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Richard]. Heisenbottle, FAIR
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R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, PA
2199 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 400
Coral Gables, Florida 33134
U.S.A.
Tel: 305-446-7799
Fax: 305-446-9275
E-mail: richard@rjha.net
Richard J. Heisenbottle, FAIA is the founding Principal and President of R.J. Heisenbottle Architects, PA and
RJHA Partners, LLC, both located in Coral Gables, Florida with over 40 years of experience in all aspects of
architecture, planning and interior design with a specialty in historic preservation. His background focuses
on numerous large scale historic restoration and adaptive reuse projects with emphasis on governmental,
educational, hotel and theatrical facilities both in Miami and New York. In 1987, he formed his own firm
and has been responsible for numerous award -winning projects throughout the eastern United States. He is
a registered architect in 4 states and holds NCARB accreditation. He was accorded the Silver Medal for
Design from the AIA Miami in 2003. He was elected to the AIA College of Fellows in February 2005.
Today, Mr. Heisenbottle's firm is well known in the State of Florida for the restoration of some of the area's
oldest and most prestigious landmarks including the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Gusman Center for the
Performing Arts, The Colony Theater, the Freedom Tower and the Miami Edison Middle School. He has
served as President of AIA Miami and Dade Heritage Trust the area's largest historic preservation
organization. He also served as a member of the City of Miami's Historic Preservation Board for over 10
years and the Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board for 2 years. As an alumnus of the University of
Miami, he remains active in the School of Architecture serving on the Board of Advisors for the School's
Masters in Real Estate Development + Urbanism program.
Mr. Heisenbottle's projects have been widely publicized in Architectural Record, the Wall Street Journal, the
Miami Herald, Florida Caribbean Architect and Preservation Today Magazine. He has received numerous
awards for Excellence in Architecture the Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects, the
Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. In 1998 he won a National Preservation Award from
the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He has also been the recipient of numerous Outstanding
Preservation Project Awards from the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation.
The firm's most recent notable historic preservation projects include the Miami Marine Stadium Restoration;
David W. Dyer U.S. Courthouse Remodel, Renovation and Restoration; Surf Club Four Season Hotel
Restoration; Carl Fisher Clubhouse Restoration; and the Shrine Building / Boulevard Shops Restoration and
Adaptive Reuse.
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Educational Background:
BS in Architectural Technology, New York Institute of Technology, 1974
BA in Architecture, University of Miarni, 1984
NCARB; Registered Architect in Florida, New York, Alabama, Pennsylvania
Professional Registrations:
Registered Architect, Florida AR001513
Registered Architect, New York 0141230-1
Registered Architect, Pennsylvania RA404372
Registered Architect, Alabama CA-0732
Affiliations:
University of Miami School of Architecture Masters in Real Estate Development +
Urbanism Advisory Board, 2015 - Present
American Institute of Architects Fellow, 2005
Dade Heritage Trust - Vice President, 2000-2003; President 2004 - 2006
National Trust for Historic Preservation - Member
League of Historic American Theaters - Member
City of Miami Historic and Environmental Preservation Board, 1989 - 1999
City of Coral Gables Historic Preservation Board, 2010 - 2012
Spillis Candela & Partners, DMJM - Vice President, 1979 - 1987
Selected Project Publications:
Wall Street Journal
"Historic Florida Hotel Sits on Death Row"
Commercial Real Estate
Kris Hudson I October 9, 2012
Blueprint Directory
Architecture + Design + Real Estate
"Discovering the Lost Colony"
Reggie Ruddock, June/August 2006 Pg. 46-51
Stage Directions Magazine - Annual Historic Theatre Issue
"Gusman Center for the Performing Arts", July 2003
"Reinvigorating Our Schools"
American Institute of Architects, 1998. Pg. 10
Florida A-E-C; Construction Market Data
A-E-C Interview
"Richard Heisenbottle of R. J. Heisenbottle Architects"
October 1998. Pg.17-19
Construction Market Data - Profiles
"R. J. Heisenbottle, PA, Rebuilding Yesterday for Tomorrow"
Kaye, Nancy. 7 September 1993. Pg.1-4
Preservation Today
"New Freedom for the Tower: Saving Miami's Historic Skyline"
Thompson -Stewart, Louise. 1990. Pg. 7-9
Architectural Record
"Southern Traditions"
Pearson, Clifford A. March 1990. Pg. 66-75
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Professional Activities:
Florida Department of State Florida Main Street Annual Conference
Speaker "How to Leverage Historic Tax Credits into a Successful Development"
Vero Beach, FL I July 30 - August 1 2018
USITT's 581h Annual Conference & Stage Expo
PDW Architecture Tour Leader
Ft. Lauderdale/Miami I March 2018
Miami Design Preservation League Art Deco Weekend 2018
Panelist - Historic Preservation Architect
"Historic Resources as Green Infrastructure: Advancing Miami Beach's Sustainable
Development"
Barry University Small Matching Grant Panel
Tallahassee, FL I July 2017
University of Miami School of Architecture
MRED+U 2016 Capstone Program Workshop
Miami, Florida I May 9-13, 2016
Florida Trust 2015 Annual Statewide Conference
"Sustainable Adaptive Use of Historic Buildings: Case Studies of
Successful Adaptive Uses of Historic Places into Modern Spaces"
AIA 2010 National Convention Speaker
"A Sense of Place in City Design"
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Award Juror 2002, 2009 & 2010
AIA Miami 2010 Design & Technology Seminar Speaker
"Historic Preservation Basics"
11TH National Conference on Planning History
Society for American City and Regional Planning History
Coral Gables, FL I October - 2005
AIA Orlando
AIA Awards Juror - 2004, 2013
League of Historic American Theatres - Conference Leader
Miami, FL I July - 2003
League of Historic American Theatres -Conference Chairman
New York, NY I July - 2002
"Planning and Process in Historic Preservation" Workshop/Presentation
League of Historic American Theater's 25" Anniversary Conference
July - 2001
"One United Band"
Film documentary in conjunction with Public Television Channel, WLRN
January - 2000
AIA Miami
Awards Jury Chairman - 1990