JOSEPH M. WALTER A.I.A., ARCHITECT
1100 Belcher Road South Unit #651 Largo, Florida 33771 Cellular: 917-613-4067
Email:jmwalterarchitect@yahoo.com
Website: http://jmwalterarchitect.com/
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Technical Coordinator
Reviewed staffing requirements and performance.
Managed project teams.
Organized drawing cartoon sets.
Prepared preliminary project descriptions.
Reviewed and red lined architectural and engineering consultant design development and construction documents for compliance with code, technical, aesthetic, and value engineering requirements. Sketched critical details.
Coordinated architectural drawings with architectural specifications and engineering consultant
documents.
Met with manufacturers, contractors, and engineering consultants.
Prepared permitting, bidding, and construction packages for various new, medium and large scale
projects.
Assisted in the development and maintenance of office wide quality control standards, documentation
requirements, and the use of standard details.
EXPERIENCE:
Joseph M. Walter A.I.A., Architect, (2019- Present) 1100 Belcher Road South, Unit #651, Largo, Florida 33771 917-613-4067
Architectural Consultant
Prepared architectural documents for Architects in Lakeland and Tampa, Florida. Architect of
Record for a new residence in Orlando, Florida and residential additions in Port St. Lucie,
Florida.
Architectural Consultant for a new 12 unit apartment building in 3601 6th Street South, St.
Petersburg, Florida.
HOK (October 2016 - June 2018) 5 Bryant Park 1065 Avenue of Americas 6th floor New York, NY 10018 212-741-1200
Senior Project Architect prepared cartoon sets and 3” scale detail sketches, responded to RFI’s,
and reviewed shop drawings for the exterior enclosure systems and roofing at the new
LaGuardia
Airport Terminal B Replacement, New York, NY
Fogarty Finger Architecture and Interiors (September 2015 - June 2016) 69 Walker Street New York, NY 10013 212-966-7450
Architectural Consultant reviewed shop drawings and prepared exterior sketch details for various
multifamily residential and commercial projects.
Selldorf Architects (February 2012 - September 2015) 860 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 212-219-9571
Architectural Consultant prepared Quality Assurance/ Quality Control reviews and exterior
sketch details for various institutional, commercial, and residential projects.
Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP, New York, New York (May, 1994 - March, 2009) 14 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005 212-298-9300
Technical Department Associate
Technical Coordinator:
Organized the SOM and Consultant Teams to prepare documents for various large scale SOM
Projects including:
Esentai Tower, JW Marriott Residences, and the Esentai Shopping Mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan,
design development documents (Construction completed).
Manhattan House Condominium Conversion infrastructure improvements and window
replacement in New York, NY, construction documents (Construction completed).
JW Marriott Residences, Atyrau, Kazakhstan, design development documents (Construction
completed.).
Lester B. Pearson Airport, Toronto, Canada interior architecture construction documents
(Construction completed).
International Arrivals Building Terminal 4 at JFK Airport, New York, NY exterior enclosure
construction documents and curtain wall shop drawing review (Construction completed).
14th Street and 8th Avenue Subway Station Renovation in New York, New York, construction
documents (Construction completed).
Construction Administration Architect:
Attended construction meetings, responded to contractor questions, reviewed testing and on-site
mock ups, prepared field observation reports, and issued punch lists for:
Retail Galleria at the new Time-Warner Center in New York, NY (Construction completed).
14th Street & 8th Avenue Subway Station Renovation in New York, NY (Construction completed).
Other SOM Office Experience:
Member of the NY Office SOM standard details committee. Responsible for organizing more than
50 standard detail sheets for office wide technical document use.
QA/QC Director and Reviewer responsible for organization and implementation of quality
assurance/quality control reviews for numerous projects in the New York office.
Prepared Architectural Conditional Assessment Reports for owners of existing buildings including
Manhattan Mall in New York, NY, and office buildings in Houston, Texas, and in Richmond,
Virginia.
Participated in the annual technical department staff reviews and evaluations.
Joseph M. Walter A.I.A., Architect, New York, NY (1993- 1994) 48-21 40th Street, #5F, Long Island City, New York 11104 718-482-9635
Architect of Record
Prepared drawings and applications, and obtained a Zoning Variance from the
Board of Standards and Appeals for a new multifamily residential building in Elmhurst, NY
(Construction completed).
Eisenman Architects, New York, NY (1989- 1993) 41 West 25th Street, New York, NY 10010 212-645-1400
Director of Technical Services for the Office
Project Technical Architect in charge of preparing construction documents for the School of
Architecture, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (Construction completed).
Technical Architect in charge of preparing exterior wall construction documents for the Columbus
Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio (Construction completed).
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Currently registered in the State of Florida, Certificate Number AR100838. Previously also
registered in the states of New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Member- American Institute of Architects, Tampa Bay Chapter, AIA Member Number 30008706.
Member- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
EDUCATION:
University of Cincinnati School of Architecture, Cincinnati, Ohio Obtained Baccalaureate of
Architecture - Professional Degree. (1978)
Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, England, studied under Rem Koolhas
and Elia Zenghelius. (1976)
AWARDS:
Winner of the New York City Architectural League Rough Drafts Competition for the “Private
Transportation in the Metropolis” research project and drawings. (1984)
SKILLS:
Revit, Word, Excel, Adobe, Outlook, Enscape, Lumion, Sketchup.