Jim Malone, AIA

has been a practicing architect and urban designer for more than fifteen years.  His work represents projects at all scales, design phases, and typologies combined with a design orientation that emphasizes the interplay between the public and private realms.

Jim’s understanding of complex urban design and urban infill issues leads to his primary focus on site design and the building façade or the threshold where public and private intersect. He is passionate about vibrant public-space-oriented architecture that fosters community and increases social awareness. Jim is equally conscious of the sociological impact that the built environment has in general; namely its potential to help us lead more creative, connected, and fulfilling lives.  As such, his work is concept driven, context sensitive and innovative.

Jim was born in Washington DC in 1982 and grew up in Annapolis, MD, the son of a forensic civil engineer and a political science professor.  He studied architecture and urban design at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC from 2001 through 2005. His graduate studies at CUA were conducted under Terrance Williams, a protege of urban design master Colin Rowe. His academic work has been supplemented by thoughtful observation and analysis of the DC urban laboratory during its renaissance over the past twenty years.

Following graduation Jim spent his formative professional years at local DC firm Cunningham Quill Architects. While at CQA he played a key role on projects that ran the spectrum of built environment typologies and scales including master planning, multi-family housing, affordable housing, adaptive reuse, historic preservation, institutional, and single-family. Jim took a position with the DC office of Antunovich Associates in 2018 and honed his skills in project management and construction administration while working on a one million square foot adaptive reuse multi-family project.

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic Jim spent a brief stint with StudioMB working on the schematic design phase for a high profile 250-unit mixed-use infill development adjacent to Audi Field in DC before relocating with family to Pittsburgh, PA in mid-2021. There he worked for two years with PWWG Architects and then relocated to Strada Architects.

As an avid graphic illustrator Jim is comfortable depicting design ideas via both sketching and computer-aided media throughout the design process.  Outside the architecture office Jim enjoys documenting the built environment through photography and seeing the world through the eyes of his 4-year-old daughter. He also draws inspiration from the performing arts, astronomy, exponential technology, social media, and urban culture.

Jim is a Registered Architect in Washington, DC and a member of the American Institute of Architects. He holds a Masters Degree in Architecture and Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the Catholic University of America School of Architecture.

Contact

jamesmatthewmalone@gmail.com

On this website you'll find a small collection of Jim's architectural work.  All imagery on this site was composed by Jim Malone. Exceptions: St Elizabeths aerial and the MOSF site imagery which are both courtesy of Google Maps. Parcel B renderings are courtesy of TMRW.