Architecture

Founding Partner and Principal of Shook Kelley, Charlotte, NC and Annual Lecturer at Harvard University 1976 Education:Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (1976) Hometown: Gastonia, NC Terry Shook FAIA, is a founding partner of Shook Kelley, a strategic branding, design, and urban planning firm that focuses on how places and spaces convene humans in meaningful […]

Associate Architect, Gehry Partners, LLP, Los Angeles EducationMaster of Architecture, University of California, Los Angeles (2006)Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2004) Previous EmployersGreg Lynn Form (Los Angeles)servo los angeles Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama Kimberly Watts is an associate architect practicing with Gehry Partners, LLP in Los Angeles. Since joining the office in 2007, Watts has contributed […]

Congratulations to architecture students Kel Cooper and Nathalie Slobodiuk, who have received diplomas to mark completion of the Masters of Architecture from the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. Kel and Nathalie are the first students in the three-year Masters of Architecture II dual degree program that UNC Charlotte […]

Associate Principal at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, New York Education:Master of Science in Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia University (2005)Bachelor of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2000)Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (1999) Hometown: Vernon, New Jersey  Sean Gallagher is an Associate Principal and the Director of Sustainable Design at Diller Scofidio + Renfro, a 115-person interdisciplinary design studio that integrates […]

Architect, Editor, Researcher – International New Town Institute Almere, The Netherlands   Education:Master of Science in Architecture, TU Delft (2008) Bachelor of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2006)  Previous Employment:Editor for B_Nieuws (Architectural magazine) Columnist for TU_Delta (TU Delft university paper)  Hometown:Fayetteville, NC As a researcher at the International New Town Institute, Rachel is responsible for different research projects […]

Project Architect at Perkins Eastman (New York) EducationBachelor of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2000)Master of Architecture, GSD, Harvard University (2003) Previous EmployersAllied Works Architecture (New York, NY)Jose Rafael Moneo Arquitecto (Madrid, Spain)Skidmore Owings & Merrill (New York)LHSA+DP (New York) Hometown(s): Charlotte, NC – Memphis, TN “I remember seeing the pursuit of architecture as a good synthesis between […]

Director, Plusurbia (Miami, FL)   Education Master of Urban Design, University of Miami (2005) Master of Architecture, University of Miami (2004) Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (1999)  Previous Employers Oppenheim Architecture and Design (Miami, FL) Duany Platter Zyberk (Miami, FL) Perkins+Will (Miami, FL) Shook Kelly (Charlotte, NC) Gallis and Associates (Charlotte, NC)  Hometown: Barcelona (Catalonia), Spain  Juan Mullerat (Assoc. AIA, APA, NCI, […]

Senior Associate at Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Houston, Texas 2013 Education:Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2004)Master of Architecture, Columbia University (2013) Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC When John Barrett came to UNC Charlotte, he had very little background in art or architecture. The School of Architecture “gave me access to a creative, intellectual world that […]

Director of Charlotte Office, Clark NexsenEducation:Bachelor of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (1993) Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Jason Jones came to UNC Charlotte to study photography, but soon discovered his love for architecture and changed majors, receiving a Bachelor of Architecture in 1993. “I didn’t know fully what I was getting into,” he said. But he found satisfaction […]

Intern Architect, Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Charlotte, NC Education Master of Architecture, UNC Charlotte (2011) Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Pepperdine University (2005)  Previous Employer Four Seasons Hotel and Resorts  Hometown: Fresno, CA  Elizabeth was part of the project team designing The Levine Center for Wellness and Recreation at Queens University of Charlotte. This “mega project” includes three […]