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Jim Smith


Mr. Smith's organizational skills, attention to detail, and knowledge of construction gained the firm many uniquely different and prestigious commissions, including the N.C. Museum of Life and Science, the quarter-million square foot CRSS Corporate Offices in Greenville, S.C., and historic Chowan County Courthouse Restoration. Currently a AIA/Principal Architect with HagerSmith Design, PA.

Project Experience

  • New West Building Renovation, UNC-Chapel Hill - Principal architect for the renovation of an 1858 historic classroom building.
  • 4-H Environmental Education Conference Center, Tyrrell County, N.C. - Complete master planning, programming and architectural design services for a 242-acre environmental education conference center.
  • N.C. Museum of Life and Science, Phases II and III, Durham, N.C. - Complete programming, master planning and design of 40,000 SF phased expansion.
  • NC State University Centennial Campus Research Building III, Raleigh, N.C. - Complete architectural services and site design for a 25,000 SF, three-story, multi-tenant office/research facility, including third-floor headquarters for the National Weather Service.
  • Wood Studio, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, N.C. - Design for new building for Penland Wood Studio, 8400 SF
  • Morganton and Marion Depots, N.C. - Principal architect for the adaptive reuse of historic train passenger depots.
  • Garner Town Square Theater, Garner, N.C. - 27,600-square foot theater with 10 auditoria; complete design services.
  • Hill Building Renovation, Durham, N.C. - Complete renovation of 25,000 SF, four-story department store building for Veterans Administration offices and training center. Negotiated, team-based project.
  • Medic Computer Systems - 180,000 SF office and training facility for medical software company
  • 1929 Professional Building, Raleigh, N.C. - Complete A/E services for renovation of eight-story, 45,000 SF office building, Raleigh, N.C. Obtained historic rehab tax credit.
  • Chowan County Courthouse Restoration, Edenton, N.C. - Project architect for the restoration of a 1767 historic building

Professional Background:

  • HagerSmith Design, PA, 1978-Present
  • The Built Environment 1976-1977
  • Everything...Design, Build 1975-1976
  • Arnold J. Aho, Architect 1975-1975

Education:

  • North Carolina State University Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture, with High Honors, 1970-1974

Professional Organizations:

  • American Institute of Architects, Committee on the Environment and Historic Resources

Committees:

  • Construction Specifications Institute
  • North Carolina Economic Developers Association
  • American Solar Energy Society
  • NC Solar Energy Society
  • NC Green Building Council (Past Chair)

Honors:

  • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor Society

Registration:

  • North Carolina
  • South Carolina
  • Georgia
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia