Mamayek joins HDR as design principal

Joe Mamayek, AIA, LEED AP B+C, has joined HDR Architecture' local office as a design principal. Mamayek will lead design efforts on marketing pursuits and all projects coming out of the city office, and will work closely with the executive committee and business group leaders to expand and promote HDR's design excellence initiatives in the northeast region. Mamayek is an award-winning designer who has worked on a broad variety of complex, large-scale projects. Most recently, he was director of architectural design at TRO/Jung Brannen where he led design initiatives on projects ranging from museum galleries to complex commercial developments at both a local and international level. He also has a background in S+T and healthcare facilities, two of HDR's strongest markets. Some of Mamayek's notable projects include various galleries and pavilions for the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the Media One Tower in Dubai, UAE; the Maine General Medical Center in Augusta, ME; and the Praecis Pharmaceuticals headquarters in Waltham, Mass., which won an AIA Honor Award for Design Excellence. "The Boston office of HDR Architecture is extremely pleased to acquire a talent of Joe's magnitude," said Neal Corbett, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, vice president and managing principal of the Boston office. "He exemplifies HDR's ideology of fostering clients for life, and bolsters our growing presence in the New England region and internationally through his varied expertise in providing innovative and responsive design solutions for our core business classes." Mamayek is an active leader in local design affiliations, including the Boston Society of Architects and the ABC (A Better City) Sustainability Task Force. He's also taught at the Boston Architectural Center as an instructor and thesis advisor. He's a winner of the prestigious ROTCH Travelling Scholarship, which provided him the opportunity to study abroad for a year, and served on the ROTCH Committee for six years. Mamayek has a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Environmental Design degree from the University of Minnesota. Joe Mamayek, HDR Architecture