PCBC 2018

Rick Aiken
Senior Principal - Urban Studio
WHA


Rick Aiken, a Senior Principal, directs the WHA LA Urban Mixed-Use Design Studio. With over 33 years of experience and a large body of work in and around the West Coast, Rick has become a leader in urban design with a focus on higher density and mixed-use projects. His expertise has led to speaking engagements to share his skills and insight in the area of urban infill design. It is Rick’s firm belief that the scale of these projects is bigger than one person and ultimately it is tenacity, discipline and good communication that result in success.WHA Urban Mixed-Use Studio intends to focus on projects that are Unique, Boutique and Refined. Rick believes that all projects have a process that is unique to the site location, project type and the needs of the client. With his diversity of experience in commercial, institutional and residential projects over the years he is able to integrate different architectural and planning philosophies while still achieving programmatic and economic objectives of the client.Raised under the guidance of his father, a real estate investor and developer, Rick developed a passion for architecture at an early age. The business knowledge gleaned from his father, combined with his experience as a construction framer in high school and college, gives Rick a balanced understanding of how to creatively design buildable solutions. Rick encourages balanced responsibilities and skill sets for those on his team.

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