Thomas R. Samuels, FAIA, AICP, executive VP with Higgins Development Partners, Chicago, has joined Building Design+Construction's editorial board.
Samuels, who has more than 35 years of experience in the architecture and development industries, manages Higgins' Government and Institutional Development Group on a national basis. His responsibilities include acting as the partner-in-charge of the firm's public sector work, public/private partnerships, and institutional transactions.
Prior to joining Higgins, Samuels was a managing principal at Lohan Associates (now Lohan Anderson), a Chicago-based architectural practice.
BD+C's editorial board includes:
M. Arthur Gensler, Jr., FAIA, FIIDA, RIBA, chairman, GenslerRaj Gupta, P.E., LEED AP, president, Environmental Systems DesignLaurin McCracken, AIA, chief marketing officer, Carter & BurgessThomas R. Samuels, FAIA, AICP, executive VP, Higgins Development PartnersPhilip Tobey, FAIA, FACHA, senior VP, SmithGroupAlan Traugott, LEED AP, principal, CJL EngineeringRandolph Tucker, P.E., senior VP, RJA Group.