Principal
Edward A. Shriver, AIA, CCS
Ed Shriver has been planning and managing architectural and strategic planning projects for corporate, developer, and institutional clients throughout the United States for over 25 years. He feels that planning is an effort to see opportunities in problems – to collect the facts and understand the issues facing an organization – in order to create not just solutions, but value. "Buildings need to be more than just boxes. They need to be places where people can make a difference. The value of good design is demonstrated in places that connect people to their world and the opportunities in it." His principal areas of expertise are in retail and mixed-use commercial projects and large team/major project management.
Ed's recent projects range from urban master plans for Washington, PA and Downtown Pittsburgh, to Equitable Resources Pittsburgh Headquarters on Pittsburgh's North Shore and Piatt Place, a conversion of the former Downtown Pittsburgh Lazarus Department Store into a mixed-use development incorporating retail, office, and residential into a single building. Other developer projects include retail and urban mixed-use developments, integrating retail, entertainment, and public markets with housing and/or office functions.
Ed is founder and past Chair of AIA's National Retail and Entertainment Knowledge Community, a professional practice area within AIA dedicated fostering the creation, discussion, and dissemination of knowledge about the retail and entertainment environments. A member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute, he is regularly appointed to advisory services' panels across the country. Ed received his Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University in 1976 and served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a Combat Engineer from 1977–1980.