Top GSA architect joins Perkins and Will

Edward Feiner, a former chief architect of the General Services Administration, joined Perkins and Will Inc. in D.C. as principal.

Effective May 11, Feiner will work with business development, design and project delivery at the firm.

His positions since leaving the GSA have included senior vice president and chief architect of Sands Corp. in Las Vegas and managing director at the D.C. office of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP.

As chief architect of the GSA from 1996 until 2005, Feiner presided over the government’s multibillion-dollar design and construction program. He founded the GSA's Design Excellence Program, which streamlined the process of commissioning a new building and focused on design quality.

“Ed joins our team at a critical juncture as we strive to produce a more sophisticated level of design to meet client demands in this era of responsible architecture,” said Phil Harrison, CEO of Perkins and Will, which has 21 offices around the world.

The D.C. office, founded as Ai in 1984, became part of Perkins and Will in 2005.