Behind The Building with Ian Vaughan
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your Host Funlola Obayan. Today on the show we have Ian Vaughan. Ian Vaughan’s design portfolio spans both the private and public sector. As an architect and project manager, he has dedicated his career to improving the built environment. A native of Virginia, Ian served on the Downtown Design Committee for the City of Portsmouth from 2012-2021. In 2018, he was appointed by the Governor to serve on the Art and Architectural Review Board for the Commonwealth of Virginia, where he served as an advisory board member until June 2022. Ian is also involved with...
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Behind The Building with Sidney Griffin
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your Host Funlola Obayan. Today on the show we have Sidney Griffin. Sidney Griffin, licensed Architect with 20+ years of firm experience and an established leader in Building Information Modeling, specializes in the tools of digital practice and building technology. Sidney presently holds the position of BIM Project Manager for the University of Virginia Facilities Management where he is championing the integration of BIM into University operations and business practices. He has received both Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in Architecture from...
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Behind The Building with Nick Brinen
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your Host Funlola Obayan. Today on the show we have Nick Brinen. Nick is a licensed and registered architect in Virginia, Texas, and New York. He is a Founding Partner of Studio Figure, where he oversees various project typologies across multiple scales. The scope of his work spans from private residential to restaurants, offices, and mixed use buildings. In conjunction with co-directing projects at Studio Figure, Nick has taught architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, University of Virginia, Pratt Institute, and Parsons...
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Behind The Building with Lynden P. Garland
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your host Funlola Obayan. Today we have on the show Lynden P. Garland. Lynden P. Garland, AIA is a Studio Director for the Healthcare Studio at Baskervill in Richmond, VA with over 22 years’ experience. Previously, he was a managing principal at KEi Architects, in Richmond, VA, for 3 years. Lynden received his Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University in 1998. At Hampton, Lynden filled his minimal free time in the marching band playing tuba and becoming a drum major. He earned a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University...
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Behind The Building with Joel Mieses
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your Host Funlola Obayan. Today on the show we have Joel Mieses, RA, NOMA was born in the Dominican Republic. He migrated to the United States in 1996 at the age of 12, and grew up in the Daytona Beach area in Florida. After graduating from High school, Joel attended Florida A&M University (FAMU), where he completed his Bachelors in Architecture and later a Masters in Landscape Architecture in 2011. He became a Registered Architect in 2021. After working for the Design Department of Publix Supermarkets for 7 years In...
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Behind The Building with Georgie Marquez
Behind The Building
Welcome to Behind the Building with your Host Funlola Obayan. Today on the show we have Georgie Marquez's. Georgie Márquez is Principal Owner at Andre + Marquez Architects, Inc., a SWaM certified, Hispanic woman-owned, Architecture and Interior Design firm in Norfolk, VA. The firm was started by her and her husband, Joel André, in June of 1993. Their office specializes in Commercial, Industrial, and Government work. Ms. Márquez received her Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, when few women were encouraged to...
info_outlineWelcome to Behind the Building with your host Funlola Obayan. Today we have on the show Lynden P. Garland.
Lynden P. Garland, AIA is a Studio Director for the Healthcare Studio at Baskervill in Richmond, VA with over 22 years’ experience. Previously, he was a managing principal at KEi Architects, in Richmond, VA, for 3 years. Lynden received his Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University in 1998. At Hampton, Lynden filled his minimal free time in the marching band playing tuba and becoming a drum major. He earned a Master of Urban and Environmental Planning at the University of Virginia in 2000. Following graduation, Lynden worked at Liollio Architecture in South Carolina spending 6 years working on a wide range of projects including office/ commercial, residential, ecclesiastical, medical, and government. Lynden worked in Florida for Chancey Design Partnership focusing on multifamily, mixed-used development, and resort projects before returning to Virginia in 2007, where he worked for Glave & Holmes Architecture in the Higher Education Studio. Lynden attained his Master of Business Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in December 2014 and is a member of the AIA Virginia ELA 2015 class. Lynden married his wife Gabrielle in 2017 and has two children.