Holden C Spaht, AIA

Creative Director at Square Feet Studio
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, US
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Credentials

  • Registered Architect
    State of Georgia
    May, 2019
    - Nov, 2024
  • American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
    American Planning Association
    May, 2010
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • Square Feet Studio
    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Creative Director
      • Dec 2019 - Present

      • Studio-wide design and creative direction• Participate in office leadership with specific responsibility for design quality and creative development of the team• Lead project teams on several key planning, architecture and interior design projects• Assist in setting studio agenda as it relates to developing and maintaining critical knowledge base and expertise• Manage several key long-term client relationships • Assist with business development and project pursuits

    • Architect and Project Manager
      • Jan 2019 - Present

      • Lead architect and project designer on a variety architectural and interior design projects, including local and regional adaptive reuse, interior fit-outs, and new construction• Project team direction and office leadership on issues of design, creative development, and studio culture• Produce and review design drawings and construction documents• Participate in business development, especially with planning and adaptive reuse work

    • Designer and Project Manager
      • Oct 2015 - Jan 2019

      • Project manager and lead designer on a variety architectural and interior design projects, including local and regional adaptive reuse, interior fit-outs, and new construction• Produce design drawings and construction documents• Produce 3D models using Google SketchUp, Rhinoceros, and Revit • Produce digital graphics and renderings using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign• Participate in business development, especially with planning and adaptive reuse work

  • Perkins&Will
    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Designer / Arch II
      • Apr 2014 - Oct 2015

      • Architectural design team member for CCC (Civic, Corporate, Commercial) group in Atlanta office of Perkins + Will• Significant design and documentation contributions to local Atlanta adaptive reuse, interior renovation, and new construction projects with a focus on entertainment, hospitality, and office• Core design team member on 11-acre Atlanta Dairies mixed use entertainment, retail, restaurant, and office complex featuring both new construction and adaptive reuse of the 1940s-era industrial site and buildings• Key design team member on 3 million square foot, 1400-unit residential project in Istanbul, Turkey• Regular design contributor on CCC competitions and pursuits for potential projects in Atlanta and internationally, with a focus on Turkey• Produced design and conceptual diagrams, drawings, renderings, and models as well as documentation at all phases of architecture projects (Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documentation)

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant
      • Aug 2011 - May 2014

      Graduate Teaching Assistant for History of Architecture I and II undergraduate survey sequence. ARCH 2111 and ARCH 2112 comprise a two part survey covering architectural history from antiquity through modern and contemporary architecture. I served in this capacity for three consecutive years (five total semesters)• Mentored and graded the work of undergraduate students enrolled in my section of the History of Architecture I (Antiquity to 18th Century) and History of Architecture II (Survey of Modern Architecture) course sequence• Assignment included a section of approximately 30-35 students out of a seminar of 100 each semester• Delivered occasional seminar-wide lectures• Led seminar-wide discussions on course content and exam reviews• School of Architecture nominee and Institute-wide Finalist for 2013 CETL/BP Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

  • Square Feet Studio
    • United States
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Intern Architect
      • May 2013 - Aug 2013

      • Design support with an award-winning local studio specializing in restaurant, high-end retail, and hospitality architecture and interiors• Significant contributions to the design and documentation of a new outdoor dining pavilion and fire hearth for local steak restaurant along the Atlanta BeltLine; construction completed in Janurary 2014• Produced design drawings and construction documents for local restaurant projects• Produced 3D models using Google SketchUp and Rhinoceros and digital renderings using Adobe Photoshop• Significant design contributions to two major design competitions

  • AECOM
    • United States
    • Civil Engineering
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Urban Planner / Designer
      • May 2007 - Aug 2012

      • Staff planner on a range of planning and design projects across the country and internationally, including municipal, institutional and private master plans, design guidelines, landscape architecture projects, and viewshed protection plans• Contributed to schematic design and design development for urban design and landscape architecture projects• Produced architectural drawings, diagrams, maps, and other graphics representing planning and design concepts using AutoCAD, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign Google Sketchup, Rhino, and ArcGIS• Produced GIS analyses, maps, and graphics on planning projects• Served as primary GIS coordinator for the planning studio• Maintained GIS data file system• Conducted research on zoning, development policy, and municipal codes and regulations• Project management• Significant written contributions to numerous comprehensive plans, local and regional land use studies, military installation plans, master plans, and local economic development studies

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Graduate Research Assistant
      • Aug 2006 - May 2007

      • Conducted research under Dr. Michael Elliott for a project initially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities exploring how urban design decision-making reflects a city’s political culture• Conducted interviews with key stakeholders and sources• Located and researched primary and secondary documents • Wrote two major case studies • Conducted research under Dr. Michael Elliott for a project initially funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities exploring how urban design decision-making reflects a city’s political culture• Conducted interviews with key stakeholders and sources• Located and researched primary and secondary documents • Wrote two major case studies

  • The Carter Center
    • Peace Program Intern, Global Development Initiative (GDI)
      • May 2006 - Aug 2006

      • Conducted research on the relationship between democracy and global development• Wrote weekly updates on political and economic events in the West African country of Mali for briefings to President Carter and The Carter Center staff.• Wrote portions of an official report for The Carter Center’s 2005 Development Forum, chaired by President Jimmy Carter • Conducted research on the relationship between democracy and global development• Wrote weekly updates on political and economic events in the West African country of Mali for briefings to President Carter and The Carter Center staff.• Wrote portions of an official report for The Carter Center’s 2005 Development Forum, chaired by President Jimmy Carter

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Master of Architecture (MArch), Architecture
    2011 - 2014
  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Master of City and Regional Planning (MCRP), Urban Design
    2006 - 2008
  • The University of Georgia
    BA, History
    2003 - 2006

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