Richard A. Weie, AIA, NCARB
Licensed Architect – AIA, NCARB
Linked-in:
www.linkedin.com/in/richard-a-weie-aia-ncarb
Email:
richard.weie.architect@gmail.com
Website:
www.WEIEarchitecture.com
Professional Organizations:
President of the Orange County Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
January 2013 – December 2013
As President of the Orange Co. chapter, the position represents over 550 licensed architects and over 800 members, the 3rd largest Chapter in California.
CRAN Committee Chairman of AIAOC
January 2013 – 2015
CRAN - Custom Residential Architects Network is an A.I.A. knowledge community devoted toward promoting residential architecture from a Custom home perspective and Single Family projects that is site related.
Orange Co. AIA Board of Directors
American Institute of Architects, California Council
January 2010 – 2014
This was an elected position that providesprogram and administrative direction to the Chapter.
Certifications:
Licensed in CA, NV, AZ
Member of the American Institute of Architects
NCARB certified
Societies:
Associate member of the Long Beach Chapter of the A.I.A.
Honors & Awards:
2014 John S. Bolles, FAIA, Fellowship Award
American Institute of Architects California Council
December 2014
2006 Habitat for Humanity Orange County White Collar Professional of the Year
Habitat for Humanity, Orange Co. Chapter
December 2006
I achieved recognition for doing pro-bono architectural services for a number of projects over 10 year period.
Additional Honors & Awards:
Won numerous awards in various programs targeted toward the Residential Building community
Volunteer:
Pro-Bono Architect
Habitat for Humanity
January 1985 – December 2005 (21 years)
Poverty Alleviation I provided pro-bono work on housing projects for the Orange County Chapter.
About:
Architect / Principal
WEIEarchitecture
Santa Ana, CA
Started my own sole practice architectural studio July 6, 2021 specializing in Custom Home, Single Family tract, Historical renovations, remodels, and additions. I also have experience in multi-family and exterior elevation design for any product type residential or commercial. I
design and produce the construction documents for all WEIEarchitecture projects.
Senior Project Manager
IDS Group – Irvine, CA
www.idsgi.com
April/2019 to the March/2020
Managing a variety of projects municipal - public buildings, science labs, utility company structures, & tenant improvements from design and contract documents thru to construction administration. Interacting and coordinating with our 5 engineering disciplines, as well as city agencies and their management teams.
Director of Architecture / Principal
Urban Arena – Costa Mesa, CA
www.urbanarena.com
March 2008 to the December/2018
Help establishing the architecture dept in which I managed a 12 member architectural staff and mentor our unlicensed staff for their IDP hours on different aspects of architecture to help them towards their state board exams. On my in house projectsI design, produce contract documents, and administer construction administration. I enjoy doing all job phases of a project.
Senior Designer / Community Design Architect
William Hezmalhalch Architects – Santa Ana, CA
1997 – 2007
I was hired as a Senior Designer in the single family division serving for 8 years. The company needed an experienced architect that had an acumen for historical architectural knowledge and recruited me to join the Planning Dept. as one of the lead architects. Within the Planning Dept, I worked on community design guidelines and preformed design reviews on behalf of the master developer on the communities that WHA created design guidelines for. This position was to enforce the rules and regulations and to maintain the quality of the development.
Architect
Berkus Group Architects – Irvine, CA Starting out as a part time student working in the contract document dept., upon graduation became a designer, eventually becoming a licensed architect and working on everything from planning, to design, thru contract documents, and finishing up with construction administration.
Education:
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
BARCH, Architecture
1978 – 1983 Enrolled in Cal Poly Pomona’s new 5 year BARCH program in which the school achieved its accreditation.
Los Angeles Harbor College
Associate of Arts (AA), Architecture
1976 – 1978
Courses:
Independent Coursework
1998-2000 Residential Marketing (MIRM program at UCI)
Revit course certificate– Westech College
Computer Efficiency:
Autocad
Microsoft Office
Have had courses in Revit
Have worked on Sketchup exhibits in the past