Richard W. Kuhn | AIA

Design Principal

As a Principal and Lead Designer with The Freelon Group, Richard brings over 25 years of outstanding accomplishments to the firm. Richard's award-winning design portfolio ranges from museum and cultural institutions to large-scale mixed-use urban projects. Within his portfolio are the recent AIA award winning projects James C. Renick School of Education at NC A&T State University (2005 AIA Charlotte Honor Award, 2005 AIA NC Merit Award) and the Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise Facility at NC Central University (2006 AIA NC Honor Award). Among his international design awards and honors is the 2003 and 2004 AIA Design of Excellence Awards for the Montreal Administrative & Cultural Arts Complex in Montreal, Canada, and the 2002 AIA NJ Design of Excellence Award for the Glaxo Smith Kline high-rise corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Richard is a strong advocate of collaborative design who fully-participates in the design efforts from the pre-design and conceptual phases through project close-out. While leading projects at the firm, his role is to ensure that the needs and concerns of clients are reflected in a powerful architectural vision.

Richard received his Master of Architecture degree at Harvard University in 1987 and Bachelor of Design Degree from the University of Florida. As a young designer, he accepted a position at Richard Meier & Partners, Architects in Los Angeles as an Architectural Designer for the Getty Arts Complex. Following his experience with Richard Meier & Partners, Richard spent 15 years as a lead designer with a number of prominent national architectural firms where he designed numerous projects throughout the US, Europe, and Asia.

PUBLICATIONS

2004 ARQ, Issue 126: Le Complex Culturel et Administratif de Montreal

2003 Canadian Architect, March 2003: Montreal Administrative & Cultural Arts Complex

2003 CBS Evening News, Featured news story: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

2003 New York Times: "Philadelphia Confidential High Rise Headquarters AIA Award Winner"

2003 Art Matters: Philadelphia Confidential High Rise Headquarters

2002 Featured on Skyscraper.com: Philadelphia Confidential High Rise Headquarters

2001 New York Times: Siemens Master plan

2000 New York Times: Hines Development1997 Master in Architecture Series Monograph:
Dayton Cultural & Commercial Center, National Taiwan University Children's Hospital and United Artists Entertainment Complex

1995 Progressive Architecture, November 1995: Ahmanson Theatre

Progressive Architecture, September 1995: Saitama Stadium Competition, Japan

Architectural Record , August 1995: Ahmanson Theatre

Progressive Architecture, June 1995: Quoted in feature article on the changing profession

Architectural Record, May 1995 "The Ahmanson Theatre"

1993 Modern Healthcare, November 1993: East Valley Medical Center