Thomas Vonier

rdf:langString Thomas Vonier

rdf:langString Thomas Vonier

rdf:langString Thomas Vonier

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rdf:langString Thomas Vonier (FAIA, RIBA) is an architect with a private practice based in Paris and Washington D.C. He is a senior partner in Chesapeake Strategies Ltd, advising organizations on innovations in the building, design, security, and urban sectors. Vonier is a leading advocate for applying research to architectural design, advancing the use of innovative technologies in buildings and cities, and integrating unobtrusive security measures with architecture and urban design. He speaks frequently to public and professional audiences. Atlantic magazine's "CityLab" featured Vonier in its live session with New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, to address contemporary challenges facing the world's major cities. He appeared on the NPR program All Things Considered, and on the WBUR program Here and Now, in features on urban security. He was the international advisor to the Federal Triangle Security project, which received a Presidential Design Award. The 95,000-member American Institute of Architects elected Vonier as its national president for 2017. Delegates to the World Congress of Architects, held in Seoul, elected Vonier as UIA president from 2017 to 2021, representing the world's 3.2 million architects. Vonier has worked as an architect with many public and private international organisations in the United States and abroad. He led the work to produce landmark reforms in embassy design, implemented by the US Secretary of State. He has completed work on educational facilities, corporate office buildings, hotels and resorts, consulates and embassies, public buildings, and retail complexes.