over retail; 3 story; Ventura
   Rose Ranch -   79,000 s.f. multi-building shopping center, Oxnard
 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  Council of Architectural Review Boards
  Member, American Institute of Architects


LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS
  Registered Architect, State of California   C-14423; Continuous since 1983
  NCARB Certificate No. 50965, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

Employment 

See List of Firms Below, Ventura, CA, US, Principal, Partner, Designer, Plan Check Engineer

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Faulconer & Associates – Sole Proprietor – Ventura, California 2005 - Present
Faulconer & Carawan - Founding Partner - Ventura, California 2000 - 2005
Michael Faulconer, AIA Architect - Sole Proprietor - Oxnard, California 1992 - 2000
Mainstreet Architects and Planners - Founding Partner - Ventura, California 1983 - 1992
City of Oxnard Building & Safety Department - Plan Check Engineer - Oxnard, California
1979 - 1983
Rasmussen and Ellinwood, Architects - Designer - Ventura, California 1978 - 1979

Apr 1978 - current
 

Education 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo, CA, US, BArch, Architecture

Architecture, Design, Structural Engineering

Sep 1973 - Jun 1977
 

Awards 

See List of Awards Below, Award

AWARDS
APACCC 2012 Honor Award for Paseo de Luz Multi-family Housing in Oxnard CA
AIAVC 2011 Honor Award for design, single family residence in Ventura CA
AIAVC 1996 Merit Award for Villa Solimar - 32 affordable (tax credit) units
AIAVC 1996 Merit Award for Donlon Bungalows- historic preservation
AIAVC 1996 Merit Award for Ballard Furniture- mixed use/low income apartments (FEMA)
Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board - Restoration of Fillmore Girl's Gym
APACCC 2005 Merit Award for Meta Street Farmworker Housing
SCANPH – Low Income For Sale Project of the Year 2008 for Hacienda Guadalupe

2012
 

Areas of Specialization 

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