James Wright, AIA Senior Associate

EDUCATION
BA in Fine Arts / University of Colorado / 1976
Masters in Architecture, Phi Beta Kappa / University of Colorado / 1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
James Wright has over 20 years of professional experience as a project manager and architect for large-scale projects involving new construction and renovation for institutional and private sector clientele. His skills in programming, client relations, design, team coordination, supervision and contract administration make him a central person in the delivery process of our projects. As a senior associate his responsibilities include the role of senior project manager for all projects in the office, overseeing our project schedules, budgets and quality-assurance program.

Mr. Wright’s extensive project experience includes a number of renovation assignments for educational and cultural institutions. He currently manages our work on the reconstruction of the Vandenberg Clock Tower at the SUNY New Paltz campus. Previously he led our design team on the successful $6 million rehabilitation of the Pittsburgh Building for the Lally School of Management at RPI, which brought the CM bid in under budget with a design-to-completion schedule of 21 months.

Mr. Wright’s other renovation work at LHPA includes the conversion of an existing garage into a luxury condominium comple in Manhattan’s West Village as well as various restoration assignments for the landmarked Plaza Hotel. Several years ago he led our design team for the adaptive reuse of an old Con Ed substation in Brooklyn into the flagship building for New York City's Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services.

At LHPA Mr. Wright is responsible for overseeing the firm’s work for other market sectors as well. Most recently he has served as project manager for our rehabilitation of several subway stations for the NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority, as well as the conversion of an existing garage in Manhattan’s West Village into a luxury condominium complex at 132 Perry Street.

Prior to joining Lee Harris Pomeroy Architects, Mr. Wright was project manager at Herbert Beckhard Frank Richlan and Associates for the 100,000 square-foot master plan and design of a classroom/library addition to the NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wright was project manager at Herbert Beckhard Frank Richlan and Associates for the classroom/library addition to the NYS School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University. He also worked at James Stewart Polshek and Partners for the renovation of the Iris and Gerald Cantor Auditorium—a 460-seat multi-media theater and an art conservation facility at the landmarked Brooklyn Museum.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Institute of Architects
Urban Design Committee of The American Institute of Architects
Guest design critic at the Graduate School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado at Denver
Association for Preservation Technology International