GORDON B.

LOADER
B. Arch., M.. Sc. (Historic Preservation) 4220 Post Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida, 33140 gbloader@bellsouth.net T: 305 674 7665

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Gordon B. Loader, Architect, is an architectural practice specializing in residential architecture, small to medium commercial projects and historic preservation. His focus and approach is based upon meeting the needs and aspirations of clients and simultaneously preserving and contributing to the physical and environmental context of the neighborhood and community. For preservation projects this includes preservation of memory whilst ensuring that Owner, user and community aspirations are incorporated within the modifications. These modifications include reversing environmental deterioration, meeting on-going human needs, anticipating evolving social needs and expectations, embracing changing technology, complying with an ever demanding regulatory environment, and working within resource and budgetary limitations. Since his arrival in the United States in 1992, he has been in private practice and has provided extensive and detailed architectural, preservation and conservation, planning, and urban design services to public sector, non-profit, and private clients primarily in South Florida, West Virginia, and Ohio.
EXPERIENCE 1993 to Present Gordon B. Loader Architect Architectural Services include master planning, residential, commercial, & retail projects. Preservation services include preservation management & planning, cultural resources surveys, designations, tax credits, materials conservation & paint analysis, preservation documentation, adaptive re-use, design guidelines, infill & growth compatibility, preservation regulatory analysis and growth management. Technical Services include investigatory, building reviews & re-certifications. Other services include project management, condo reserves analysis, property management & expert witness. City of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Manager of Architectural Office Managed Citys building design, construction & maintenance - 100-200 projects p.a.. - Offices, child care, community centres, civic buildings, city halls, libraries, commercial, retail, parks facilities, housing, workshops, garbage facilities, historic preservation; achieved industry design awards. - Advised re long range planning for City infrastructure, including local & facility masterplans. - Expert historic preservation advice - planning, policy, project compliance & special citywide studies. - Active member State/City joint preservation venture - Melbourne Heritage Restoration Fund - Managed 20 staff, over 100 consultants, achieved productivity gains of over 25% p.a. - Implemented technological change: CAD, fiscal, project management and reporting, etc. Australian Construction Services, Melbourne, Australia Project Leader 1985 87 Designed, managed & supervised a wide range of planning, urban design, engineering & architectural projects. Primarily in aero-space research and naval establishments. Historic Preservation 1978-83 Responsible for heritage affected by Federal programs in urban, rural & natural areas. Work included policy, cultural resource id., conservation management planning, appropriate usage, & repair technology. Aboriginal Works 1981-82 Managed Federal works programs for Aboriginal communities in Victoria & Tasmania. Environmental Officer 1979-81 Environmental reviews related to Federal construction in Victoria & Tasmania. Architect & Manager 1977-80 Large telecommunications facilities planning, Federal Employment Agency store front modernization. Managed new Federal office furniture program, including reviews in Italy & UK. Administrator & Architect 1966-77 Design, documentation, supervision of building projects to $20m value. Historic Preservation Consultant Clients in New York, New York & New Haven, Connecticut

1987 - 1992

1966 - 1987

1983 - 1985

EDUCATION M.Sc. (Historic Preservation) Columbia University, New York, 1985 B.Arch. Melbourne University, Victoria, Australia Registered Architect, Florida 2002 AR91347, NCARB Previously: MN, & Vic, Australia

AWARDS 1992 1983 1982 1970 1969 1968 1969 Victorian Government Office of Child Care for Design of Innovative Facilities Australian Government Post-Graduate Award for Conservation Studies in the United States. City of Fitzroy Award for heritage services to the City. Federal Department of Works Cadetship University of Melbourne Special Scholarship Commonwealth University Scholarship Commonwealth Secondary School Scholarship

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (Current and or previous memberships) Australia ICOMOS US/ICOMOS National Trust for Historic Preservation SELECTED PAPERS & CONFERENCES 1992 - Food, Heritage & Urban Design - Experiences in Maintaining Quality Infrastructure Paper for Infrastructure 92 Conference, Bangkok, Thailand 1984 - Historic Preservation & Cultural Significance Joint paper with C.W. Zink 20th Anniversary Symposium of Historic Preservation Program, Columbia University, New York, 1984. 1981 - Repair & Maintenance of External Renders, Plasters & Stuccos Seminar Convenor & Chair, Melbourne Other numerous reports & papers on cultural identification, heritage planning, adaptation & maintenance, architecture & urban design, and environmental sustainability, facility planning, and materials & construction failures. COMMUNITY SERVICE 1999- Present 1997 2007 1994 - 2002 1988 - 1989 1975 - 1983 1975 - Present Miami-Dade County Unsafe Structures Board, Past Chair, currently vice Chair Orchard Park Neighborhood Association, Co-founder, Treasurer & Executive Board Member Miami Design Preservation League, Treasurer 97-02, Board Member Chair: Design Preservation Advisory Committee 1995-7 Royal Australian Institute of Architects (Victoria) State co-ordinator for heritage issues & National Survey of 20th Century Architecture. Awards Panel Member- 1988. City of Fitzroy - Historic Buildings Sub-Committee - Chair Advised on all aspects of physical cultural resources, expert witness for Registration, City Planning. Expert Witness Heritage resources identification, preservation advocacy, construction failures, etc. Dade Heritage Trust Miami Design Preservation League Columbia University Preservation Alumni

PERSONAL DETAILS Born: 25 April 1947, Yackandandah, Victoria, Australia Married (to Cuban born US citizen), two children. American Citizen 2003

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HISTORIC PRESERVATION & OTHER PROJECTS

United States
1984 Present

Hampton House Hotel c1956/1961 Restoration & Preservation Brownsville, Miami, Florida Preservation Sub-Consultant Curci House c1926 - Restoration & Master Plan of Property Hallandale Beach, Florida Preservation and Architectural Sub-Consultant Bienstock/Lang Residence 1935 Restoration & Additions Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Moriber Residence 1935 Restoration & Additions Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Berger Residence 1936 Restoration & Additions Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Unger/Feldman Residence, - Restoration & Additions Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Old Ft Lauderdale Beach Hotel c1925-1935 - Determination of Original Colors Ft Lauderdale, Florida Prime Consultant Cockayne Museum , - Technical Preservation Issues Glendale, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant 1315 Main Street Prototype Restoration Project Wheeling, West Virginia Design & Preservation Sub-Consultant Pinhasov Residence, 2003 New Residence within 1930s Architect Designed Housing Sub-division Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Model Residence, 1956 Determination of Significance, Restoration &Additions Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Strand Cinema, - Technical Preservation Issues Moundsville, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant Downtown Wheeling Faade Program - Technical Preservation Issues Wheeling, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant Hotel, 530 Ocean Drive c1934 - Determination of Original Colors Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant East Little Havana Miami, Florida - Initial Review for Historic Districting - approx 3000 buildings Prime Consultant

Wyalusing Valley Museum Master Plan Preservation Planning and Technical Issues Wyalusing, Pennsylvania Preservation Sub-Consultant Seymour Hotel, 945 Pennsylvania Avenue, c1935 Historic Structures Report & Determination of Original Colors Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant Wheeling Victorian Outlet Center - Survey of 120+ historic downtown buildings Wheeling, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant Technical Specifications for Repair & Rehabilitation for Historic Buildings Wheeling Victorian Outlet Center Wheeling, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant 1551 Pennsylvania Avenue, c1935 Determination of Original Colors Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant

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Pump House, 5808 NE 4 Court, 1927 Preservation Planning & Zoning Studies Miami, Florida Prime Consultant Bel-Aire Hotel, 6515 Collins Avenue, c1935 Planning & Growth Studies Miami Beach, Florida Prime Consultant St Andrews Episcopal Church, reconstructed in 1895 Restoration of Stonework & Stained Glass Harlem, New York, New York Preservation Sub-Consultant Downtown Historic New Haven Rehabilitation Existing Faade Review & Drawings New Haven, Connecticut Prime Consultant New York City Landmarks Commission, - Public Policy & Management Review, 1985 New York, New York Author American Museum of Natural History, - Exterior rehabilitation of Front Steps Construction Documents New York, New York Preservation Sub-Consultant

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Australia

1973 1993

Melbourne Heritage Restoration Fund Member of Advisory Board City of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria Australian Government Assets - Review of Impact on National Trust Classified Areas NE Victoria Author 1315 Main Street, late 19 century Prototype Restoration Wheeling Victorian Outlet Center Wheeling, West Virginia Preservation Sub-Consultant RAIA Review of 20 Century Buildings in Australia Victorian RAIA contributor Victoria, Australia Alexandra Post Office, c1870 Preservation Review for Rehabilitation Alexandra, Victoria Author Trade Union Training College, 2 Drummond Street, c1888 Restoration & Rehabilitation Carlton, Victoria Full Architectural Services Bendigo Post Office, c1880 Restoration Advisory & Supervisory Services Bendigo, Victoria Preservation Consultant Head Keepers Quarters, Cape Otway Lighthouse, 1847 Restoration and Rehabilitation Cape Otway, Victoria Preservation Consultant Beswickes Building, Brunswick Street, 1888 Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation, Co-author Fitzroy, Victoria Devonshire Arms Hotel, 1843 - Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation, Co-author Fitzroy, Victoria Glass Terrace, Gertrude Street, 1854 - Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation, Co-author Fitzroy, Victoria Fitzroy Post Office, Brunswick & Johnston Streets, c1870 - Restoration Advisory Services Fitzroy, Victoria Preservation Consultant Flemington Post Office, 1895 - Restoration Advisory Services Flemington, Victoria Preservation Consultant
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Gabo Island Lighthouse Complex 1860s Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Gabo Island, Victoria Preservation Consultant Head Keepers Quarters, Currie Lighthouse, 1880s Detailed Report on Cultural Significance Currie Lighthouse, 1880s - Restoration Advisory Services King Island, Victoria Preservation Consultant Newspaper House Mosaics, Collins Street, 1932 - Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation Melbourne, Victoria Author 4 Treasury Place - Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Melbourne, Victoria Preservation Consultant 300 Queen Street, 1835-51, Detailed Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Melbourne, Victoria Preservation Consultant Victoria Barracks, St Kilda Road, 1856-1914, Master planning, Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Melbourne, Victoria Preservation Consultant Port Fairy Post Office, c1860s, Detailed Report on Cultural Significance, Master Planning, Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Port Fairy, Victoria Author & Preservation Consultant The Queens Warehouse, 1890 - Detailed Report on Cultural Significance, Master Planning, Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services West Melbourne, Victoria Author & Preservation Consultant Wilsons Promontory Lighthouse Complex, 1859 - Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Wilsons Promontory, Victoria Preservation Consultant Fort Queenscliff Fort and Military Complex, & Lighthouse, 1860s 1930s, Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan, and Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Queenscliff, Victoria Williamstown Customs House, 1873 - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan Williamstown, Victoria Williamstown Post Office, 1859 - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan Williamstown, Victoria Rotunda Queen Victoria Gardens, 1913 Managed Restoration Melbourne, Victoria Fortuna, 1880s-c1900, - Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services, re-establishment of original color schemes. Bendigo, Victoria Kensington Town Hall Complex, c1890 - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan Kensington, Victoria North Melbourne Town Hall Complex, c1880 c1890 - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan, Partial Restoration North Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne Town Hall & Administration Building, c1860s-1913 - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan, Vols 1-10, Partial Restoration Melbourne, Victoria Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens, - Restoration Melbourne, Victoria Full Architectural Services Assessment and implementation of the City if Fitzroys Historic Districts & Conservation Areas Specialist Community Representative Fitzroy, Victoria

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Osbourne House, 40 Nicholson Street, 1850-88 - Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation, Co-author Fitzroy, Victoria Lake Tyers Church, c1880s - Establishment and supervision of Conservation Management Plan Lake Tyers Aboriginal Township, Victoria

Convent of Mercy Chapel, 1887-9 Detailed Report on Cultural Significance for designation - Co-author
Fitzroy, Victoria HMAS Cerberus, 1910-1930s Established, Supervised & part Authored Heritage Study and Conservation Management Plan Hastings, Victoria Melbourne Old Customs House, 1840+ - Restoration & Rehabilitation Advisory Services Melbourne, Victoria

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