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Contact Information
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RIBA-USA President of Board of Trustees + |
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Jonathan
B. Wimpenny AIA, RIBA, AA Dip (President of Board of Trustees +
New York Chapter Chairr) Mr. Wimpenny is an honors graduate of the Architectural Association in London and principal architect of Lee Wimpenny Design Associates. He is a registered architect both in Europe & New York; a member of The American Institute of Architects For more information visit. www.leewimpenny.com Tel: 212 505 8408. Email:  Follow @JWimpenny |
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Derek Bradford, Dip.Arch. MLA,
ARB, AIA
Former National Director of the AIA, Team Chair for NAAB and officer in the local RI chapter of the AIA. Committed to advancing the cause of mutual recognition on licensing between the UK and US (now an EU issue – see separate web posting on this) and improving the representation of US based RIBA members in RIBA’s overseas policy and encouraging a closer alliance with UK based members. e-mail:  |
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Tim Clark, MA, FRAS, Dip Arch (Bartlett) RA (UK, New York and California)
While Chair of Clark+Kanner in Santa Monica California 1996-2002 Tim started up the LA Chapter in 1995, was founding President of RIBA-USA and created its original website in 1997. He negotiated RIBA-USA's status as an official AIA-CES provider, coordinated its national surveys and led the very successful RIBA-USA mission to Beijing and Zhengzhou, China in May 2004. He is registered as an architect with the UK, NY and CA Boards. In 2007 Tim became Regional Director with ATKINS UK then Director of Architecture for the Dubai Metro. Since 2010 he has been based in Qatar where he is Resident Director for OBERMEYER, currently seconded as a rail specialist to support DB International on the Doha Metro project. Contact 00974 3389.1858. |
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Niall Saunders, AIA, RIBA
(Chair of the California Chapter) Mr. Saunders is a graduate of the (now) Kingston and Westminster Universities and principal of Saunders + Wiant Architects in Newport Beach. He is registered in the UK, California, Texas and Arizona. www.architectsoc.com Tel: 949 721 0730 Email: niall@architectsoc.com Saunders + Wiant Architects 250 Newport Center Drive, Suite 304, Newport Beach, CA. 92660 |
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Chicago / Mid West
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Joseph G. Burns, RIBA, P.E., S.E., FAIA, C.Eng., M.I.StructE., LEED AP
(Chair of Mid West Chapter) Honored in 2008 with the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Special Achievement Award and named to ENR’s Top 25 Newsmakers in 2003, Joe has more than 25 years of experience as a structural designer, as well as an investigator and renovator of existing buildings. He is a licensed professional engineer; structural engineer; architect; and a chartered engineer/chartered architect in the UK. In 1995, Joe joined Thornton Tomasetti, Inc. Email:JBurns@ThorntonTomasetti.com |
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James Bush AIA, RIBA, LEED |
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Chad Overway,
AIA, RIBA
(Chair of the San Francisco Chapter) Mr. Overway is a graduate of SCI-Arc and Cranbrook Academy of Art. He has been practicing architecture for over 30 years. His firm is based in San Francisco and is well known for their expertise in hospitality, commercial and master planning projects. He has completed numerous projects throughout California and the Western States. His practice expanded into the international marketplace in the late 90’s with projects in Turkey, Egypt and the Middle East. Tel: 415.987.8059 Email:  |
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Philip D. Allsopp,
MS., D.Arch, RIBA, FRSA
(Vice President of Board of Trustees + Chair of Phoenix & Southwest Chapter) Phil holds a D.Arch from Kingston University London, is a Chartered Member of the RIBA, is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and has held leadership roles with major firms in architecture, including Perkins and Will, A.T. Kearney. Phil served as President and CEO of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, headquartered at Taliesin West, Arizona from 2006 through July of 2009. Web: http://www.transpolisglobal.com Tel: 480-276-7707 Email:  |
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Catherine E. Davis, RIBA
(Chair of the New England Chapter) Catherine Davis is a principal at CED and Associates. She is registered in the UK having qualified at Westminster University and the Architectural Association. She is also a Landscape Design graduate of the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard. Her latest project is The Old Shipyard in Bath, Maine www.theoldshipyard.com, part of her current focus on restoring and preserving the natural environment through sustainable development. She lives and works in Cambridge MA. and London UK Tel: 617 314 0999 Email: catherine@cedandassociates.com |
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Washington / Mid-Atlantic |
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Dr. Raj Barr-Kumar, FAIA RIBA |
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Cynthia Fischer
(RIBA-USA Secretary) Cynthia Fischer serves as Secretary of RIBA-USA, Inc. Ms. Fischer is an attorney with the firm of Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP and has practiced in New York City for more than 30 years. She acts as the general corporate counsel and business advisor to a number of U.S. and international architecture firms and individuals. She is an affiliate member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and an allied member of the American Institute of Architects. Tel: 212.973.8175 Email:  |
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Timothy Sudweeks RA, AA Dipl,LEED AP |
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RIBA-USA Board of Trustees: Jonathan Wimpenny (President + NY), Phil Allsopp (Vice President + Phoenix), Catherine Davis (New England), Joseph G. Burns (Chicago-Mid West); James Fischer (Area outside current Chapters); Niall Saunders (Los Angeles+Interim Treasurer), Clive Copping, (Philadelphia), Raj Barr (Washington - Mid Atlantic), Chad Overway, RIBA (San Francisco), Tim Clark (Past Presiding Chair), Cynthia Fischer (Secretary).
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