Professional Firms Employee News SWBR News Rochester Architect David Beinetti Wins New York State AIA Honor SWBR announced that Principal and CMO David Beinetti, AIA, has been awarded the Frederic Schwartz Community Development Award by The New York State American Institute of Architects.
Beinetti is also deeply committed to making a positive impact on the community, both in the City of Rochester and throughout the State of New York. He has participated in multiple professional and community organizations during his The Community Development Award career, providing a substantial impact on recognizes projects and individuals who the built environment. He is a member of have had a significant and positive impact the American Institute of Architects, and to the built environment in New York State. a previous Board Chair for the Rochester Throughout his more than 40-year career, Downtown Development Corporation, Beinetti has been dedicated to positively where he worked to promote the city’s impacting the built environment, whether urban redevelopment. As a Board Member it be through his impressive design for the Monroe Community College David Beinetti, AIA portfolio or his dedication to community Foundation, Beinetti is committed to development and service. raising scholarship money for students that otherwise might not have the opportunity to attend “Dave has been a leader in community impacts for his college. Other professional and charitable organizations entire professional career,” Tom Gears, AIA, president of he is involved with include the City of Rochester Project SWBR said. “This is a fitting recognition of his efforts to Review Committee, the Greater Rochester Chamber positively impact lives.” of Commerce, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association Upstate NY Chapter, Design Beinetti’s contribution to New York State’s architectural Build Institute of America Upstate NY Chapter, the landscape extends beyond his design portfolio of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Refuge Rochester high-profile projects for higher education, corporate, Refugee Resettlement Program. and industrial clients. He is a passionate advocate for sustainable design and has helped lead SWBR Beinetti earned his bachelor of architecture and bachelor to embrace sustainability within its design work and of arts in psychology from Syracuse University and culture and is a founding member of the Rochester the Architectural Association, School of Architecture, Sustainability Collaborative. For more than 20 London, England. Outside of his professional and years, Beinetti has worked to raise awareness of community work, he is a devoted family man that enjoys the importance of environmental stewardship and coaching sports and spending time with his nine children sustainability - with a specific focus on businesses and and more than 20 grandchildren. He and his wife Joan individuals and the decisions they make daily that affect reside in Honeoye Falls. q our environment.
SWBR Interior Designer Earns NCIDQ Certification SWBR announced that Interior Designer Amanda Loomis has completed all the required exams to receive her National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) certification. NCIDQ Certification is the industry's recognized standard of an interior designer’s proficiency and responsibility to protect public health, safety, and welfare, as well as exhibit mastery of aesthetic considerations and commitment to the profession.
Amanda Loomis
As part of the Interior Design team, Loomis creates functional, impactful, and aesthetically pleasing interiors for all project types throughout the firm. Loomis will have an increaased focus on project management, including client presentations, budgets, and material installation supervision. She received her bachelors of arts in interior design from the University of Kentucky and has been with the firm since 2018. q
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