Bob founded designLAB in 2005, with the vision to create an open and collaborative studio that focuses on arts, cultural, and educational projects. In the years since the studio’s founding, Bob has guided designLAB’s development of our innovative approach to adaptive reuse combined with environmental sustainability, culminating in our philosophy of Critical Stewardship. He has fostered within the firm a creative planning process that enthusiastically engages clients and communities, with the guiding belief that Architecture is fundamentally a cultural art.

Bob brings over 40 years of experience to his practice. Highlights from his portfolio include the new headquarters for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Yarmouthport, MA; the interpretive transformation of Paul Rudolph’s pivotal work at Claire T. Carney Library; the restoration of the iconic Dartmouth Hall at Dartmouth College; the renovation of James Stirling’s arts building at Harvard; and the interdisciplinary arts center at Seton Hill University.

Bob has served as design faculty at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design, and Northeastern University, and on the board of the Boston Society of Architects. He received his Master Degree in Architecture from Harvard Graduate School of Design and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA).

His current research is focused on Coastal Resiliency and new strategies for Historic Preservation. He serves as the Chair of Academic Advisors for the Envision Resilience Narragansett Bay Challenge sponsored by the ReMain foundation. Robert has participated as Co-Studio Director of the summer program of the Preservation Institute of Nantucket with PIN Director Marty Hylton.

Bob is an Artist Member and Trustee of the Artist Association of Nantucket as well as a pro-bono advisor to a number of cultural organizations on the Island of Nantucket.