Marshall Purnell

Marshall Purnell
Born	Grand Rapids, Mi.
Nationality	American
Work
Practice	Devrouax + Purnell Architects and Planners, PC
Buildings	PEPCO Headquarters Washington Convention Center Nationals Park
Projects	African American Civil War Memorial

Marshall Purnell (born June 8, 1950) is a prominent African-American architect and 2008 president of the American Institute of Architects.

Life

Born in Toledo Ohio, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he is the second son of Leila (Davis) Purnell and the late long-time professional jazz saxophonist Curtis Purnell (1922–2006). After attending Ottawa Hills High School and playing on its state high school championship winning basketball team, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Architecture & Urban Planning and a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.^[1] He has been in private practice with partner Paul S. Devrouax, FAIA since 1980.^[2]

Career

In 2006, Purnell was elected to serve as the 2007 First Vice President/President-elect/2008 President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, D.C. Purnell, an AIA regional director from the Mid-Atlantic Region and design principal of Devrouax+Purnell Architects and Planners PC, Washington, DC, has been involved in numerous AIA activities, including service on the Board Advocacy and Diversity committees, as well as on the AIA Scholarship, Historic Resources and Housing committees. He has also been involved in leadership at the local component level through the AIA District of Columbia chapter (AIA|DC) and is a Fellow of the AIA and Council Member of National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), of which he was elected president in 1985-1987, and to several other executive positions.^[3]

References

1. ^ devrouax + purnell
2. ^ DSLBD: Devrouax & Purnell, Architects-Planners
3. ^ "Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA Elected 2008 AIA President; First African-American President in AIA History". American Institute of Architects. 15 June 2006. http://www.aia.org/release_061506_purnell_president. "Delegates to The American Institute of Architects (AIA) 2006 National Convention and Design Exposition elected Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA, to serve as the 2007 first vice president/president-elect/2008 president." 

External links

• Devrouax + Purnell Architects and Planners, PC Official firm website.

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Name	Purnell, Marshall
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Date of birth	June 8, 1950
Place of birth	Grand Rapids, Mi.
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