Selected Work Experience

Always by Design founder/principal; 2005 - present
American Philosophical Society; Renovation of Franklin and Library Halls
National Electrical Contractors Association; New Chapter Headquarters
Bard College; Library addition
Numerous residential clients; New houses and renovations

Purdy O'Gwynn Barnhart Architects principal; 1999
Chemical Heritage Foundation; Master plan and Ullyot Building
Penn State University; Hintz Family Alumni Center

Marianna Thomas Architects associate; 1995
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Winston-Salem, NC); Master plan
University of Pennsylvania; College and Logan Hall renovations
Knowlton Mansion (Frank Furness); Adaptive reuse master plan

Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates associate; 1987
The Barnes Foundation; Renovation of Gallery, buildings and grounds
Nikko-Kirifuri Resort (Japan); New hotel 50 miles north of Tokyo
National Gallery of Art (London); Sainsbury Addition

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson designer; 1983
U.S. Department of Navy; Air Force Squadron Operations Building
University of Pennsylvania; Equestrian Intensive Care and Neonatal Unit
Harrisburg International Airport; Terminal Building

Education

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Bachelor of Architecture, 1982
Bachelor of Building Sciences, 1982
Harriet R. Peck award for "Best Final Design Project".
Foreign Studies: Rome, Italy and Copenhagen, Denmark

Registrations/Affiliations

• Registered Architect: New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
• Certification: National Council of Architectural Registration Board
• Member: American Institute of Architects; U.S. Green Building Council; Washington Square West Civic Association

Juror/Critic

• Design Juror: 2010 Artimide Lighting competition; 2009 CANstruction design competition; 2007 New Hampshire AIA Chapter Design Awards.
• Design Critic: Drexel University, Parsons School of Design, Pennsylvania State University, Philadelphia Universities, Spring Garden College and Temple University.

"Experience has taught me that it is often subtle choices that transform a project from ordinary to extraordinary.

Ed Barnhart, AIA
Principal, Always by Design