About William Pantsari, AIA, NCARB

EDUCATION:

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA Master In Architecture, 1988

Technological University of Helsinki, Finland 1986-1987

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, Bachelor of Science with honors, 1981

École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts UPA7, Paris, France, 1980-1981

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2003-current President: Pantsari Architecture, P.A., Seagrove, FL

1997-2002 President: Pantsari Architecture, P.C., Birmingham, AL

1992-1997 Principal, Designer, Project Manager: TRO/The Ritchie Organization, Birmingham, AL

1988-1992 Designer, Project Manager: Nix Mann, and Associates, Atlanta, GA

Summers, 1985, 1986, 1987 Intern: Anthony Ames Architect, Atlanta, GA

1985 Draftsman: Harvard University Planning Department

1983-1984 Intern: Anthony Ames Architect, Atlanta, GA

1981-1983 Intern: Taylor and Williams Architects, P.C., Atlanta, GA

Summer 1980 Intern: Harold E. Troy and Associates, Atlanta, GA

Summer 1979 Intern: Anthony Ames Architect, Atlanta, GA

REGISTRATION:

2002 - Licensed Building Contractor, Florida

1989 - Registered Architect in South Carolina, also holds an active license in Florida, NCARB Certified

AWARDS/HONORS:

2007 - Team Punta Gorda Citizen's Master Plan Award, Sunloft Center

2003 Historic Preservation Award, Birmingham Historical Society, Highland Coffee Company

2001 Merit Award, Birmingham Chapter, AIA Design Awards, Pantsari Beach Villa, Rosemary Beach, FL

2001 Honorable Mention, Birmingham Chapter, AIA Design Awards, St. Vincent's Hospital Women's and Children's Center (TRO/The Ritchie Organization), Birmingham, AL

1998 Merit Award, AIA Alabama Design Awards, Rosemary Beach Villa, Rosemary Beach, FL

1996 Citation, Birmingham Chapter, AIA Honor Award, Mountain Villa, Birmingham, AL

1996 Citation, Birmingham Chapter, AIA Design Awards, 2300 Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, VA (TRO/The Ritchie Organization)

1996 Grand Award, National Commercial Builders Council Awards of Excellence, 2300 Fall Hill, Fredericksburg, VA (TRO/The Ritchie Organization)

1986 Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

1986 American-Scandinavian Foundation Fellowship

1985 Honorable Mention, Design + Energy National Design Competition

1984 Harvard GSD Student Archives

1982 Winner, Arts Festival of Atlanta Design, Site Sculpture Design Competition

Civic Honors:

2001 Community Leadership Award Bread and Roses Women’s Shelter, Birmingham, AL

2000 Multiple Sclerosis Leadership Class of 2000, Birmingham, AL

1999 "Top 40 Under 40" Birmingham Business Journal, Birmingham, AL