Richard H Nelson Email & Phone Number

Richard H Nelson AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, previously a lead design architect for several Atlanta architecture firms, and now as a managing principal of CNNA Architects, has played a leading role on a broad range of assignments in highly diverse settings. Richard's project experience is broad and includes urban design, master planning, high-rise office and residential, high-rise student housing, mixed-use, hospitality, retail, corporate, multi-family, sports / recreational, and criminal justice, located in his own city of Atlanta, as well as nationally. Richard, originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Architecture, and currently holds architectural licenses in more than 34 states.With more than three decades of experience as a registered architect, Richard has managed large multi-disciplinary staff and consultant groups. As principal of CNNA based in Atlanta, he applies an organic approach to design, working in team settings, collaborating with many talented creative and technical professionals from a variety of disciplines, focused on and in support of the client’s project goals. In addition to his management responsibilities, Richard heads up the Mixed-Use Design Studio for the firm, overseeing mixed-use, retail, and residential projects nationally, including in; Florida, Georgia, Michigan, New Yok, Texas, to name a few.Specialties: Managing Principal, Project Management, Programming, Planning and Design, Product delivery, Building and Information Technology, BIM, and Sustainability.Richard served on the board of AIA Atlanta serving as a Public Awareness Director.

Listed skills include Mixed Use, Leed Ap, Comprehensive Planning, Architectural Design, and 26 others.