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Ronald P. Gronowski

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership

320 SW Oak Street Ste 500

Portland, OR 97204

www.zgf.com

Phone: (503) 224-3860

Fax: (503) 224-2282

E-mail: rgronowski@zgf.com

 

 

Ron Gronowski is a principal with over 33 years of professional experience in architecture and urban design. He has filled the roles of project designer, project architect and project manager, and his experience has included many large-scale and technically complex projects.

A member of ZGF since 1979, he has been responsible for the technical quality assurance of projects from the design phase through construction. Since 1998, Ron has been the Director of Architecture for the firm. He provides quality assurance on selected projects, serves as overall coordinator of the firm’s staffing needs and assignments, and chairs the firm’s Projects Committee.

For many years, Ron has had an interest in the environment and the practice of sustainable design. His specific areas of expertise include the technical interpretation of a project’s quality assurance/design intent, the art and theory of construction documents and detailing, and professional development and architectural practice issues.

 

 

Education

Bachelor of Science in Architecture/University of Cincinnati 1972 (6 year co-op program)

Post Graduate studies in Construction Law at Cleveland State University and Seismic Design at University of Utah

 

 

Professional Registrations

Registered Architect/Oregon

Registered Architect/Ohio

NCARB Certification

 

 

Professional Affiliations

Director, Architectural Foundation of Oregon 1997-present

AIA Large Firm Round Table/Human Resources Group 1998-present

Director, American Institute of Architects, Portland Chapter 1992-1993

Oregon Council of Architects, Delegate of Portland Chapter, AIA, 1987-1988

Member, American Institute of Architects

Member, Construction Specifications Institute

National Advisory Board, Portland Public Market

Member, Construction Specifications Institute

SMART (Start Making A Reader Today) Volunteer in Portland Public Schools

 

 

Academic Experience

Practicum Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Architecture

Guest critic at several architectural schools

 

 

Selected Project Experience

Alsea Bay Bridge, Waldport, OR

Banfield Light Rail Transitway, Portland, OR

Bank of America Financial Center, Portland, OR

Bellevue Regional Library, Bellevue, WA

Bend Housing Master Plan, Bend, OR

Bess Kaiser Medical Center Nursing Station Remodel, Portland, OR

Bonneville Power Administration Headquarters, Portland, OR

California Science Center, Los Angeles, CA

College of Idaho Athletic Complex, Caldwell, ID

Fourth & Yamhill (Pioneer Place) Parking, Portland, OR

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Phase I - Weintraub Basic Sciences Building and Hutchinson Human Biology Building, Seattle, WA

Haseltine Building, Portland, OR

Hewlett Packard Vancouver Building 2, Vancouver, WA

Hilton Executive Tower, Portland, OR

Johnson Street Condominiums, Portland, OR

Justice Center, Portland, OR

Kaiser Beaverton Clinic, Beaverton, OR

Kaiser Longview and Kelso Medical Office Buildings, WA

Kaiser Mt. Talbert Subspecialty Medical Office Building, Clackamas, OR

Kaiser Regional Office Building, Portland, OR

Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Clackamas, OR

KOIN Center, Portland, OR

Legacy Salmon Creek Hospital, Vancouver, WA

Linfield College, Physical Education and Athletic Complex, McMinnville, OR

Mallory Hotel Parking Structure, Portland, OR

Marin Covenant Church and Education Building, San Rafael, CA

Merlo Road Garage Expansion, Beaverton, OR

New Consulate Compound, Istanbul

National Institutes of Health, Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, MD

Oregon Health & Science University, C Wing North Addition and C North Surgery Expansion, Portland, OR

Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital Expansion Study, OR

Oregon Health & Science University, Mark Hatfield Research Center, Portland

Oregon Health & Science University, Vollum Institute, Portland, OR

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland, OR

Oregon Convention Center, Portland, OR

Oregon Convention Center Expansion, Portland, OR

Oregon Historical Center Addition, Portland, OR

Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes, CA

Portland International Airport, Concourse D Extension, Portland, OR

Portland International Airport, Terminal Expansion North, Portland, OR

Portland International Airport, Concourse B Addition, Portland, OR

Portland Police Headquarters Building Conversion, Portland, OR

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Critical Care Building, Portland, OR

Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, West Pavilion, Portland, OR

Puget Sound Naval Station, Phase I Industrial Complex, Everett, WA

Reed College, Arthur F. Scott Chemistry Building, Portland, OR

Reed College, Gray Campus Center, Portland, OR

Reed College, Hauser Library, Portland, OR

Robert Duncan Plaza, Portland, OR

Ruby Junction Light Rail Vehicle Maintenance Facility, Gresham, OR

Second & Seneca Building, Seattle, WA

Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan, OR

Societe Candy, Seattle, WA

Tektronix Foodservice Facility, Beaverton, OR

The Children's Hospital, Fitzsimons Campus, Aurora, CO

The Eliot Tower, Portland, OR

The Link, Kansas City, MO

Thomas Mann Building, Portland, OR

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters, Walla Walla, WA

U.S. Embassy Addition (Design), Vienna

U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital, Pedestrian Bridge

University of California - Irvine, Engineering Unit 2, Irvine, CA

University of California - Santa Barbara, Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Santa Barbara, CA

University of California - Santa Cruz, Earth and Marine Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

University of California - San Diego, Engineering Building Unit II, San Diego, CA

United Carriage Building, Portland, OR

University of Alaska Fairbanks, Westridge Natural Science Facility, Fairbanks, AK

University of Southern California, Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA

Westside Light Rail Transitway, Portland, OR

Willamette University, Goudy Dining Commons, Salem, OR

William R. Wiley Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA

Washington State University - Vancouver, Business Education and Student Services Buildings, Vancouver, WA

Washington State University - Vancouver, Library, Vancouver, WA

Washington State University - Vancouver, Physical Plant, Vancouver, WA

Washington State University - Vancouver, Classroom Building, Vancouver, WA

Washington State University - Vancouver, Early Childhood Center, Vancouver, WA