Directory - Triangle Modernist Houses

2OO9 board of directorsAshevillePresident-Elect: Terry Meek, AIAEdwin Terrel Meek, Architect22 South Pack Square, Suite 502Asheville NC 28801Phone: (B2B)225-6066E-mail: etm@etm-architect.comTerry Meek is the founding principal of Edwin TerrerMeek Architect, a small full-service architectural firmlocated in Asheville, NC. Following his formal educationand several internships in Atlanta, Terry sat for thestate board examination and received his license topractice architecture in 1973, and entered privatepractice in1974. He holds licenses in North Carolina,Georgia, Kentucky, and is NCARB certified. He serveson the AIA Executive Committee as 2009 presidentElect for the Asheville Section. He was also appointedby the Asheville City Councilto serve as a member ofthe Asheville River District Design Review Committee,and currently seryes as Treasurer for the KenilworthResidents Association. Terry resides in Ashevillewith his wife Janiece and their three precociouspets, Charlie, Wilbur, and Leo. They have four grownchildren, Trace, Trevor, Troy, and Priscilla, and threegrandchildren, Wes, Jack, and Ali.CharlottePresident: Jonathan B. Kincheloe, AIAISSPASSOC/ATES, LTD.227 West Trade Street, Suite 700Charlotte NC28202Phone: (704) 333-6686E-mail: johnkincheloe@ls3p.comJonathan B. Kincheloe is an architect with 12 yearsexperience is an Associate Principal and Studio Leaderfor the Envision Studio in Charlotte. North Carolina.Mr. Kincheloe has project and design experience witha multitude of project and building types including:professional and medical office buildings, interior mallrenovations, neighborhood retail centers, bankingfacilities, mixed-use urban projects, hotels and tenantupfit projects. Mr. Kincheloe graduated with a Bachelorof Science in Architecture from Georgia Institute ofTechnology in 1993. He went on to obtain his Masterof Architecture degree from Georgia Tech in 1996. Hebecame a registered architect in 2000 and a USGBCLEED Accredited Professional in 2006. He is memberof ICSC and is CDT certified.CharlottePresident-Elect: Mark P. Hahn, AIA3708 Radbourne BoulevardCharlotte NC 28269Phone: (7O4)336-5483E-mail: mark.hahn@mecklenburgcountync.govMark Hahn is the Director of Real Estate Servicesfor Mecklenburg County in Charlotte, NC. Mr. Hahnhas over 25 years of experience in the design andconstruction of government projects. He has beeninstrumental in leading the sustainability movementfor Mecklenburg County facilities, instituting a policyto pursue LEED certification for County buildings. Heearned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecturein 1981 and a Master of Architecture Degree in .|983from the University of lllinois in Champaign-Urbana. Heinterned for 2 [ years in Louisville, KY before movingto Charlotte in 1985. He became a registered architectin the State of North Carolina in 1988. Mark wasemployed by Murray Whisnant Architects in Charlottefor 7 years before joining Mecklenburg County in 1992.EasternPresident: Benjamin B. Cahoon, AtACahoon & Kasten Architects. p.C.118 W. WoodhillDriveNags Head NC 27959Phone: (252) 441-0271E-mail: ben@obxa rch itects.comBen Cahoon is a partner with the Nags Head firm ofCahoon and Kasten Architects, pC. From 19g4-.|997he interned with noted Raleigh firm Burnstudio andreceived his Bachelor of Architecture from NortnCarolina State University in 1988. A specialist inwind-resistive construction he has been a speaker atseveral National and State Hurricane Conferences.Civic activities have included membership on theOuter Banks Transportation Task Force, the DareCounty Higher Education Task Force, the First FlightCentennial Committee and Chairmanship of theChamber of Commerce. He is a founding Director ofthe UNC Coastal Studies Institute Foundation.EasternPresident-Elect John Birath, AIASfL+a Architects214 Burgess StreetFayetteville NC 28301Phone: (910) 484-4989E-mail: jbirath@sfla.bizFor more than 18 years John has used his skills as anarchitect to assist owners in pinpointing the issuesthat yield the proper questions. He in turn seeks tocreate a building that responds to those questions inways beyond delivering a project that is on schedule,on budget, and sustainable. John believes that thearchitectural solutions to those questions shouldproduce an environment that stimulates positiveemotions and thoughts-a place that needs to beexperienced. His dedication to family, his faith, andpublic education culminates into an approach toarchitecture that translates as "service to others.', He isregistered in North Carolina, Ohio and South Carolina;and received his Bachelor of Architecture degree fromKent State University in Ohio.PiedmontPresident: Shermin M. Ata, AIAShermin Ata, Architect, PLLC2007 Yanceyville Street, Ste.304, Box 8'lGreensboro NC 27405Phone: (336) 333-5650E-mail: sherminata@bellsouth.netShermin Ata began her own practice in May 2OO7with 25 years of internationaland localworkexperience. She specializes in medical, governmentand commercial buildings, and earned her Master ofArchitecture in 1989, and a Bachelor of Architecturedegree with Honors from the University of Baghdad in1982. In 1985 she received a fellowship program fromthe Netherlands to pursue a post Graduate Deqreefrom the International School of Housing and planning.She earned the Presidential Award in 1986 for herdesign of a nuclear shelter. Ata has been active in localnot-for-profit and other civic organizations. previously,she served as Director and Secretary for the AIAPiedmont Section.