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Paddy Tillett

Principal
ZGF Architects LLP

Paddy Tillett grew up in rural Scotland, completing his formal education in Oxford and Liverpool. He practiced architecture and planning in London and many other parts of the world before settling in Portland, Oregon. Paddy is a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects, a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and an Accredited LEED Professional.

Subjects: Built Environment, Environment and Sustainability, Urban Planning

Biography

Paddy Tillett RIBA, FRTPI, FAICP, FAIA, LEED AP Brief Bio 2017

Principal, ZGF Architects LLP

Paddy Tillett is an architect, urban designer and city planner with forty years of international professional experience, having worked for consulting firms and public agencies in many parts of the world before settling in the Pacific Northwest. He was appointed ZGF’s Director of Planning and Urban Design in 1984, and since that time has been responsible for many of the firm’s major planning and urban design projects. Throughout his career, Paddy has been involved in downtown revitalization strategies and development initiatives from large-scale corporate campuses to transportation systems. He has led and authored over thirty campus master plans for colleges, universities and state capitols. Paddy has written extensively on topics related to the built environment and is known nationally and internationally as a speaker on urban design.

Professional Affiliations:

Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and past president of the Portland Chapter
Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners
Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute
Member of the American Planning Association
Member of the National Council of Architectural Boards
Licensed Architect Oregon, Idaho, United Kingdom
Former Chair of APA National Urban Design & Preservation division
Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects
LEED Accredited Professional
Member, Portland Parks Board
Former board member of the Portland Parks Foundation
Co-Chair, Urban Design Panel, Portland Chapter AIA
Former President, City Club of Portland, and recipient of the 2004 distinguished citizen award
Chair, Willamette Light Brigade: a non-profit organization for lighting Portland's river bridges
Board Member, Museum of the City
Member of Urban Design Advisory Committee for Portland Central City 2035 Plan
Adjunct Professor, Portland State University

Contacts:

Paddy Tillett
RIBA, FRTPI, FAICP, FAIA, LEED AP
Principal
Planning & Urban Design ZGF ARCHITECTS LLP
D 503.863.2294 E [email protected]
1223 SW Washington Street, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205

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