Victor Vines | AIA, LEED AP

Vice President

Victor Vines has over 20 years of experience in the design and delivery of cultural, educational, master planning and healthcare projects. Mr. Vines graduated from North Carolina State University’s School of Architecture with a Bachelor of Environmental Design and Bachelor of Architecture degrees. As a young designer, he was heavily recruited by several of the leading architecture firms in the nation.

Victor became one of the first Associates at The Freelon Group shortly after joining the firm and has been instrumental in the marketing efforts geared toward museums and cultural facilities as well as colleges and universities. After serving as Design Architect and Project Architect as well as Project Manager on a variety of projects, Victor was named the second Principal of the Firm in 1998 at age 34. As Managing Principal for The Freelon Group, he has been responsible for the management and design oversight of many large and complex projects including the award-winning Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore, MD and the International Civil Rights Center & Museum in Greensboro, NC.

In 2001, Victor accepted the position of Vice President of The Freelon Group and currently serves on the firm’s Board of Directors. He has provided vigorous leadership and embraced the opportunity as Associate Architect for the design of the Charlotte Bobcats Arena and Marketing Center, the new award winning School of Education Building at North Carolina A&T State University, and most recently the award-winning Afro-American Cultural Center in Charlotte.

Mr. Vines currently is overseeing the design of the National Center for Rhythm and Blues Museum in Philadelphia and the new Center for the Built Environment and Infrastructure Studies at Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. He also has spoken at a recent ABCC (Association of Black Cultural Centers) national conference where he presented a seminar on the design process as it relates to the planning, programming and design of museums and cultural centers. Through team associations and joint ventures, Victor has had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the leading architectural firms in the country, including Ellerbe Beckett – Kansas City, Hillier – Princeton, Cannon Design – Washington, DC, Einhorn Yaffe Prescott – Washington, DC, and RTKL – Baltimore. He is a registered architect in North Carolina and a member of the American Institute of Architects and the National Organization of Minority Architects.