Bio

Douglas Palladino AIA is an architect and educator with diverse experience in
practice and education. His approach to architecture embraces the complexity required
of the contemporary architectural profession. Responding to the requirements of carbon
performance, tectonics, place, aesthetics as well as program.

“The challenge of our time is to design architecture that looks to the future from the
perspective of the present. Our responsibility is greater now than ever. It is not
whether to make a building beautiful or a high performing one that positively
contributes to the city and environment. The question is how do we do both! By using
technology and expertise from a broad range of disciplines, we fulfill our obligation of
making the world better one building at a time.”

His professional work includes a broad range of completed civic, institutional, office,
retail, and residential projects in the US and abroad. As a Principal in the Washington
DC office of RTKL, he was a lead member of the team to design the LEED Gold FDA
Headquarters. From master plan to the completion of a 2.3 million square foot, 135
acre campus near Washington DC. His studio pioneered the use of Revit at RTKL in
2005 leading the way for a firm wide adoption of BIM technology.

He is a long-time contributor to Catholic University's School of Architecture where he has
taught design studios, graduate seminars, tectonics, photography, and served as thesis
advisor. Douglas has lectured widely at professional and academic settings. Frequently
serving as a visiting critic and has led travel programs to Italy, UK and Mexico.
Douglas has served as the president of the District of Columbia chapter of the American
Institute of Architects. He received his architectural education from Virginia Tech,
graduating with honors.