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
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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 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 the University of Virginia.
Though technology in practice is his professional focus, Sidney also aspires to be a lightning rod for the significant advancement of equity and justice for minorities in Architecture and adjacent professions. He believes this starts with working with our young learners to kindle an awareness of design as a viable career path for all who envision better environments within which we live, work, play, and learn. This is especially true for people that have endured existing in spaces that were not designed to embrace them, if not outright reject them.
In pursuit of that goal, Sidney has taken a leadership role in AlA Central Virginia as the President-Elect for 2022-2024. In this role he will work with architects and supporting companies to increase awareness of the role architects play in our communities and inspire more students to pursue and excel in a design career. Sidney also is an active member of the Virginia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (VANOMA) where he will be participating and presenting in the 2022 Proiect Pipeline Summer Camp for Virginia middle and high school students.
Outside of work and volunteering, Sidney and his wife enjoy raising three bright and promising children, exposing them to our country's natural beauty and diverse cultures through RV camping around Virginia and eventually throughout the entire United States.
Whether on the road, in the conference room, or behind a screen and keyboard, Sidney is always looking to enhance the lives and experiences of others.