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Paul Westlake is Managing Principal and a Lead Designer in the firm of Westlake Reed Leskosky, founded in Cleveland in 1905 with offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, DC. Since 2000, his firm has been recognized with more than 500 publications and national, state, and local level design awards, including an AIA state level Gold Medal firm award, several honors from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, a Federal Design Achievement Award, and a Design Award from the U.S. General Services Administration.
Paul Westlake has participated in the design and management of numerous institutional, cultural and governmental structures. The range of his experience includes master planning, feasibility studies, programming, design and administration. He is one of the youngest architects to be elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and is a recipient of the AIA Ohio Individual Gold Medal and the Cleveland Arts Prize for Architecture. He has received over 100 national, state and local design awards, including several honors from The National Trust for Historic Preservation and has been involved in the adaptive re-use and restoration of more than 200 National Register Landmarks.
In addition, Mr. Westlake has lectured on the topic of restoration to audiences including national conferences of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, the International Association of Assembly Managers, the Phoenix Art Museum, the League of Historic American Theatres and other preservation symposia. He also participated in a roundtable discussion with noted historic preservation architects at the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City, on the subject, “The Future of Preservation,” published in Architecture.
He has worked on four of the country’s five largest performing arts centers, designed facilities for the New York Philharmonic and Cleveland Orchestra, and designed a cultural complex on the site of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival. He has been selected as lead designer for several commissions through the Design Excellence program for the General Services Administration, and serves as a national peer for the GSA Center for Design Excellence and the Arts in the Office of the Chief Architect.
Mr. Westlake received a Masters of Architecture with Faculty Commendation from Harvard University, where he co-founded the Harvard Architecture Review (recognized internationally as a leading journal of architecture theory), and was a Graham Foundation and an AIA Foundation Scholar. He also received a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude with Distinction in Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics Magna Cum Laude from the Wharton School, with a major in Finance. While maintaining an active professional practice, he lectures widely and has served on the Graduate Faculty and the Advisory Council of the School of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University, is the Regional Chair of the Alumni/ae Council of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and is a member of the Council for Design Excellence of Arizona State University’s College of Architecture and Environment Design. Mr. Westlake is Co-Chair of the Cleveland Arts Prize, a former board member of the League of Historic American Theatres, the past commissioner of Architecture for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) and a former board member of the Orpheum Theatre Foundation in Phoenix and the Museum of Contemporary Art.
A registered architect in 48 states, and the District of Columbia, his experience includes projects throughout the United States and Europe. Mr. Westlake’s prior associations with architectural firms include Louis Sauer in Philadelphia, Cambridge Seven Associates of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Josep Lluis Sert of Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Education Harvard University, Master of Architecture
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Bachelor of Science in Economics
University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Experience
Trumbull County Courthouse and Carnegie Law Library Restoration, Warren, Ohio
GSA, Howard M. Metzenbaum Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Cleveland, Ohio
GSA, Walsh Federal Courthouse, Tucson, Arizona
GSA, Perimeter Security for Historic Buildings: Technical Pilot, Washington, DC
GSA, Celebrezze Federal Building Renovation, Cleveland, Ohio
GSA, Dirksen Federal Building Restoration Study, Chicago, Illinois
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Numerous Projects, Cleveland, Ohio
MK Ferguson Plaza Adaptive Reuse (former main U.S. Post Office), Cleveland, Ohio
La Posada, Winslow, Arizona
Tovrea Castle Restoration, Phoenix, Arizona
Union Club of Cleveland Renovation, Cleveland, Ohio
Tavern Club Study, Cleveland, Ohio
Arizona State University Alumni Center, Tempe, Arizona
St. Stanislaus Church Restoration, Cleveland, Ohio
National Park Service, Grand Canyon, Miscellaneous Projects, Arizona
Thunderbird Lodge Restoration, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
International Heritage Center (Former B+O Terminal), Cleveland, Ohio
Union Club Restoration, Cleveland, Ohio
Phoenix Symphony Hall Renovation, City of Phoenix, Arizona
City of Reno, “Festival Site” Virginia Center, Reno, Nevada
ideastream/Playhouse Square Arts and Education Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Institute of Music, Recital Hall (in association with Charles Young), Cleveland, Ohio
Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center (site of 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival), Bethel, New York
Coronado Theatre Restoration, Rockford, Illinois
Yuma Arts Center Study and Implementation, Yuma, Arizona
Tempe Performing and Visual Arts Center Feasibility Study and Competition Finalist, Tempe, Arizona
Clemens Center, Phases I and II, Elmira, New York
Feasibility Study for 2400 and 1200 Seat Theatres, Rockford, Illinois
Ft. Tuthill Amphitheatre, Flagstaff, Arizona
Brownsville Theatre Feasibility Study, Brownsville, Texas
Visual and Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study, Fort Collins, Colorado
The Civic Feasibility Study and Implementation, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Hilbert Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana
Bijou Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee
Adler Theatre, City of Davenport, Iowa
Center for Living Arts, Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Alabama
Dixie Theatre, Ruston, Louisiana
Orpheum Theatre Restoration, Phoenix, Arizona
Mandell Jewish Community Center Auditorium Renovation Study, Beachwood, Ohio
Playhouse Square Center, Miscellaneous Projects, Cleveland, Ohio
Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre, Denver Arts Center, Denver, Colorado
New Albany Performing Arts Center, New Albany, Ohio
St. Ignatius High School Performing Arts Center Study, Cleveland, Ohio
Westlake Board of Education, Performing Arts Feasibility Study and Implementation, Westlake, Ohio
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville, Tennessee
Piper’s Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada
Balboa Theatre, San Diego, California
Cleveland Playhouse, Drury Theatre, Cleveland, Ohio
Visual and Performing Arts Center Feasibility Study, Fort Collins, Colorado
Stanley Theatre, Utica, New York
Blossom Music Center Redevelopment (Summer Home of the Cleveland Orchestra),Northampton, Ohio
Maricopa Community College System, Paradise Valley Performing Arts Center, Arizona
Community Partnership for Arts and Culture facilities Study, Northeastern, Ohio
Cultural District Master Plan, Akron, Ohio
Rock n Roll Boulevard Plan, Cleveland, Ohio
Capitol Theatre Feasibility Study, Flint, Michigan
City of Peoria, Arizona Performing Arts Center Study and Implementation
Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, York, Pennsylvania
Performing Arts Foundation, ArtsBlock Feasibility Study and Implementation, Wausau,WI
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium, Cleveland, Ohio
Milton and Tamar Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Beachwood, Ohio
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, Portsmouth, Virginia
Inventure Place (National Inventors Hall of Fame & Museum), Akron, Ohio
Museum of the Mind Study, Washington, DC
Entertainment District Master Plan, Tucson, Arizona
Shoemaker Astrogeology Facility, US Geological Service, City of Flagstaff, Arizona
Chase Financial, Ohio and Tempe, Arizona
TravelCenters of America, National Network
Center for Families and Children, Feasibility Study, Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Motorists Association Headquarters, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Technology District, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Sight Center Feasibility Study, Cleveland, Ohio
TRW Guesthouse, Cleveland, Ohio
American Cancer Society Headquarters, Cleveland, Ohio
Dell Computer, Europe/Middle East/Asia
Ernst and Young Master Plan, Cleveland, Ohio
Technology District Master Plan, Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Franklin Hall, Kent, Ohio
Western Reserve Academy Science Facility, Wilson Hall, Hudson, Ohio
Western Reserve Academy, Burton D. Morgan Hall, Hudson, Ohio
City of Westlake, Recreation Center, Westlake, Ohio
Aurora Community Center, Aurora, Ohio
Geauga Recreation Center, Geauga, Ohio
Massillon Recreation Center, Phases I and II, Massillon, Ohio
Solon Board of Education, Improvements to existing Pool and Locker Rooms, Solon,Ohio
Notre Dame College Recreation Center, South Euclid, Ohio
Laurel School, Natatorium and Fitness Center, Geauga, Ohio
Montauk Community Center, Long Island, New York
Brooklyn Heights Recreation Center, Brooklyn Heights, Ohio
Hawken Lower School Gymnasium and Science Facilities, Lyndhurst, Ohio
Hathaway Brown School Playing Fields and Aquatic Center, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Hathaway Brown School, Master Planning and Design, Numerous Projects, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Ursuline College, Ralph M. Besse Library and Miscellaneous Projects, Pepper Pike, Ohio
Citizen’s Academy, Cleveland, Ohio
John Carroll University Student Activities and Athletics Center, University Heights, Ohio
John Carroll University, John Carroll Chapel, University Heights, Ohio
Master Planning Studies for Developments, Flagstaff, Sedona, and Scottsdale, Arizona
Hudson Country Club Master Plan, Additions and Renovations, Hudson, Ohio
Hudson Library Study, Hudson, Ohio
Hudson, Ohio Downtown Master Plan including:
Inn and Residential
Retail
Corporate
Restaurant Uses
Center for Families and Children Master Plan, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Numerous Projects including:
Lerner Research Institute, in association with Cesar Pelli
Cancer Center
Master Planning of Cardiology Department
Design Finalist for Heart Center Expansion
Cardiac Hospital including 14 Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeries and 449 Beds
Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology Suites
Digestive Disease Center
Center for Oncological Robotics and Computer Assisted Medicine
Banner Health System, Glendale, Arizona, Numerous Projects including:
Thunderbird Medical Center, Master Plan and Implementation
Banner Baywood Medical Center
Banner Baywood Heart Hospital
Lutheran Heart Hospital
Page Arizona Campus
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Numerous Projects including:
Ambulatory Care Center
Laboratory and 20-bed Critical Decision Units
Patient Call and Data Center
Cleveland Clinic Health System Eastern Region, Numerous Projects including:
Hospital for Children’s Rehabilitation (formerly Health Hill Hospital)
Center for Autism, Dialysis Facility, Day Hospital and Miscellaneous Projects Master Plan
Euclid Hospital, Comprehensive Rehabilitation Outpatient Facility
Hillcrest Hospital, Heart Center, Heart Transfer Program
Hillcrest Hospital, Cancer Center
Hillcrest Hospital, Medical Center including Medical Office Building, Ambulatory Care
Facility, Lab and Emergency Room
Hillcrest Hospital, Master Plan and Hospital Expansion
Huron Hospital, Outpatient Cancer and Entry
Salem Community Hospital, Central Plant, Salem, Ohio
Salem Community Hospital Surgery Addition, Salem, Ohio
Mayo Clinic, Miscellaneous Projects, Scottsdale, Arizona
MetroHealth Medical Center, Emergency Room/Radiology Department, Cleveland, Ohio
MetroHealth Medical Center, Physician Office and Outpatient Facility, Euclid, Ohio
South Pointe Hospital, Surgery Addition, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Good Samaritan Hospital Addition, Cincinnati, Ohio
Landmark Healthcare, SUMMA Medical Office Building, Akron, Ohio
Rockford Memorial Hospital, Inpatient Oncology, Rockford, Illinois
Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Ambulatory Surgery Center and Miscellaneous Projects, Cleveland, Ohio
Saint Vincent Health Center, Erie, Pennsylvania, Numerous Projects including:
Master Plan
Critical Care Facility
MRI Facility
Ob-Gyn
Diagnostic Cardiology Department
Judson Retirement Community, Judson Manor Renovation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, biomedical labs in more that 70 host university facilities, nationwide |
