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I am registered architect, and an Associate at Johnson Roberts Associates, a Somerville, Massachusetts-based office that focuses on public projects ranging from libraries and educational facilities to municipal buildings and sacred spaces.
I joined Johnson Roberts Associates in the spring of 2014. Prior to that, I worked for six years as an architectural designer at Adolfo Perez Architect, focusing primarily on residential work. I am experienced in all phases of the design and construction process, and have worked on projects ranging from single-family residences and commercial spaces, to libraries and public safety facilities.
My grandfather was a homebuilder and skilled finish carpenter, and I first became interested in buildings as a child visiting construction sites with him. This lifelong appreciation for building has made me attentive to the details and connections that strengthen a design, and to meeting the needs of clients, communities, and the environment. In my work at Johnson Roberts Associates, I have a particular interest in balancing contemporary needs and environmental sustainability with the craft of building and local context.
I am a registered architect in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and I was twice awarded the Alfred T. Granger Fellowship by Plan New Hampshire, an interdisciplinary organization dedicated to fostering sustainable planning, design and development. For several years, I also managed LivableMHT, a website dedicated to promoting and envisioning stronger urban development patterns in my hometown of Manchester, New Hampshire. I have been a panelist at the New Hampshire Planners Association’s Annual Conference, and have been a frequent guest critic at architecture student reviews at Wentworth Institute of Technology, where I received my Master of Architecture and undergraduate degrees.
In addition to architecture, my interests include record collecting, cooking, bicycling, gardening, and wandering around neighborhoods on foot. I am active in various professional organizations, and I live in Boston with my wife, a public health researcher, and our two children.
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Johnson Roberts Associates, Inc., Somerville, MA, US, Associate
- Associate-in-charge of sustainability, including implementing and managing AIA 2030 participation, selecting low embodied carbon materials, detailing robust building envelopes, and incorporating best practices into design standards
- Project manager for various projects including libraries, higher education facilities, schools, and myriad public facilities
- Experience in all phases of planning, design and construction administration of public facilities, including libraries, fire stations, schools, state parks and municipal facilities
Adolfo Perez Architect, Junior Architect
- Produced drawings and documents for, coordinated and managed construction administration on projects ranging from small-scale renovations to large-scale, intricately detailed residences
- Participated in design of various aspects of projects from schematic planning to construction details
- Coordinated, managed and produced marketing materials and presentations
- Produced detailed massing, study and presentation models in various media
- Produced thorough computer models and renderings in VectorWorks and Adobe Suite
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, US, MArch, Architecture
- Final research paper, "Preserving New England’s Forgotten Landscape: Nineteenth-Century Mills, Adaptive Reuse and the Meaning of Place," explored the cultural landscape of New England mill towns and their enduring impact on their local communities.
- Thesis project, "Oberbaumbrücke Hochschule für Musik," involved the design of a non-hierarchical music school, where students and faculty interact in spaces of sonic infiltration and mixing. The design was informed by the school's location at a former major crossing between East and West Berlin, and the desire to blur the the ones hardened boundary between them.
- Vice President, Wentworth Student Government, 2004-2007
- Business Manager and writer, Leopard Print (student newspaper), 2004-2005
