RECENT PROJECTS
WHILE WORKING FOR ARQUITECTONICA
WHILE WORKING FOR ARQUITECTONICA
LAKEWOOD APARTMENTS |
AVENTURA HOTEL & APARTMENTS |
PALM BEACH CONDOMINIUMS |
SAN SALVADOR MALL & OFFICES |
I work comfortably at any scale, from pendant light to skyscraper:
Above: Light pendant design by William Pedersen, FAIA. Created as a place making light over sales counters or conference tables, I worked between the owner of Ivalo (branch of Lutron), her product engineer, and Bill to maximize both elegance and performance within a compact, seamless, light pendant through means of modeling digitally and then passing back and forth with the product engineer as ballast and halogen attaching points and sizes were considered as well as the optimal curve of the laser etched clear plexi underneath (I rendered in white) for even light dispersion from center to tips.
Designer
KPF, 2005 On Sale 2007 |
Above: Shanghai World Financial Center. 492 meter tall tower, sculpted to have an elegant presence within the Shanghai, Pudong skyline. We designed the shopping podium for both employees of the tower as well as outside visitors with an emphasis of relieving congestion during peak office hours and weekends to provide a first class shopping and dining experience. As a designer at KPF, I also studied the possibility of a Mitsubishi spokeless ferris wheel inside the tower top to try and maintain the circular hole originally intended and the public’s experience from the 94th floor entry up to their seating inside the ferris wheel pods. I also took part in the design of the hotel and shopping entry lobbies.
Designer
KPF, 2001 Completed 2008 |
Featured Projects:
I've helped clients create over 32 million sqft around the globe over the past 21 years while also living in some of those same cities.
Winning Proposed Condo Buildings. During a Gap Between Projects at Atkins Shanghai, the Dubai Office Invited Me to Work on this Competition Design While Also Living in Dubai for Two Months. With It's Success, I Further Worked With the Dubai Team on the Master Plan for Phase Three Of Mecca.
Zhouziagou, China Competition Proposed Cultural Visitors Center. While Working for Atkins Shanghai, the Hong Kong Office Invited me to Live and Work in Hong Kong for the Two Month Competition.
Meizhou, China Competition Winning Retail Village and Towers, Through DD. Working for AECOM Shanghai, I Spent Six Months Living in Shenzhen, Supervising the Design Integrity With the Production Teams.
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Upper Manhattan, NYC Luxury Condominium Tower On Central Park North. A Project I Designed on 110th Street in Manhattan While I Lived Just Eight Streets North of the Site.
St Petersburg, Russia Gazprom Corporate Headquarters SD and DD. While Working for RMJM NYC, the London Office Invited Three of Us to Move to London For Six Month to Take Part in Developing Their Competition Winning Scheme.
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"James will come up with three reasons for each design move, like a chess player, but enjoying the process- as if it were a game of checkers."
-ROGER GOODHILL, SLCE ARCHITECTS LLP.
MY TOP THREE:
No. 1
Experience
20+ year career working/living in Europe, Asia, UAE, and America on diverse international project types including office towers, retail streets, shopping malls, residential towers, university buildings, and master plans. Many of these projects were competition/award winning, and all to the great satisfaction of my clients and end users.
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No. 2
Attention to Detail
Utilizing proven analytical skills in constructability, costing, 3d analysis and other methods developed over the course of my career, I work with local governments and clients to provide detailed designs that address concerns of both parties as well as end users for lasting comfort, convenience, and permanence. My passion for solving every issue long before construction, or CDs are initiated, has always provided for clear, uninterrupted, smooth project from beginning to end.
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No. 3
Critical Decision Making
A designer at heart, I seek out opportunities to improve or expand upon social, environmental, and project programing for more efficient, effective design solutions for clients. Doing so both independently and also through leading team strategy sessions and problem solving charrettes for each and every project with genuine care and a designer's creativity.
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