Best Architects Philadelphia Near Me

James Bush NCARB, RIBA, LEED

Skills

• Revit
• Design Research
• AIA
• Architecture
• Submittals
• SketchUp
• Sustainable Design
• Microsoft Office
• Sustainability
• Adaptive Reuse
• Architectures
• Urban Planning
• Construction Management
• Sustainable Architecture
• Historic Preservation
• Architectural Design
• Renovation
• Construction
• LEED AP
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

• Position: Quality Assurance Quality Control
• Current company: JacobsWyper Architects
• Languages: English · Spanish

Architect with 24+ years of professional experience focused on code compliance, mentoring and team building on ground up and adaptive reuse projects across a broad range of building types and scales. Construction experience with demonstrated ability to work with project stakeholders establishing consensus with achievable common goals.
During this time I have discovered that my passion for architecture has three main components; working with a diverse group of professionals, adaptively reusing existing structures, and championing design intent during construction.

Richard Beck, AIA

Skills

• Position: Consulting Architect
• Current company: Richard A. Beck, AIA

Recent Projects

University of Rochester, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Rochester, NY
Buffalo Life Sciences Complex, University at Buffalo Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Research Laboratories, Buffalo, NY
Rochester Institute of Technology, Institute Hall, Rochester, NY
Almac Group Ltd, North American Headquarters, Souderton, PA
Fulton Bank Headquarters Expansion, Lancaster, PA (BSA+A | RFAA, associated architects)
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Pearsall Heart Hospital, Critical Care Building, Henry Cancer Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mercy Health System of Maine, Mercy at the Fore Replacement Hospital, Portland, ME
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Critical Care Building and Main Lobby, Paterson, NJ
University of Pennsylvania Health System, Penn Medicine Valley Forge, Berwyn, PA


Professional Registration: Pennsylvania | New Jersey | Maryland | New York

Guest Design Critic: Philadelphia University | Drexel University | Moore College of Art & Design

Donna Lisle

Skills

• Architectural Design
• Project Planning
• LEED AP
• Sustainable Design
• Submittals
• Architecture
• Revit
• Mixed-use
• Project Management
• Design Research
• Construction
• LEED
• Comprehensive Planning
• Construction Management
• Urban Planning
• SketchUp
• Architectures

• Position: Architect
• Current company: Donna Lisle, Architecture and Design

Lead for A/E/ID teams for hospitality - luxury boutique to mixed-use resort projects.

Richard K. Gelber

Skills

• Position: Principal, Architect
• Current company: Bergmann Associates

Driven by a desire to create successful public places through the private development process, Richard has honed a unique skill in shaping sites and spaces for people to congregate, relax, shop, debate and dine. Retail, entertainment and government are blending together to form our town centers; we want to have shared experiences, and we need destinations which provide for community life.

Gelber says, “Developing close, personal relationships with our clients are among the joys of our practice. Our goal is to really understand their business and to deliver recognizable value as we evolve into an integral part of their team. We become leasing agents and managers, shopkeepers and restaurateurs, teachers, gardeners and many other things too. This rich exposure keeps us fresh and full of new ways to answer challenges.”

Outside of architecture, Gelber is an avid traveler, sea kayak paddler and soccer (football) fan. He combines historic city tours, shopping center visits and world cup matches into rewarding foreign travels. Fluent in French and fumbling in Spanish, Richard is also able to ask, “I am lost, where can we eat the best local food?” in eight or nine other languages.

In elementary school, Richard was continually sent to the Principal’s office for “a little talk” because he was drawing cities crowded with people instead of doing his class work. He still believes that the architect’s contribution is to imagine spaces which inspire us and connect us and to create places for people to enjoy and explore.

Stephan Potts

Skills

• Architectural Design
• Sustainable Design
• Adaptive Reuse
• LEED AP
• Design Research
• Submittals
• Historic Preservation
• Urban Design
• LEED
• AIA
• Comprehensive Planning
• Adobe Creative Suite
• BIM
• Mixed-use
• Architecture

• Position: Principal
• Current company: Stanev Potts Architects
• Languages: Italian

Rae Munroe

Skills

• Photography
• 3D rendering
• Carpentry
• SketchUp
• AutoCAD
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office
• Hand Rendering
• Model Making
• Revit
• Submittals
• Sustainable Design
• LEED AP
• 3D Rendering
• Architectural Drawings
• Design Research
• Residential Design
• Architectural Design
• Architecture
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)

• Position: Project Architect
• Current company: L2Partridge, LLC