PETER R. VEALE AIA, LLC
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
PETER R. VEALE AIA, LLC
DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING
WELCOME
BACKGROUND
Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you enjoy it. A little background on myself. I am a licensed architect with many years in the profession. Much of my work has been international, living and working in countries ranging from Qatar to Japan to Egypt. In all, I have lived and worked in seven foreign countries as well as numerous states in the US including Texas, California, Pennsylvania and New York.
My projects tend toward large-scale, institutional and mixed use and have evolved over the years to include numerous international mega-projects. Such projects include Mall of Qatar (a 4.6M sqft complex valued at over $1.2B); Private Palace Compound (valued at $1.09B); Nile Corniche (a 5-star hotel and residences valued at $980M) and Emiri Terminal (valued at over $350M).
In some cases, I have played the role of Design Director and Design Manager overseeing the work of renowned international design teams who have carried out the detailed design process. In others, I have acted as the lead designer or master planner and have personally developed the designs with my immediate support team. With minor exception, all of the designs shown on this website are my own personal efforts.
I have considerable experience as both a traditional architectural service provider and numerous client-side roles. I have worked as a Development Director, Owner Representative, Design-Build Construction Manager and Client-side Design Manager. These roles have allowed me to view the design process through the eyes of the client and to understand and promote their needs and priorities.
My formal training at the Wharton School of Business has provided a financial and analytic perspective to the design and development process that allows for direct collaboration with the parallel activities of feasibility studies, due diligence, marketing research and development proformas. My years of working on-site in construction also provides the client with a personal perspective on project constructability, stakeholder management, value engineering and construction phasing.
In short, I love design. But I also love the design process and the many complexities and demands that come with it. Good design is more than aesthetics. It is complex problem solving at its best that engages and optimizes a wide array of competing demands, aspirations, technicalities, expectations, limitations, possibilities, constraints and visions. And good design makes the world a better place. I wish you the very best in your next project!
Pete Veale (518) 480-1884