Robert P. Thomas
AIA,
Partner
Registered Architect
Pennsylvania & New Jersey
Project Responsibilities
Partner in Charge with 32 years experience, 25 as partner
with this firm
Related Experience
Bob Thomas is a founding partner of Campbell Thomas
& Co. Architects, founded in 1976 and a firm noted for historic
preservation, energy conscious design, community development, greenways,
accessible design and appropriate technology.
As Partner in Charge, of numerous architectural, planning, greenway,
solar, bicycle and public transportation projects he has worked with such
agencies as the Fairmount Park Commission (Fairmount Water Works Master Plan,
Chamounix Mansion Carriage House, Fairmount Park Bikeway and Rail Trail), the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Radnor Multi-Purpose Trail), and the
Montgomery County Planning Commission (Philadelphia - Valley Forge Bikeway, all
four phases). All these projects
have required significant planning and programming skills to meet numerous
planning goals, often in conflict.
In
addition to his architectural skills, Mr. Thomas previously worked as a planner
for SEPTA, and has worked on the transportation-planning project of the
Philadelphia Zoo Transportation Center that will serve Fairmount Park as well.
His knowledge and use of public transportation is invaluable in planning
sites to be accessible by all sectors of the population.
He
is an expert, as well, in historic preservation and handicapped accessibility.
He has applied this knowledge successfully towards projects such as the
restoration of the magnificent Brentwood Apartments facing Fairmount Park, the
Metropolitan Baptist Church Accessibility Improvements, which included the
insertion of an elevator into an historic 19th century church, and Lower
Merion's historic Affordable Housing for the Elderly in Bala-Cynwyd.
In recognition of his achievements and advocacy for
accessibility, he was appointed to, and continues to serve the Chair of the City
of Philadelphia’s Accessibility Advisory Board. In this capacity he has
reviewed over 500 projects, assisting in the development of innovative solutions
to meet the spirit of the code and law; thus resulting in the 1997 President’s
Access Award.
Related Affiliations
American
Institute of Architects (AIA): Preservation Committee
Association
of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals: member
Accessibility
Advisory Board, City of Philadelphia: chairman
Bicycle
Coalition of the Delaware Valley: past president
DVRPC,
Bicycle and Pedestrian Mobility Steering Committee:
member
East
Coast Greenway Alliance:
life member
Friends
of Philadelphia Parks:
founding president, board member
Greenspace
Alliance: steering
committee member
Hostelling
International: life
member
Philadelphia
Historical Commission:
former chair, Architectural Committee
Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia:
advisory board member
Professional
Services Management Association: president, Phila. Chptr.
Schuylkill
River Greenway Association: former chairman and board member
Sierra Club, Eastern Pennsylvania Group: lifetime member
Education
Master
of Architecture: University of Pennsylvania, 1973
B.S.
in Architecture with honors: University of Pennsylvania, 1969
Ongoing
Continuing Education Activities with the AIA