RAJ BARR-KUMAR, FAIA RIBA IIDA

ARCHITECT * INTERIOR DESIGNER

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Internationally renowned for his environmentally sensitive designs, in a career spanning over 30 years, Dr. Barr has served as Managing Principal and Principal in Charge of Design for projects world-wide. Award-winning designs for embassies, medical facilities, hotels, restaurants, office buildings and custom homes have all been rendered in an environmentally-sensitive, aesthetically pleasing idiom that is responsive to budget, function and context.

1997 national president of the American Institute of Architects, he brings considerable leadership skills and knowledge of current and future directions in architecture and construction. The author of “Green Architecture: Strategies for Sustainable Design”, he is at the cutting edge of ecologically sound design practices.

Dr. Barr has taught for over twenty years as a professor of architecture and planning, has lectured widely at international professional symposia and universities including Harvard, Yale, Virginia Tech, Florida, Catholic and Maryland. A keynote speaker at the National Building Museum and the Smithsonian Institute, he has provided expert testimony at Congressional hearings. A graduate of the University of Ceylon, he earned graduate degrees from the Universities of London, Kansas and Hawaii, and served as Emens Distinguished Visiting Professor at Ball State University.

An expert in historic preservation and renovation, he has worked on numerous projects located in the historic districts of Washington DC, including the Washington National Cathedral, buildings for Georgetown and George Washington University campuses, and the World Bank.

The recipient of many design awards, he is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, a Chartered Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, and a Corporate Member of the International Interior Design Association. His outstanding contributions to the profession have been recognized by elevation to Fellow of the national architectural institutes of Japan, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Bahamas, Sri Lanka and the Pan-American Federation of Architectural Associations.

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“Raj Barr-Kumar’s designs are environmentally sound and aesthetically pleasing.” The Washington Post, page 1, April 20, 1990