James Moses, RA, LEED AP
Jim Moses founded Big Bend Studio Architects in 2017. Prior to BBSA, Jim worked for twenty-five years on projects for higher education clients in the US and abroad and across multiple scales and building types. A graduate of Princeton and the University of Texas at Austin, he is also an educator who has held appointments at The Catholic University of America, Roger Williams University, and the Boston Architectural College, where he teaches advanced design studios and workshops. (Read his teaching statement and a collection of selected studio descriptions.) In 2010, Jim shared with his teaching partner, Adam Mitchell, the Boston Society of Architects' Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is also engaged in an independent research project on the Bennington College work of Robertson Ward, Jr., under the working title “Poetic Pragmatism: Robertson Ward at Bennington”.
Outside of the office, Jim is an avid cyclist and founding member of a team that participates in the annual Pan Mass Challenge, the two-day ride to support research and treatment at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. A college oarsman, Jim occasionally rows in alumni boats in the Head of the Charles and other regattas.
Born in Ithaca, New York
1984-88 Princeton University (AB, Religion), Princeton, New Jersey
1988-89 Assistant Coach, Lightweight Rowing, Princeton University
1989-90 Intern, Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington, District of Columbia
1990-93 University of Texas, School of Architecture (M.Arch), Austin, Texas
1994 Visiting Instructor, The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington, District of Columbia
1994-95 Intern, Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington, District of Columbia
1995-2006 Senior Architect, Wilson Architects, Boston, Massachusetts
1998-present Member of the Faculty, Boston Architectural College, Boston, Massachusetts
2009 Visiting Instructor (firm in residence), Roger Williams University, School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation, Bristol, Rhode Island 2006-2017 Director, Sasaki, Watertown, Massachusetts
2017-present Founding Principal, Big Bend Studio, Cambridge, Massachusetts 2018-present Adjunct Faculty, Roger Williams University, Cummings School of Architecture, Bristol, Rhode Island
Registrations: Massachusetts (30083); Vermont (2224)
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David Martin
Jamie Valway
BR+A Consulting Engineers
Dan Bonardi Consulting Engineers
Transition Engineering
Webb Structural Services
Whetstone Engineering
Building Fire and Access
Talevi & Haesche
Bloom
Catherine Oranchak Landscape Architect
Dharshini Joseph Landscape Architecture
Hedlund Design
Studio 2112
sirTANK Design
Bensonwood
Bowman Construction
Floyd Construction
Joseph B Lanza Design and Building
K&A Carpentry
MBA Building Group
LiveWell Home Improvement
Overbrook Design
Rubicon Builders
Tibet Construction
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