Quinn Evans Promotes Six in East Coast Offices

Staff Members Promoted to Associate in D.C., Baltimore, and Richmond Studios

Quinn Evans, a leading national planning and design firm, has announced the promotion of six professionals to associate in its offices along the East Coast. Anne Kopf, AIA, Well AP; Nicholas Knodt, AIA; and Aurora Smith, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, have been promoted in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Jay Ranaweera, AIA, LEED AP, and Jean Vieth, RA, LEED AP, have been promoted in the downtown Baltimore, Md., office. Jodie Day, CPSM, has been promoted in the Richmond, Va., office.

Based in the Washington, D.C., office, Anne Kopf has focused much of her career on the restoration and reuse of historic buildings. She has contributed to such projects as the restoration of Constitution Hall and the Daughters of the American Revolution headquarters in Washington, D.C., and Old City Hall in Richmond. Kopf holds a Master of Architecture (2014) from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts (2008) from Illinois Wesleyan University.

Nicholas Knodt is an architect with approximately eight years of experience. Projects with Quinn Evans have included the Reptile Discover Center at the National Zoological Park and renovations and additions to two historic federal buildings along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Knodt holds a Master of Architecture (2014) from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts (2010) from the College of Wooster.

Aurora Smith is an architect with experience in a wide range of projects, including educational and cultural facilities. Among her current projects are the historic Bird House at the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., and the expansion of the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, Va. Smith holds a Master of Architecture (2016) from Tulane University and a Bachelor of Architecture (2012) from the University of Virginia.

Based in the Baltimore office, Jay Ranaweera is an architect with approximately ten years of experience. His current projects with Quinn Evans include the design of Hyacinth’s Way, an affordable multifamily housing community in Washington, D.C., that will reflect Net Zero Energy (NZE) design strategies. Ranaweera holds a Master of Architecture (2013) from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture (2008) from the University of Maryland.

Jean Vieth is an architect with nearly 40 years of design and project management experience. She has completed numerous projects in the mid-Atlantic region, including Columbia Heights Village, a renovation of a 406-unit, multi-building apartment community in northwest Washington, D.C.; Johnston Square, a residential redevelopment in Baltimore; and Southern Views, a multifamily workforce housing community in the Broadway East neighborhood of Baltimore. Vieth holds a Bachelor of Architecture (1986) from Carnegie Mellon University.

Jodie Day is a marketing and communications specialist in the Richmond office. She has nearly 20 years of experience in market research, strategic planning, and business development. Day is a Certified Professional Services Marketer and holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications (1985) from California State University. She is a member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services.

About Quinn Evans

Quinn Evans provides services in architecture, interior design, planning, landscape architecture, urban revitalization, and historic preservation, including sustainable preservation and stewardship. The firm has employs more than 200 professionals in six office locations in Washington, D.C.; Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; Baltimore, Maryland; and Richmond, Virginia. Nationally ranked in its sustainability practice, Quinn Evans is a charter signatory of the AIA 2030 Challenge and a member of the Center for the Built Environment.

Established in 1984, Quinn Evans specializes in cultural, institutional, commercial, and educational projects, including museums, historic parks, theaters, mixed-use buildings, government buildings, schools and campus facilities, libraries, and major civic landmarks and infrastructure. Current projects for the firm include the modernization of the National Air and Space Museum and the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.; renovation of the Old City Hall and Virginia Commonwealth University’s new STEM building in Richmond, Va.; and the redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station.

Additional projects underway include the design of security improvements to support ferry transit operations to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and the restoration of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina, both for the National Park Service. For Ford, Quinn Evans is currently designing the restoration and adaptive use of the landmark Michigan Central Station in Detroit. Other Michigan projects include the adaptive use of the Walter French High School into housing in Lansing and the Farmer’s Market at the Henry Ford Greenfield Village. For more information, visit www.quinnevans.com.