PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Carlyle Design Associates Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Partner / Senior Designer & Project Manager
1988 – 1997
Carlyle Design Associates is an award winning interior planning and design firm with extensive experience
in design for institutional, public and office environments, has developed a reputation for thoughtful
development of creative and functional design solutions that meet the complex needs of the client and all
users; balancing human, environmental, and project requirements.
Clients in both Canada and the United States have included a variety of facilities: hospitals, schools and
universities, community health and social services centres, offices for corporations and government
agencies, galleries, housing, and facilities for the disabled and the aged.
The firm offered services in space planning and interior design; furniture and special product design;
specifications and standards; wayfinding, signage, graphic and exhibit design; design of donor recognition
program and art development program; with special expertise in the creative design of environments
requiring careful consideration of human factors and complex detailed solutions. Projects included
retrofit, renovations and new construction. Design activities were often conducted in collaboration with
the efforts of other members of the design team, including client representatives and user groups,
architects, engineers, and other professional consultants.
Related Functions:
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Senior Designer and Project Manager with primary responsibilities for design direction and
communication with clients and/or client representatives.
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Managed design activities, coordinated sub-consultants, tracked work in progress and project
schedules, controlled efficient production of all documents, as well as provided on-site representation
during construction phase through to end use
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Conducted ongoing research into new products and technologies, environmentally responsible design
options, factors contributing to indoor environmental quality, evolution of work culture and
environments and design for enhanced accessibility
Key Responsibilities:
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Project Administration
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Cost Control & Scheduling
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Data Gathering & Interviews
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Feasibility Studies
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Functional Programming and Schematic Design
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Design Concepts and Design Development
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Technical, Environmentally Responsible and Barrier-Free Design
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Documentation and Specification Writing
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Implementation and Site Supervision
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Move-in Coordination
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Post-occupancy Inspections and Evaluations
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Interior Designer / Project Manager
1986 – 1988
In-house designer with the New Building Office with primary responsibilities to represent the client / users;
and to coordinate and manage the design work being completed on interior spaces, and to provide liaison
between the Gallery and the architect Moshe Safdie and Associates, and the project's various interior
design, industrial design, and signage consultants.
Related Functions:
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Working in close collaboration with the Gallery curators, team designers, and the architect, personally
selected wall treatments and colours for the exhibition spaces housing the gallery's permanent
collections
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Provided design and support services related to the presentation of the gallery's special exhibitions
Key Responsibilities:
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Provided liaison between the client, the architect and design consultants
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Assessed the Gallery's functional requirements through consultations with the various user groups;
and developed program documents based on the resulting needs assessments
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Participated in team meetings for the signage, design and fit-up of public, office and gallery spaces;
reviewed design concepts, materials, furnishing selections, drawings and specifications
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Coordinated related activities such as meetings, scheduling, status reports, and budget reviews
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Prepared inventory and tracked all furnishings and fixtures
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Monitored and coordinated the procurement process and installation of loose furniture and fixtures;
interacting between NGC materiel management office, suppliers / manufacturers, shippers, movers
and installers
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Supervised and co-ordinated installations of all signage
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Prepared post-opening evaluation
Concept Designers, Hull, Québec, Canada
Interior / Architectural Designer
1984
Related Functions:
Interior and exterior architectural conception of small buildings (apartment buildings, condominiums,
single family homes, etc.)
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepared construction drawings in accordance with municipal by-laws and building codes
• Worked in conjunction with engineers and contractors
• Met with city officials for plan approval
Solarctic Energy Conscious Housing Inc., Ottawa, Canada
Architectural Designer
1982 - 1983
Related Functions:
Interior and exterior architectural conception of residential housing and small buildings, including
solariums and renovation projects promoting energy conservation.
Key Responsibilities:
• Provided technical drawings and construction detailing
• Provided renderings in pencil and ink
• Met with Clients, with City officials for plan approval and with contractors on site
to review plans and details
AWARDS & RECOGNITION:
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Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) Gold Award – Furniture & Product
Design, Folding Screen & Puppet Theatre – 1996
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ARIDO Bronze Award – Carlington Community Health Centre, Ottawa, ON – 1996
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American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Upper N.Y. State/Canada East Chapter
Design Award - Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia – 1996
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Certificate of Merit / Adaptive Re-use, Architectural Conservation Awards – Carlington Community
Health Centre, Ottawa, ON – 1994
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Canadian Interiors - Cover; feature: “A Screen To Smile At”, Folding Screen & Puppet Theatre –
Jan. 1997
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Canadian Interiors; Healthcare Design feature: Carlington Community Health Centre – 1996
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The Ottawa Citizen Newspaper; On Site by Angela Mangiacasale: “Especially in health care, there’s
no place like home”, Prize-winning screen – 1996
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Queen’s Gazette; Campus Scene: “The new Donald Gordon Center opens” – October 1996
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The Canadian Nurse magazine; feature by Anne Landesman: “Restructuring Hospitals” – February
1996
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Contract Design magazine; feature by Amy Milshtein: “Kids Just Want to Be Kids”, Children’s Hospital
of the King’s Daughters – October 1995
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Interior Sources magazine; feature by Diane Wintroub Calmenson: “NCIDQ: Setting the Standards
for Excellence in Design”– October 1994
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The Ottawa Citizen Newspaper; Cityscapes by Rhys Phillips: “True art of architecture on display”,
Carlington Community Health Centre – November 1993