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| Luciana Arim |
IRVINE, CA – Ware Malcomb, an award-winning international design firm, has appointed four senior team members to a newly created leadership role called ‘practice leader’ to further diversify business and support dedicated market-specific capabilities across the Americas.
They
are Luciana Arim for Science
& Technology; Kate Lyle for Industrial Cold & Food; Anthony
Simon for Retail and Charles Swanson for Multifamily.
“Elevating practice leaders represents a
natural evolution of our overall leadership structure that strengthens our
internal teams and further diversifies our business in these disciplines in all
Ware Malcomb offices,” said Matt Brady, Executive Vice President.
“Our practice leaders help our offices
provide streamlined delivery of services and firmwide resources for these types
of projects.”
Kate Lyle
Luciana Arim, Practice Leader, Director, Science & Technology, based in Pleasanton, CA, is responsible for Ware Malcomb’s growing S&T practice. The firm is ranked #23 among A/E firms for this building type.
Ware Malcomb has decades of science and technology experience, and has designed a wide array of projects, including science, pharma and technology, from R&D to over one million square foot manufacturing facilities.
Its leaders have
authored numerous industry articles on the unique
considerations for designing spaces for Science & Technology.
Anthony Simon
In addition, the firm recently completed an award-winning redevelopment project for Precision Labs in Germantown, MD.
Kate Lyle, Practice Leader, Director, Industrial Cold & Food, based in Irvine, CA, is an established thought leader for this highly innovative building sector. Ware Malcomb is an industry leader in cold buildings, a unique and highly specialized sector that includes cold storage, food processing and production facilities, cold laboratories, and cold medical and pharmaceutical facilities.
Firm leaders authored an e-book in conjunction with NAIOP discussing best practices in cold storage facility development. Ware Malcomb has ranked as the #1 Industrial sector A/E firm by Building Design & Construction for four straight years.
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| Charles Swanson |
Ware Malcomb’s retail expertise includes master planning, architecture, civil engineering, interior design, retail strategy and branding for new developments, as well as renovation of existing facilities and tenant improvements.
The firm was recently ranked #8 for Retail Interior Designers in Interior Design’s listing of Top 100 Giants of Interior Design, and #27 among A/E firms overall for retail architecture and engineering by Building Design & Construction.
Charles Swanson, Practice Leader, Director, Multifamily, based in the Chicagoland area, leads this growing practice category for the firm. Ware Malcomb currently has 3,200 units under development and construction across the United States and Canada. These projects include mall redevelopments, greenfield sites, student housing, high-rise conversions, and senior living.
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| Peter Priebe |
“These leaders have distinguished themselves
as experts in their fields, and firmwide leaders in their discipline,” said Peter
Priebe, Director, Special Practices. “We look forward to their
contributions to companywide business development and thought leadership for
each practice.”
CONTACTS:
Maria Rodgers,
Director, PR & Communications
949.660.9128
Sean Boswell,
PR Associate, 949.660.9128,
waremalcomb.com
