DOUGLAS WRIGHT founded the firm in 2010 and personally directs the architectural work and designs. Throughout his career, he has designed and overseen the administration of a broad range of projects including residential estates and their master plans, vacation homes, apartments, country clubs, developments, and boutique hotels and resorts. Growing up in an historic home introduced Mr. Wright to fine architecture built for a specific setting. Travel and education nurtured a lifelong interest with subsequent bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Yale and the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to forming Douglas C. Wright Architects, Mr. Wright was a partner in Miller & Wright Architects directing much of that firm’s work, and a principal at Hart Howerton Architects and Planners in New York leading teams on major residential, country club, and boutique hotel projects. Mr. Wright began his career as an architect/designer with the renowned decorating firm Parish-Hadley Associates, and continued with Brian J. McCarthy before pursuing further studies in architecture. He developed his expertise as an associate with Robert A. M. Stern Architects, and worked with Ferguson & Shamamian Architects, B Five Studio, and Davis, Brody, Bond Architects and Planners. Mr. Wright is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the President’s Council of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art (ICAA). He has taught at the New School University and the University of Texas at Austin and served as a guest critic at the Yale School of Architecture. He serves as a board member of the Sir John Soane’s Museum Foundation and the Lutyens Trust America. He recently joined the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, an active partner of the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park promoting the legacy of the great American sculptor and preserving his home, studios, gardens, and artworks in Cornish, New Hampshire. He also has served as a mentor in the American Corporate Partners program for veterans of all branches of the armed services of the United States, and is an active member of the Whisky Watercolor Club.
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