Nick is a principal and design director for HKS Richmond who leads the design of projects and the pursuit of new work across the entire Mid-Atlantic Region. His nearly 20-year career has focused on Mixed Use, Commercial, Multifamily, Adaptive Re-use, Healthcare and Civic projects emphasizing a cross-sector influence where the most innovative solutions emerge.
Nick is known for his award-winning design around the world but is most proud of his community-based work through thought leadership and service to Richmond’s Storefront for Community Design and as a Co-Director of Citizen HKS, the firms’ public interest design and community engagement initiative.
Richmond’s Style Weekly honored Nick with a 40 under 40 Award in 2018 for excelling professionally and serving as an example of innovation, leadership and service to the community. He is just one of two architects to be awarded the honor since Style launched the program more than 30 years ago.
Nick is most passionate about mentoring and empowering the next generation of critical thinkers at HKS and throughout Richmond as he serves as the Chair for AIA Virginia’s Emerging Leaders in Architecture program and continues to serve on AIA Richmond’s YAF Committee.
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