Nicholas Holt, Aia, Ncarb Email & Phone Number

Greater Boston Area

Holt Architecture is a boutique design practice focused on architecture, project management, technical and strategic consulting. We are dedicated to guiding and assisting our clients to achieving their business' goals and aspirations as well as bringing beautiful, well-crafted, high performing projects to life. We achieve this through close collaboration with stakeholders to elicit innovative solutions while leveraging our decades of experience working on world class projects to deliver quality outcomes that meet our client’s expectations.

While directing the technical architecture team in SOM’s New York office, Mr. Holt oversaw the detailed development and documentation for all of the New York office’s projects. Since joining SOM in 1995, he developed extensive experience working on high-rise and supertall commercial/mixed use towers, financial trading facilities, health science projects and multi-family residential/hotel towers. With experience on numerous overseas projects, he developed an acute understanding of working collaboratively with local owners, fabricators, and stakeholders to leverage regional conditions to meet international quality and performance standards.Mr. Holt is an industry leader in the practical application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) and the associated implementation of new project delivery models aimed at developing projects more efficiently and effectively. Recent examples are 250 West 55th Street, and the Mt. Sinai Center for Science and Medicine, which were among the first major projects in NYC to be designed and documented in a 100% BIM environment.A proponent of evidence-based design development, Mr. Holt led a group of digital design specialists focused on advanced computational models that analyze the impact of design decisions at key points in the design process. Leveraging advanced digital tools both within SOM and in collaboration with industry partners allows the team to optimize sustainability, performance and constructability.

The Center for Architecture Science and Ecology (CASE), is a research collaboration between SOM and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. With a focus on developing new sustainable materials and technologies, CASE blends private sector practicality, academic exploration and scientific rigor to seek emergent technologies and develop them for practical application in buildings.

Global Technical Design Leader - Lead the Technical Design efforts at Woods Bagot in close collaboration with the five Regional Technical Design Leaders. Together we developed the ground work for the global implementation of design technology tools, evidence based design, and quality control processes.Regional (North America) Research Leader - Identified opportunities to develop both theoretical and practical research initiatives driven through project work and collaborations with global thought leaders. Research is disseminated and managed through "PUBLIC" Woods Bagot's global research brand.New York Studio Director - Engaged in business development efforts and was a key contributor toward determining the direction of the New York Studio.

Barch, Architecture

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