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Gordon Mead Stewart, AIA 

Education

BArch, Architecture, University of Maryland School of Architecture, 1982

BA, Urban Studies, University of Maryland, 1982 (double degree)

Registrations

Architect -1985, Maryland

Over 25 years of architectural experience

Mr. Stewart has varied experience in managing many multi-disciplined design projects requiring coordination between architectural, electrical, structural, and mechanical engineering. His strong design and technical background enables him to efficiently complete renovation and new design projects from programming to construction administration. As a senior project architect and architectural discipline leader, he has mentored and guided his team, using state-of-the-art techniques to bring clarity to complex, technically challenging and fast-track projects.

Project Experience Examples

(All designed to meet/exceed current accessibility requirements)

Multi-family residential project accessibility site analysis for a variety of large scale projects in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Waterfront Harper House in Pensacola, Florida, designed as a low-maintenance retirement residence to permit ease of use by aging/disabled people.

Bowie Performing Arts Center (BCPA); created and headed (for ten years) a non-profit organization, BRAVA (Bowie Region Arts Vision Association) to raise money (over $13 million); marshal public, private, and government support; and hire architecture and construction management firms necessary to construct a state-of-the-art 800 seat theater with balcony, orchestra pit and full fly tower adjacent but independent from city’s high school. Created consensus for selecting and securing the site, produced the preliminary program and design sketches, and ensured accessibility ADA/UFAS issues were addressed from conception through construction. Experienced a construction project from “owner’s” viewpoint as entity completely in charge of center’s creation.

Healing Garden for the grounds of Holy Trinity Church/School; with another parishioner researched, designed, prepared reports/presentations, and began preliminary construction of a public, contemplative, accessible garden on the 14 acre campus to include elements such as: a “spiritual fitness” trail, a healing-prayer request “drop box”, a walkable labyrinth in a triangular paving-pattern (also would serve as a gathering area for outdoor services/weddings), and various plantings/landscape elements to engage all the senses.

Facility for Growth Church campus master planning committee; served on task force to analyze existing campus infrastructure and make recommendations for future projects. Specifically evaluated current accessibility issues in relation to future plans.

ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms) Headquarters, Wash, DC. part of programming team and performed preliminary site analysis and LEED sustainability certification planning for new building that was then designed by known architect, Moshe Safde.

FAA Air Route Traffic Control Centers, Denver and Miami. Programmed, designed and created construction documents for the rehabilitation and expansion of the administration wings to serve as a prototype design to be used in 19 other FAA centers nationwide. Developed plans to maintain redundant, uninterrupted, power and HVAC for Air Traffic Control areas during construction. The design also included HAZMAT abatement, hurricane and blast resistant curtainwall detailing, communications wiring, enhancing accessibility, and phased roof construction plans to maintain water proof integrity.

IRS Child Care Center & Credit Union. As project architect/designer, reduced cost from $1.4 to $1 million by utilizing residential construction adapted to metric, and GSA standards while coordinating with office head of design for potential award winning design. Designed to special accessibility and code requirements for playground, classrooms, preschool and infant ages.

FAA Operational Control Centers, Atlanta and San Diego. Programming, design, and construction documents for the phased construction of 60 console operations control centers, prime mission equipment and communications racks, and support offices under an accelerated three month schedule to meet FAA funding requirements. The facility design included extensive raised access flooring, redundant power and HVAC services, communications cabling, specialty lighting, and command and control console layout and selection.

U.S. Consulate Communications Upgrades - Marseilles, France and sites in South America and Eastern Europe for Dept. of State. Project Architect, interdisciplinary coordination of survey report, BOM, and construction drawings for RF shielded facilities within tight schedule. Installed and used Timberline cost estimating software to develop cost estimates and bill of materials lists for several overseas embassy design/build renovation projects.

Marine Corps Manpower Center, Quantico, VA. Coordination and production of architectural contract documents in a 35 to 100% Design-Build effort for a 5 floor, 150,000 sf office building.

U. S. Embassy Program, Lima Peru. Served as project architect for the State Department's Tenant Fit-up for Embassy Buildings in Lima, Peru. Organized State Department Standard Criteria Documents for Perimeter Walls, Fences, Planters and Bollards.

Defense Mapping Agency, converted light-industrial SCIF to office space. Managed multi-disciplined team of in-house architects/engineers. Responsible for code review, cost estimates, client meetings, field surveys, ADA-compliant restroom design, space planning, and detailing.

Air Force Radar Station, Costa Rica (CBRNE) Construction Administration, "Third world" design and detailing.

U.S. Embassy in Moscow. Originated procedures, standards and commands for creating a state-of-the-art 3-D computer model from Russian construction documents for in-depth security analysis 1983-84.

BG&E Electric Substation & Future Office Tower, Baltimore, MD. $11 Million 65,000 sf,

1987-90.

Granite-clad pre-cast, mixed-use building on urban waterfront site phased for Air Rights Tower.

Structural Coordination & Pre-cast Detailing to enliven facade and ease construction.

Hartford Medical Office Building and Garage; Hartford, Conn., 230,000 s.f., 1984-85,

Group supervisor for Cadd design development and construction documentation.

C&P Telephone Office Building, Fairland Center, Md. 2 million sf, Supervised computer conceptual design and drafting; created facilities management database (open office furniture, etc.) and supporting software.

Work History

Registered architect, Maryland since 1985.

Architect-intern/System Manager, WAT & Assocs., Arlington, Va., 1981-84.

Architect/Production Manager, RTKL, Baltimore, 1984-92. Created and taught a three week training course (with final exam) used to quickly integrate hundreds of new employees into RTKL’s efficient CAD Construction Document system (and created a cadre of mentors).

Architect/System Manager, MK Ferguson, Columbia, Md., 1992-93, CRSS Architects, Washington, 1993-94. Lead architect on various Top Secret, Fast-Track, Highly Secure Government projects.

Architect/Project Manager, HOK Inc., Washington, 1994-96, Member of Company’s National Technology Board and HOK’s Standard Details Task Force.

Co-founder and President of the Board of Directors of a non-profit organization, BRAVA (Bowie (Md.) Regional Arts Vision Assn), 1995-2005. Author of BRAVA Vision 2000 (business plan) in 1997.

Senior Architect and Discipline Lead, Jacobs (formerly Jacob-Sverdrup/CRSS), Arlington, 1996-2004. Created and organized a multi-discipline Green Group that prepared employees for LEED certification and increased office sustainability awareness.

Architectural Consulting for Access - Andrews Consulting and independent work since becoming permanently disabled.

Awards and Honors

Recipient of 1st place in residential design competition for Southern Homes Showcase, Baltimore, 1992.

Created and coached a Lego autonomous-robot Botball Team at Holy Trinity middle school that placed 4^th in the Wash, D.C. region (out of 89 teams) and went on to place 4^th in the nation in the Seattle National Botball Competition, 2000.

Named Bowie Outstanding Citizen, 2001.

Winner of Logo contest for Belair Bath and Tennis pool club, 2004.

Listed in various Marquis Who's Who for over two decades.

Washington Area Microstation Community, Mid-Atlantic Region Intergraph LUG (sec., treas. 1983-95), AIA.