Directory - Triangle Modernist Houses

2O1O board of directorsAshevillePresident: Terry Meek, AIAEdwin Terrel Meek, Architect22 South Pack Square, Suite 502Asheville NC 28801Phone: (828)225-6066E-mai | : etm@etm-architect.comTerry Meek is the founding principal of Edwin TerrelMeek 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 is amember of the American Institute of Architects anoserves on the Executive Committee as 2009 PresidentElect for the Asheville Section. He was also appointedby the Asheville City Council to serve as a member ofthe Asheville River District Design Review Committee,and currently serves as Treasurer for the KenilworthResidents Association. Terry resides in Ashevillewith his wife Janiece and their three precociouspets, Charlie, Wilbur, and Leo. They l"rave four grownchildren, Trace, Trevor, Troy, and Priscilla, and threegrandchildren, Wes, Jack, and Ali.AshevillePresident-Elect: Eugene Britton, AIAFisher Architects. PA351 Merrimon AvenueAsheville, NC 28801Phone: (B2B)253-8265Email: ed@fisher-pa.comEugene Britton joined Fisher Architects in 2007following a move from Atlanta where he was a solepractitionersince 1995 - Atlanta becoming his homeupon the completion of his BEDA degree from NorthCarolina State University. While in Georgia, he becameactive in neighborhood land use issues - ultimatelyserving on the city's Board of Zoning Adjustment.With the support of his wife Susan, he scaled backhis practice in 1996 to earn a Master of Architecturedegree from the University of Tennessee finallysatisfying NCARB certification requirements. He holdscurrent licenses in North Carolina, Georgia and SouthCarolina and served on the AIA Asheville ExecutiveCommittee in 2008 as its Programs Director.CharlottePresident: Mark P. Hahn, AIAMecklenburg Co. Real Estafe Services3205 Freedom Drive, Ste.101Charlotte NC 28208Phone: (704)340-4939E-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 1983from 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.PHOTO NOTAVAILABLECharlottePresident-Elect:Georgia Abernethy, AlA, LEED APBBH Design P.A.PO Box 33308Charlotte, NC 28233Phone: (704) 640-5126E-mail: gabernethy@BBH-Design.comGeorgia Abernethy is an architect with the Charlotteoffice of BBH Design. As a native of North Carolina,she attended NC State University School of Designand received her Bachelor of Architecture Magna CumLaude in 2000. In addition to her service with AIACharlotte and AIA North Carolina, Abernethy is alsoinvolved with the AIA Center for Civic Leadership andcontributed to the publication 'Living Your Life as aLeader: Creating Your Personal Leadership plan.' Shealso is an advisory committee member for the CpCCArchitectural Technology Program and an alumniof the Arts and Science Council Cultural LeadershipProgram.EasternPresident: Benjamin B. Cahoon, AIACahoon & Kasten Architects, P.C.118 W. Woodhill DriveNags Head NC 27959Phone: (252) 441-0271E-mail: ben@obxarchitects.comBen Cahoon is a partner with the Nags Head firm ofCahoon and Kasten Architects, PC. From 1984-1987he interned with noted Raleigh firm Burnstudio andreceived his Bachelor of Architecture from NortnCarolina State University in 1988. Prior to electionas President-Elect he served as Eastern SectionSecretary. A specialist in wind-resistive constructionhe has been a speaker at several National and StateHurricane Conferences. Civic activities have includedmembership on the Outer Banks TransoortationTask Force, the Dare County Higher Education TaskForce, the First Flight Centennial Committee andChairmanship of the Chamber of Commerce. He is afounding Director of the UNC Coastal Studies InstituteFoundation.EasternPresident-Elect: John Birath, AIASfL+a 4rchi1..tt214 Burgess StreetFayetteville NC 28301Phone: (910) 829-1661E-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 tnearchitectural 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.25