Résumé

Partner, RAW International, Los Angeles, CA, 1984-2004.

Program Manager, US Government, General Services Administration (GSA), 01/2004-01/2008. For the GSA, Lewis did the following: "Managed a portfolio of modernization projects in federally-owned buildings across the country, including high profile historic landmark properties such as the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in lower Manhattan, and the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in downtown Chicago. Also led a program aimed at standardizing US Land Ports of Entry to enable streamlined deployment in the post-9-11 era." (See Linkedin.com, "Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC," accessed 03/20/2024.)

Principal Project Manager, Parsons, Pasadena, CA, 02/2008-04/2011.

Tech Specialist III, Southern California Edison, California Advanced Homes Program, Los Angeles, CA, 2011-2011.

Senior Project Manager, Verizon Global Real Estate, Los Angeles, CA, 01/2014-05/2014.

Associate Vice President, TRC Solutions, Energy Services, Los Angeles, CA, 06/2014-02/2015.

Urban Design Director for the Central District, City of Detroit Planning and Development Department, Detroit, MI, 02/2016-09/2018. His Linkedin.com page summarized this position: "Appointed by mayor Mike Duggan to assume a leadership role along side an amazing group of colleagues - some of who hail from Detroit, and others who are coming from near and far to be part of the City's renaissance. Together, we share a commitment to balancing meaningful community engagement with the pressures of aggressive investment and development, with the aim of enabling the resurgence of one of America's greatest legacy cities." (See Linkedin.com, "Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC," accessed 03/20/2024.)

Partner, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF), Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 09/2018- . Lewis's Linkedin.com page said of his work with ZGF: "Steven brings to ZGF a wealth of experience across urban planning and design, most recently holding a post with the City of Detroit where he served as the Design Director for the Central Region of Detroit’s Department of Planning and Development as well as holding a Professorship in Practice, leading design studios focusing on community issues and urban planning at the University of Michigan. He was a founding partner of the firm RAW International in Los Angeles where he helped build a successful design practice over a 20-year period and collaborated with ZGF on memorable projects including the Exposition Park Master Plan and the California Science Center that made a real difference in the fabric of their communities. In 2004, Steven accepted an invitation to join the U.S. General Services Administration’s Office of the Chief Architect in Washington, DC, where he served a four-year term as program manager. In addition to his excellence across the built environment, Steven demonstrates a commitment to equity in the profession that infuses every part of his professional life. Steven was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for the 2006-07 academic year, where he focused on the issue of race within the profession of architecture. In December of 2010, he concluded a two-year term as President of the National Organization of Minority Architects, traveling around the U.S., and several other countries advocating for architects-of-color. He was the 2016 recipient of the AIA’s esteemed Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award, and was elevated to the AIA’s College of Fellows. At a time when architecture and design must take a leadership role in solving for significant global challenges, Steven is dedicated to using architecture and design to affect positive change. I am thrilled to welcome Steven to ZGF and look forward to partnering with him to make a difference in the communities we serve and the world in which we live." (See Linkedin.com, "Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC," accessed 03/20/2024.)

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Pasadena and Foothill Chapter.

Member, AIA, Pasadena and Foothill Chapter, Design Awards Committee, 2004-2013.

Member, National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). 1980-2009.

President, National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), c. 2008-2009.

President, Thinking Leadership, Altadena, CA, 04/2011- .

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

College

Loeb Fellow, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA, 2006-2007.