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Joseph Coriaty (born June 26, 1956) is an American [|architect]. For over thirty years, Joe has dedicated his career to creating buildings that integrate design excellence and place-making with 21st century technologies. His working process has elevated the architects’ role as “maker” and community leader.

1 EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Son of Joseph Said Coriaty and Therese ___ Coriaty (nee Showich), Joe is one of six siblings. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, and was raised in Riverview, Michigan, until ___, when his family moved to Trenton, Michigan. He attended Trenton High School, graduating in 1974.

Joe received his Bachelor of ____ degree in Architecture from the University of Detroit in 1978. Joe received his Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California in 1980, and has been a registered architect in the State of California since 1983.

2 PROFESSIONAL CAREER

______ from 1980 until 1988.

Joe joined Frederick Fisher and Partners in 1988, and became a Partner in 1995. He is currently the Partner-in-Charge for the firm’s academic, civic, live-work and community-oriented projects. Joe inspires team members, clients, and the community-at-large with timeless designs that are reflective, elegant, and create a strong sense of place. In each city, town, neighborhood, and design solution, Joe recognizes the instinctive need for individuals to feel a sense of belonging. His ability to incorporate key programmatic and communal elements that focuses on the client, and not the signature of the architect, is unique. This fundamental reality is often missing from the design of buildings and communities today.

3 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

While his designs do not brand themselves as “iconic”, his ability to create extraordinary buildings that reflect the site, current technologies, and community, is the kind of serious work that we need to create to make people’s lives more fulfilling through the built environment.

Each of his projects reflects an elegant architectural statement of genuine civic value. This is a recurring trait in all his buildings. The creation of lively public spaces reaffirms the enlightenment that comes from the open exchange between public and private areas, indoor and outdoor, as well as the moderation of scale and place-making. Joe has the unique ability to create juxtaposed spaces that are both intimate and public, without self-centered signature designs. The layers of space, the reflectivity of glass, and the transparency of a building, create an unexpected softness in all his projects. Joe shows remarkable sensitivity to a building’s effect on the occupant’s sense of place. The mass, building façade, and relationship to the community, creates zones, (both open and enclosed), that are vital and connected to the user experience, adjacent buildings & neighborhoods, and streetscapes.

Integral to Joe’s process is collaboration. The process of building, both physically and virtually, is equally important to the final building design. The authentic use of materials, the open expression of systems, as well as the procession of space and program underline his personal interest in not only creating a sense of community, but in the physical making of the building. The most successful projects are not the iconic designs that impress us at the moment, but the extraordinary designs that engage us for a lifetime.

Joe’s award-winning portfolio and community honors is emblematic of his contribution to our profession. Architects today are more than designers – they are thought leaders in advocating the importance of building communities with a strong sense of place.

In 2010, a few months after the devastating Haitian earthquake, Joe’s personal commitment to making architecture that is human, sustainable, and artful compelled him to travel to Haiti with members of the Jesuit Refugee Service in an effort to evaluate the damaged school buildings. Joe’s intimate knowledge of both architectural design, and structural systems provided a unique teaching opportunity to educate the local Haitian engineers, and builders in structurally sound design. The experience intrinsically informed him on the importance of balancing form and function in the creation of communities.

4 PERSONAL LIFE

After living in Santa Monica, California upon graduating from the University of Southern California, Joe has been a resident of Los Angeles, California, since 1988.

Joe married Ann Marie Fredal on December 28, 1983, in Detroit, Michigan. Together, they have two children. His personal interests include collecting art, collecting various forms of musical recordings, fine watches, and everything design-oriented.