Laurinda Spear, FAIA

Arquitectonica

801 Brickell Avenue, #1100

Miami, Florida 33131-28517

www.arquitectonica.com

Phone: (305) 372-1812

Fax: (305) 372-1175

E-mail: lspear@arqintl.com

As a founding principal of Arquitectonica, Ms. Spear has been active in the firm since its inception. In this capacity, she has participated in the design of nearly every project undertaken by the firm. Her projects include residences, low-income housing, luxury condominiums,office towers, corporate headquarters, retail centers and hotels, institutional and government buildings.

Ms. Spear recently started a new division of Arquitectonica, surnamed Arquitectonica Geo. Arquitectonica Geo is a landscape architecture firm, focused on environmentally sensitive design. The firm explores the complex challenges of contemporary built and natural environments, developing design solutions that balance a modern aesthetic with environmental c oncerns to create an aesthetic and sustainable landscape.

Laurinda is also known for her signature company Laurinda Spear Products, well known for many product designs including furniture, watches and clocks, neckties, housewares, door hardware, laminates, carpeting, textiles and street furniture such as bus stop shelters, benches and signage. ARQ Studio is the design studio integrating landscape architecture, interiors, graphics and products.

Many of Ms. Spear’s projects have been featured in numerous books as well as prominent magazines and professional journals such as Time, Newsweek, Business Week, Esquire, Life, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Architecture, Architectural Digest, Architectural Record, Art in America, Blueprint, Casas, Domus, GA Document, Global Architecture, Häuser, Progressive Architecture and World Architecture among others.

Ms. Spear’s designs have won several American Institute of Architects and Progressive Architecture design awards. Ms. Spear is involved in numerous community initiatives and has dedicated herself wholly to the pursuit and education of others in regards to design excellence.

Ms. Spear has lectured around the world and her work has been exhibited in numerous prominent museums throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

Education

Master of Landscape Architecture Degree Candidate, Florida International University 2006

Master of Architecture, Columbia University, 1975

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Brown University, 1972

Architectural Registration

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certification

Registered Architect in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts

Professional Affiliations

American Institute of Architects College of Fellows (FAIA)

American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)

National American Institute of Architects, 2006 Jury Chair, Committee of Fellows and Honorary Fellows

National American Institute of Architects, 2005 Jury Member, Committee of Fellows and Honorary Fellows

Academician (NA) of the National Academy

Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame

International Interior Design Association (IIDA)

Visiting Professor Harvard University, 1994

Visiting Professor University of Miami, 1975-1977, 1993-1994, 2003

Practicum Associate Professor University of Hawai’i at Manoa, 2004

Studio Professior, Florida International University, Spring 2005

Honors

National Academician (NA), 2002

Salvadori Center Founder’s Award, 2000

Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame, 1999

AIA Miami Silver Medal Award for Design Excellence, 1998

Media Star, International Interior Design Association (IIDA), 1998

Fellow, American Institute of Architects, 1992

Rome Prize in Architecture, 1978

Community Service

Peer Reviewer for GSA Selection Panel, Washington, DD, 1994 - Present

Architects for Humanity 200 temporary homes to Grenada, 2005

The Corporation of Brown University, member of Board of Trustees

Junior League, Associate Member, Miami, Florida

Young Patronesses of the Opera, Associate Member, Miami, Florida

International Women’s Forum, Florida Chapter

Lowe Art Museum, Sustaining Member of Beaux Arts Support Group, Miami, Florida

Women in Architecture Slide Library, donor, Randolph Center, VT

Advancing Women in Leadership, Advisory Editorial Board, Miami, FL

Florida A & M University Industry Cluster

Florida International University, Architectural Advisory Board

National Tropical Botanical Gardens, Board Member, 2003-Present

Harvard Design Magazine Editorial Board

Project Experience Highlights

The Atlantis Condominium, Miami, Florida

West Midtown Manhattan / Hudson Yards Waterfront Master Plan, New York, NY

East 57th Street Apartments, New York, New York

Miranova, Columbus, Ohio

300 Spear Street Residential Development, San Francisco, California

U.S. Coast Guard Housing, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Edificio Nicolas de Rivera, Lima, Peru

Mangrove West Coast, Shenzhen, China

The Hague Housing, Den Haag, Netherlands

The Westin New York at Times Square, New York, New York

JW Marriott Lima Hotel & Office Building, Lima, Peru

Disney’s All-Star Sports, Movies, Music and PopCentury Resorts, Orlando, Florida

The Standard Hotel, West Hollywood, California

Golden Moon Hotel & Casino at Pearl River Resort, Choctaw, Mississippi

Wilkie D. Ferguson U.S. Federal Courthouse, Miami, Florida

United States Embassy, Lima, Peru

North Dade Justice Center, Miami, Florida

Aventura Government Center, Aventura, Florida

Foster City Civic Center & Library, Foster City, California

Jackson Convention Center, Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi Telecommunications & Conference Center, Jackson, Mississippi

American Bank Center Bayfront Arena & Convention Center Expansion, Corpus Christi, TX

Dijon Performing Arts Center and Bourrgogne Convention & Exposition Center, Dijon, France

Bronx Museum of the Arts Expansion and Renovation, New York, New York

South Miami-Dade Cultural Center, Miami, Florida

Miami City Ballet, Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Children’s Museum, Miami, Florida

Plymouth Congregational Church Master Plan, Miami, Florida

Children’s Home Society’s Phoebe Morse Children’s Center, Miami, Florida

International Swimming Hall of Fame Museum & Exhibition Hall, Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Center for Innovative Technology, Herndon, Virginia

Discovery Science Museum, Santa Ana, California

High School for Architecture and Urban Planning, New York, New York

Ransom Everglades School, Miami, Florida

The Learning Experience School, Miami, Florida

Cyberport Technology Campus, Hong Kong

Banque de Luxembourg Headquarters, Luxembourg

Banco de Credito Headquarters, Lima, Peru

Festival Walk, Hong Kong

Ballet Valet Retail Center, Miami Beach, Florida

American Airlines Arena and Urban District Plan, Miami, Florida

Philips Arena and CNN Center Expansion, Atlanta, Georgia

Jorge Chavez International Airport Terminal, Lima, Peru

Lectures/Panels

AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference - Keynote Address “Justice and the City”, San Diego, CA 2005

University of Miami School of Architecture, Coral Gables, FL 2003

Hospitality Magazine’s Keynote Speech, Miami Beach, FL 2003

Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, “Tour of Westin New York-Times Square,” New York, NY 2002

Organization of Black Designers, “Arquitectonica: Miami & Beyond - Projects Around the Globe,” Miami, FL 2001

Miami Museum of Contemporary Art Panel, “Mass Culture and Design,” 2000

Yale University School of Architecture, New Haven, CT. 1999

AIA Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 1999

NEOCON, “HBF Textiles, Laurinda Spear Collection,” Chicago, IL. 1999

Snaidero Design Forum, “Trendiness / Timelessness,” Wolfonsian Foundation, Miami Beach, FL. 1999

IESNA Conference, “Lighting in Architecture,” Miami Beach, FL. 1999

Chicago Design Show, “Challenges Facing a Contemporary Woman Architect.” 1998

Art Institute of Chicago/Chicago Women in Architecture. Chicago, IL. 1998

Smithsonian National Design Museum, “Arquitectonica: The Times Square Project & Other Recent Work.” 1998

ICFF, Javits Center, New York, NY. 1998

Ft. Lauderdale Art Museum. 1998

Friends of Lowe Art Museum, Miami, FL. 1996

Peer Review for GSA Selection Panel, FDA Project, Washington D.C. 1994

“The International Style in Context: Rethinking Modernism”, Tel Aviv, Israel. 1994

University of Miami, “Works”, School of Architecture Fall/Spring Lecture Series, 1994

Florida A&M University/Univ. of South Florida Master of Architecture Program 1993

Los Angeles Chapter /American Institute of Architects, Jury and Panel. 1993

Japan-Tokyo Osaka. 1992

Finnish Association of Architects, Helsinki, Finland. 1990

Select Awards

Society of American Registered Architects Design Award, The Westin New York at Times Square 2005

Award for Excellence, Unbuilt Category, Miami AIA, Bronx Museum of Art 2005

Design Award Finalist, Built Category, Miami AIA, American Bank Center Arena and Convention Center 2005

Design Award Finalist, Built Category, Miami AIA, Miranova Residential and Office Towers 2005

Award for Excellence, Unbuilt Category, Florida AIA, The Bronx Museum of the Arts Expansion & Renovation, 2005

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, Miami City Ballet, 2005

Firm of the Year Award, Miami AIA 2004

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, Golden Moon Casino Hotel and Resort 2004

Society of American Registered Architects Design Award, Cyberport Technology Campus 2004

Society of American Registered Architects Design Award, Miami Children's Museum 2004

New York City Arts Commission Award for Excellence in Design, Bronx Museum of the Arts 2003

Gold Bienal Award - Miami + Beach Bienal, Cyberport Technology Campus 2003

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, Cyberport Technology Campus 2003

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, Aventura Government Center 2002

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Broward County AIA, Aventura Government Center 2001

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Miami AIA, Miami City Ballet 2001

American Architecture Award, Philips Arena 2000

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, American Airlines Arena 2000

Interior Design Magazine Hall of Fame 1999

National Award of Excellence, Urban Land Institute, Ballet Valet Parking Structure & Retail Center 1999

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Florida AIA, Dijon Performing Arts Center 1999

Firm of the Year Award, Florida AIA 1998-1999

Silver Medal for Design Excellence, Miami AIA 1998

Award for Excellence, Unbuilt Category, Florida AIA, American Airlines Arena 1998

Award for Excellence, Unbuilt Category, Miami AIA, American Airlines Arena 1998

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Miami AIA, Banque de Luxembourg 1998

Test of Time Award, Miami AIA, The Pink House 1998

Test of Time Award, Miami AIA, The Atlantis 1997

Award for Excellence, Built Category, Miami AIA, United States Embassy, Lima, Peru 1996

Merit Award for Service to the Miami Beach Design Review Board 1995

Honor Award, Virginia Chapter AIA, Center for Innovative Technology 1991

Award for Excellence, Florida AIA, Center for Innovative Technology 1990

Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award of Excellence in Architecture, Rio 1989

Award for Excellence, Florida AIA, Banco de Credito 1989

Award for Excellence, Florida AIA, North Dade Justice Center 1989

Award for Excellence, Florida AIA, The Rio 1989

Honor Award, Florida South Chapter AIA, The Atlantis 1983

Award for Excellence, Florida South Chapter AIA, Overseas Tower 1982

Honor Award, Florida South Chapter AIA, The Palace 1982

Design Citation, Progressive Architecture 27th

Progressive Architecture Award, The Atlantis 1980

Design Citation, Progressive Architecture 25th P/A Awards, The Babylon 1978

Progressive Architecture Design Awards, Citation with Rem Koolhaas, 1975

Publications

Dunlop, Beth. Arquitectonica. Washington DC: AIA Press, 1991.

Dunlop, Beth. Arquitectonica. New York: Rizzoli International, 2004.

Grimm, Wilhelm, with illustrations by Laurinda Spear. The Fisherman and His Wife. New York: Rizzoli, 1992.