Tom Shumaker, Director of Business Development, Cincinnati Commercial Contracting What does your firm do? Cincinnati Commercial Contracting (CCC) is a full-service real estate development, general contracting, and construction management company. CCC was founded in 1979 to provide clients with full service commercial construction management and real estate...
Dan Becker, Designer, The V Collective How did you get into this field? Prior to joining The V Collective, I spent about 18 years working in Architecture firms. I graduated with a four year architecture degree from Miami University (Bach. Of Science in Environmental Design) and was...
Robert L. Knight, AIA, National Client Manager, Partner Engineering and Science Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? Representative of AIA Ohio on the first OKI Regional Convention; Participating on the AIA Documents Committee; Member of the AIA Leadership...
Dave Greene, Montgomery Branch Manager/Cincinnati Marvin Sales, Marsh Window and Door Classics What does your firm do? Marsh is a wholesale supplier of Marvin Windows and Doors for the residential, commercial, institutional, and historic markets. We have over 28 years of supplying premium window and door solutions...
Amie Anderl, Director of Cincinnati Branch, Hamilton Parker What does your firm do? Hamilton Parker has over 85 years of experience in supplying residential and commercial building supplies for the entire state of Ohio, including tile, stone, masonry, fireplaces and garage doors in Central Ohio, and supplying...
Afsaneh Ardehali, UNM Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? Generally speaking, I believe my accomplishments for the year 2000 would include: increasing membership and sponsorship, as well as expanding continuing education luncheon series. However, what I am most...
Robert W. Dorsey, FAIA, Professor Emeritus of Construction Science, University of Cincinnati Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? I was AIA Cincinnati President 1981 and co-chaired the AIA National Convention in Cincinnati in 1980. Hosting that convention is...
Brian Baumgardner, Associate Client Executive, Oswald Companies What does your firm do? Oswald Insurance Companies provides risk management and insurance brokerage services with a focused lens on professional liability insurance. How did you get into this field? My grandfather owned an insurance agency and during college I completed a...
Michael R. Mauch, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, Principal, RWA Architects, Inc. Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? I was President in 2009. Firms were laying off in mass. The market had just crashed and AIA Cincinnati lost about...
Jeff Kirker with AIA Cincinnati Chapter President Cynthia Williams Jeff Kirker, Kirker Kubala What does your firm do? Kirker Kubala represents over 50 independent lighting manufacturers and offers quality customer service and project management from the idea conception to project completion. How does your firm work with architects? Kirker Kubala,...
John Westheimer, President, Cincinnati Commercial Contracting What does your firm do? Cincinnati Commercial Contracting was founded in 1979 to provide clients with full service commercial construction management and real estate development expertise. From retail stores and restaurants to manufacturing facilities and fabrication shops, CCC’s expert construction management...
Credit: MSA Architects Submitting Firm: Spohn Associates, Inc. Project Name: Blue Ash Summit Tower Location: Blue Ash, Ohio Date Completed: April 2018 Project Team: Architect: MSA Architects Customer: City of Blue Ash Contractor: Turner Construction Photographer: Lindsay Nesbitt Manufacturer Rep/Installers: Spohn Associates, Inc. Brief Description: Spohn was very excited to see this beautiful project come together! The...
Stephen Sendelbeck, Retired, Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati and KZF Design Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? During my presidency, we focused on organizing and planning Chapter events and communicating with our members to enhance the value of membership....
AIA Cincinnati congratulates two members who recently passed their exams to become licensed architects, moving from Associate AIA to full AIA! Kudos on your hard work and impressive accomplishments! Jessica Dangelo, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, WELL AP, LFA Sustainability Coordinator, Project CoordinatorM+A Architects As a recent 2018 graduate...
Jeff Rose & Bill Walz, Co-Owners, Mansion Hill Custom Floors What does your firm do? We are a custom woodhouse, meaning we specialize in one-of-a-kind, unique custom wood flooring and wall-treatments that you won’t find anywhere else. How did you get into this field? Jeff: I started sanding floors...
Art Dierks, Chief Operating Officer, The V Collective What does your firm do? The V Collective is the parent company to Innerwood, Don Justice Cabinet Makers, and HBI. We were started by Dan Hueber over 40 years ago as Hueber Brothers Inc., focusing on trim carpentry. After...
Robert E. Gramann, FAIA, Chairman Emeritus, GBBN Architects Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? Well, 1977 is a long time ago, but many of the challenges of chapter recruitment and retention remain the same today. Recruit and retain...
David S. Collins, FAIA, President, The Preview Group, Inc. Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? The 1980 National Convention, although I was not president then, I was a member of the local planning committee and chaired the committee...
Rick Koehler, AIA, Co-Founder, President, and then CEO of Architects Plus (now retired) Looking back at your time leading AIA Cincinnati, what are you most proud of accomplishing? I have two accomplishments that I am proud of, while I was on the AIA Cincinnati Board. I designed...
Lindsay Schweitzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate, Designer IIRWA Architects, Inc. Matthew Zix, Assoc. AIAProject DesignerMSA Design Lindsay Schweitzer, Assoc. AIA, LEED Green Associate, & Matthew Zix, Assoc. AIA Of your recent projects, which is your favorite and why? Matthew: There have been a number of projects at MSA...
