Richard Corsini AIA

EDUCATION:
1983-1985 Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture in Urban Design
1977-1982 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Bachelor of Architecture
1980-1981 California State University, International Program. Florence, Italy

REGISTRATION: State of California # C 22360

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE:
2002- Present Corsini Architects Los Angeles, CA Principal
1999-2001 Nardi + Corsini Associates LLP Ontario, CA Principal
1994-1998 Richard Corsini Architect, Los Angeles, CA Principal
1988-1993 David Kellen Architect, Santa Monica, CA Project Architect
1987-1988 Dworsky Associates, Los Angeles, CA Senior Designer
1987-1988 Leason Pomeroy Felderman, Los Angeles, CA Designer
1985-1986 Lane / Frenchman & Associates, Boston, MA Project Urban Designer
Summer 1984 The Stubbins Associates, Cambridge, MA Designer

SELECTED PROJECTS:

Institutional Projects
Cal Poly Pomona Center for Technology, Training & Incubation, Pomona CA
$6.75M construction budget 52,000 SF Completion: September 2001
California Teachers Association Regional Headquarters, Norco, CA
$3M construction budget 22,000 SF office buildings Completion: December 2001
Heckmann Center for Entrepreneurial Management, UC Riverside, Palm Desert, CA
$6M construction budget 24,000 SF
Cal Poly Pomona Campus Bookstore and Café, Pomona, CA
$650K construction budget 4,800 SF tenant improvement
Completion: December 2001
Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration, Pomona, CA
Facilities Programming
Anderson Graduate School of Management, UC Riverside
Facilities programming
Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, CA
Campus Gateway and Circulation Master Plan Completion: 1997

Commercial Projects
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Norco, CA
OfficeTenant Improvement Completion: May 2003
Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA
2,000 SF Restaurant remodel and adaptive re-use Completion: October 2000
Kristin Londgren Boutique, Los Angeles, CA
Completion: June 2001
Tommy Hilfiger Flagship Store, Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA
$6.5 M construction budget 18,000 SF retail interior Completion: November 1997
Christy’s Donuts, Santa Ana, CA
$350K construction budget 1,400 SF Completion: 1999

Multi-Family Residential Projects
Mozart Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA
Six 1500 SF Townhouse Units
Tabor Street Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA
Five 1500 SF Townhouse Units Completion: 1996

Urban Design Projects
North Main Street Specific Plan, Los Angeles, CA 2003
Bristol Street Commercial Development Plan, Santa Ana, CA 1996
Waterfront Plan, Beverly, MA 1986
Harvard Square Development and Design Guidelines, Cambridge, MA 1986
Bulfinch Triangle Development Guidelines, Boston, MA 1985
Downtown Houston Convention Center Master Plan, Houston, TX 1985

Custom Residential Projects
Pope Residence, Sierra Madre, CA
$330K construction budget, 2700 SF addition and remodel Completion: June 2003
Callow Residence, La Canada/Flintridge, CA
$380K construction budget, 3300 SF AdaptiveRe-use/Renovation of the Gainsburg House by Lloyd Wright, 1946 Completion: February 2003
Londgren/Worman Residence, Los Angeles, CA
$100K construction budget, Garden and Interior Remodel Completion: 1998
Diaz Residence, Los Angeles, CA
$120K construction budget, Completion: 1996
Corsini Residence, Los Angeles, CA
Renovation of the 1000 SF unit of the Avenel Cooperative by Gregory Ain, 1948
Completion: June 1995
Robinson Residence, Bel-Air, CA
$450K construction budget, Addition/Remodel Completion: June 1995

Adaptive Re-use/Renovation Projects
Callow Residence, La Canada/Flintridge, CA
$380K construction budget, 3300 SF Adaptive Re-use/Restoration of the Gainsburg House by Lloyd Wright, 1946 Completion: February 2003
Avenel Condominiums, Los Angeles, CA
Restoration/Renovation of the 10 unit Avenel Cooperative by Gregory Ain, 1948
Completion: June 2003
Temple Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA
$200K construction budget, 2,000 SF Restaurant Remodel and Adaptive Re-use of
Tiny Naylor’s Coffee Shop by Armet and Davis, 1956 Completion: October 2000

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:
2002-Present University of Southern California School of Architecture
Lecturer, Graduate Program, urban design and housing studios

1997-2002 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture
Coordinator, Fourth Year Urban Design Studio Program 1999-2002
Emphasis on upper division and graduate level housing and urban design studios
Recipient of the 2002 Outstanding Lecturer Award for Teaching Excellence

1995-1997 Woodbury University, Department of Architecture
Adjunct Faculty, Emphasis on housing and urban design studios

1993-94, 2000 Disney / Herbert Ryman Scholarship Program, Visiting Artist

1988-1994 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Department of Architecture
Lecturer
1985-86 Boston Architectural Center, School of Architecture
Instructor, Fifth Year housing and urban design studios

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

New Zealand Outdoor Living Trends, March 2003 Under the Stars Londgren/Worman Residence
Los Angeles Times Calendar Section, October 16, 2002 A Living Legacy Endures
Garden Masterclass, by John Brookes, DK Publishing 2002, Londgren/Worman Residence
L.A. Architect, November/December 2001 Donuts with Style, Christy’s Donuts
L.A. Architect, September/October 2001 Heckmann Center
Interior Design, July 2001 cover story, The Right Angle, Temple Restaurant
L.A. Architect, July/August 2001 Zen Fusion, Temple Restaurant
L.A. Architect, July/August 2000 Dialogue of Generations, Corsini Residence
Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Wong Weinberger Residence
Global Architecture Houses: Projects, June 1997. Silver Residence
L.A. Architect, March 1997. Architecture in Balance
L.A. Architect, January 1995. Southland Revisions: Recent Houses

RECENT AWARDS:

American School & University Outstanding Design Award
CTTI, Cal Poly Pomona, 2002
Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Design Award
Southwestern University School of Law, Campus Gateway, 2002
Outstanding Lecturer Award
Cal Poly Pomona, 2002
City of Beverly Hills Architectural Design Award
Temple Restaurant, 2001
Los Angeles Business Council Beautification Award
Temple Restaurant, 2001

LECTURES & EXHIBITIONS:

October 2002 The Architecture of Gregory Ain
Society of Architectural Historians, lecture at the Los Feliz Library, Los Angeles
May 2002 Downtowns and Town Centers
Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Kaliski, Roger Sherman, Stephanie Reich, Linda Hart
January 2002 Adaptive Reuse and Contemporary Design
Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with Gary Paige, Barbara Callas, Morris Newman
October 2001 Contemporary Architecture in Historic Districts
Panel Discussion Moderator, Santa Ana Arts Council with John Chase, Pat Morton, Ted Smith, Steven Ehrlich
Mar-May 2000 Millennium Models 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center
June-Aug. 1998 1998 American Architecture Awards & Exhibition, Chicago Athenaeum
Mar-May 1998 101 New Blood, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
March 1998 Conversations with Architects: WestWeek 98, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
June-Aug 1997 Architecture in Balance: 7 Southern California Architects, Curator and Exhibitor, Pasadena Armory Center for the Arts
November 1996 Pan American Bienal, Quito, Ecuador
August 1996 L.A. Forum for Architecture and Urban Design , Lecture Series: "Out There Doing It," Santa Monica Museum of Art
Mar-May 1995 100 Projects / 100 Years, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood
November 1994 Southland Revision: A New Generation of Contemporary Regional Architecture,
Curator and Exhibitor, Peppers Gallery, University of Redlands
May 1994 100 Projects / 100 Years, AIA National Convention, Los Angeles, CA
April 1993 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA
October 1992 Los Angeles: City on the Move, UCLA Design Center, Santa Monica, CA
October 1991 Salon International de I'Architecture, Milan, Italy

ASSOCIATIONS: Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
President, 2000-2002, Board of Directors, 1995-2002
American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter