David Lynn Wise AIA - Owner and Principal Architect

More than twenty years of professional experience in architecture and urban design working primarily within the Front Range, Mountain Communities and Eastern Plains of Colorado.

Continuous involvement in the programming, planning and conceptual design of many project types and management of those projects through agency approvals, final drawings, specification writing and construction administration.

Chosen to design complex and refined commercial, institutional and residential projects. Involvement with all aspects of building including zoning analysis, site planning and detailed interior design including custom fabrication of metal, wood and stone architectural elements.

Participant in consensus building and urban design consulting for high profile public projects on behalf of private constituencies. Active member in civic organizations and boards of directors.

PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER
Architecture + Urban Design - Denver, Colorado

Commercial Architecture and Urban Design Consulting 1990-2005 (Selected Projects) Architect and Planner for MedGroup's Fuentes Resort Housing, Almunecar, Spain
Architect for the NeoSource Fabrication & Showroom Facility, Denver, CO
Architect for the Eagle County Rodeo Arena Grandstand and site plan, Eagle, CO
Architect for the Akron Veterans' Memorial Pavilion and Directory, Akron, CO
Architect for the Washington County Rodeo Arena Grandstand and Market Booths, Akron, CO
Architect for the ABC Child Development Center, Akron, CO
Architect for Masterplanning of Central City Opera Dormitory and Parking Structure, Central City, CO
Architect and Planner of Northeast Colorado Health Dept. Clinics, Labs and Offices, Sterling, CO
Architect for the Storefront and Retail Renovation of the Historic Neusteter's Building, Denver, CO
Architect for the Renovation of the Washington County Medical Clinic, Akron, CO (1982 Design)
Architect for the Renovation of and Additions to the Anchor of Hope Church, Denver, CO
Urban Design Consultant for the Central Platte Valley for EastWest Partners, Denver, CO
Urban Design Consultant for Thornton Millennium Center, Denver, CO
Urban Design Concept and Renderings for the Stout Street Initiative, Denver, CO
Urban Design Consultant for Block 74, Denver, CO
Urban Design Consultant for St. Charles on the Creek Mixed Use Project, Denver, CO
Urban Design Consultant for Summit Business and Industrial Park, Elbert County, CO
Urban Design and Architecture Consultant for Nevada State College Campus, Henderson, NV
Historical and Technical Research for the Listing of the Washington County Courthouse, Akron, CO
Historical Analysis of Lower Downtown for the 16th Street Mall Extension, Denver, CO
Feasibility Analyst for Conversion of 12 Stories of 1800 Glenarm to Residential Condos, Denver, CO

Residential Architecture 1990-2005 (Selected Projects in Denver--unless otherwise noted)
Complete architectural services: New 120 South Marion Parkway residence and Addition 2003

Complete architectural services: New Bellyache Ridge lodge, Eagle County, CO and Addition 2003
Complete architectural services: New 3939 Beaver Lane cabin, Park County, CO
Complete architectural services: Renovation of the historic 910 Gaylord Street residence, Denver, CO
Interior architectural services: Renovation of Suite 5D Edbrooke Lofts (1990, 1995, 2001, 2005)
Design and working drawings: Rosenthal residence with Peter H. Dominick, Jr. FAIA, Tryon, NC
Design and feasibility consulting: The O'Donnell boathouse, Grand Lake, CO

1990 - 1991 DIRECTOR OF URBAN DESIGN AND PLANNING
The Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. - Denver, Colorado

Denver Bond Issue Design Projects:

Downtown Creekfront - Larimer Plaza Programming and Design
Curtis and California Streets - Lighting and Railings Design
16th Street Mall Extension - Urban Design Team Member
Committee Appointments:
RTD/MAC Light Rail Project Design Programming and Review
Denver Urban Renewal Authority Design Review
Civic Center Development and Design Standards
New Denver Library Urban Design Standards
City and County Building Renovation Design Review
Central Platte Valley Plan and Zoning Steering Committee
Special Projects:
Design for Newsstand Prototype for the 16th Street Mall
Design for Projecting Sign Prototype for Vital Signs Code Amendment
Graphic Design and Planning for Pathfinder Sign Systems
Design and Administration of the 16th Avenue Downtown Connection

1985 - 1990 SENIOR ARCHITECT & URBAN DESIGNER
John Carney & Associates / Urban Design Group, Inc. - Denver, Colorado
Project Architect for Resurrection Lutheran Church Addition & Renovation in Lakewood, CO
Project Architect for Denver First Seventh-Day Adventist Church Addition in Denver, CO
Urban Design for Fort Wilderness Resort Town at Disney World, Orlando, FL
Architectural Design for the Pinon Court Hotel at Disney World, Orlando, FL
Urban Design for the East Colfax Avenue Streetscaping Prototype, Denver, CO
Site Planning and Design for The Larson Block and Telluride Employee Housing, Telluride, CO
Site Planning and Design for Avon Employee Housing, Avon, CO
Urban Design for the Champaign-Urbana Multi-Modal Transit Facility, Champaign-Urbana, IL
Urban Design for the Joint Development Proposal for the Phoenix RPTA Transit, Phoenix, AZ
Joint Development Urban Design for the Dillon, Colorado Waterfront, Dillon, CO
Concept and Interior Design for the Inscape '87 Exhibition/Office of the Future, Denver, CO
Project Architect for the Edbrooke Lofts and the Bynoe Loft Interior Design, Denver, CO
Project Architect for the Historic Residences at Neusteter's Renovation, Denver, CO

1983 - 1985 PROJECT URBAN DESIGNER (While Enrolled at Harvard University)
Harvard Planning Office - Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lane Frenchman & Associates, Boston, Massachusetts
Zoning analysis for the Newport Rhode Island Historic Waterfront
Project Urban Designer for the Charlotte Marketplace Mixed Use Project

1983 PROJECT ARCHITECT
Metz Train & Youngren - Denver, Colorado
Architectural Design for the Cherry Creek Square II Retail Project, Denver, CO
Interior Design for City Center 4 Public Areas (1801 California Building), Denver, CO

1980 - 1982 PROJECT ARCHITECT
Murata Outland & Associates (formerly Pouw Outland Murata) - Denver, Colorado

1978 - 1979 ARCHITECT IN TRAINING
The Davis Partnership - Denver, Colorado

1975 - 1978 ARCHITECTURAL INTERN
George W. Christensen, FAIA & Associates - Phoenix, Arizona

(Additional Project Experience Descriptions are Available by Project Type)


EDUCATION:

Master of Architecture in Urban Design - 1985
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Faculty Letter of Commendation for Excellence in Design
First Alternate - Frank Knox Fellowship

Bachelor of Architecture - Magna Cum Laude - 1978
Arizona State University
Faculty Award for Excellence in Design

Oregon State University - Landscape Architecture Summer Program - 1977
Study Tour of Southern Asia

University of Colorado at Boulder - College of Engineering
Engineering and Fine Arts Studies - 1973
Presidential Scholar - Student Leadership Institute, President's Leadership Class

LICENSE:

Registered Architect
State of Colorado - 1982

MEMBERSHIPS:

Urban Design Forum, Inc.
Board of Directors - 1988-1999
President - 1989-1990

Central City Opera House Association
Board of Directors, Vice President of Historic Properties - 1997-2005
OperaPros Board of Directors - 1995-1998

Lower Downtown District, Inc.
Board of Directors - 1990-1993
Chairman - Denver Union Terminal Committee - 1991
Chairman - Historic Preservation Committee - 1991
Vice Chairman - Urban Design Committee - 1992-1993

American Institute of Architects
Member - 1982-2005
Urban Design Committee - 1987
Nominee - Denver Landmarks Preservation Commission - 1991

Denver Art Museum
Design Community Liaison Committee - Lecture Series - 1990

Denver Baseball Stadium Community Advisory Committee (DBDC)
Chairman - Urban Design Sub-committee of the DBDC - 1992-1994

Design Advisory Group of the Denver Metro Baseball Stadium District
Invited architect for monthly design review process - 1992-1994

Denver Urban Renewal Authority Advisory Board
Architect representing the Lower Downtown District, Inc. - 1993

National Trust for Historic Preservation & Historic Denver, Inc.

Bromwell School Facilities Improvement Committee - 2004

EVENTS:

UDF Juror - Governor's Smart Growth Awards - 1996, 1997, 1998

UDF Urban Follies National Design Competition - 1991
Executive Committee and Denver Partnership Liaison

UDF The Art Party - 1990
Committee Chairman

UDF The Walkable City Symposium - 1989
Committee Chairman and Presenter

UDF The Rocky Mountain Arsenal Design Charette - 1988
Committee Chairman and Studio Coordinator

UDF Great Neighborhoods Symposium - 1986
Featured Presentation - Sloan Lake Urban Design - 'Hispanic Emergence'
Harvard University Graduate Thesis

CHUN The Charette to Save the Porter Mansion - 1989
Organizer and Liaison with the Denver Public Schools

AIA Colorado State Convention Committee - 1997
Invited Charette Leader - Stapleton Airport Site Urban Design and Hangar Reuse

COLA Colorado Lawyers for the Arts - Auctioned Architect - 1995

DESIGN AWARDS:

Honorable Mention
University of California at Santa Barbara
National Professional Design Competition - 1982
University Art Museum

Design Selected for Catalog Publication
La Casa Piu Bella Del Mondo (The Most Beautiful House in the World) - 1986

Second Prize
NIAE National Student Design Competition - 1978
Resource Recycling Facility

Art Directors Bronze Award
Publication in Communication Arts Design Annual 1993
Art in the Streets Bench Design - Mixed Media - 1993
Collaboration with Christina Weber, Weber Design Partners

PUBLICATION:

'Life on Capitol Hill'
Two Twelve Part Series on Urban Design and Architecture - 1998, 1999, 2000

TEACHING:

Graduate Design Studio - ARCH 6150 - Spring 1999
Toxicity: The Shattuck Radioactive Site
University of Colorado at Denver - College of Architecture and Planning

Graduate Seminar - URP 6634 - Fall 1999
Historic Preservation Theory and Practice
University of Colorado at Denver - College of Architecture and Planning


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