PAUL MURDOCH, AIA

Paul Murdoch, founder and president of Paul Murdoch Architects, has twenty years of experience in the design and management of all phases of a wide variety of building projects. He has worked in Los Angeles with AIA Gold Medalists Arthur Erickson and Charles Moore; and in Philadelphia with AIA Firm of the Year, Geddes Brecher Qualls & Cunningham. Paul's project background includes the design of public libraries, university and college facilities, and custom homes.

Paul has taught at USC’s School of Architecture and has been a guest critic at UCLA and Sci Arc. He has spoken extensively on the critical role of design and relationship of architecture to the environment through topics such as sustainable development, ecological urban planning, building re-use, and the poetics and practicality of recycling. His background and travel experience includes research of vernacular architecture in traditional cultures as well as modernism. Paul’s design work strives to span the gap between today’s environmental imperatives and architecture as a historically vital art form.

Paul has been a registered architect in California since 1987. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and a LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional with the U.S. Green Building Council. Paul graduated in 1984 from UCLA with a Master in Architecture and in 1978 from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.