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Gary Wolf, AIA

Gary Wolf is the principal of Gary Wolf Architects, Inc., a full-service architectural firm with emphases on both contemporary design and historic preservation. Since he established independent practice in 1987, Mr. Wolf's clients have included the Museum of Our National Heritage, the Synectics Corporation, the Brookline School of Music, the City of Melrose, the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, and home-owners in several states.

After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University, Mr. Wolf received his Master of Architectural History degree from the University of Virginia, where he was the recipient of a Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Scholarship. Princeton University awarded him his Master of Architecture degree; while there he served as a teaching assistant. He has been a visiting critic at Havard University's Graduate School of Design, a thesis advisor at the Boston Architectural Center, and a guest critic at the Massacusetts Institute of Technology and the Rhode Island School of Design. He has lectured in Harvard's Professional Development Program, in the ``Emerging Architects'' series sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects and the Boston Center for Adult Education, at Tufts University, at Build Boston, and at the Philadelphia Athenaeum.

Gary Wolf Architects, Inc.

Gary Wolf Architects, Inc. is dedicated to providing clients with creative, responsible design. Located in the historic Blackstone Block in the midst of contemporary Boston, GWA applies award-winning design skills to both old and new buildings.

GWA staff have wide-ranging experience in the appropriate treatment of historic properties, including restoration, rehabilitation, repairs, and adaptive use, and in the design of additions to existing structures. Award-winning projects include the renovation and restoration of a turn-of-the-century commercial building in Harvard Square and the rehabilitation for the Brookline Music School of a historic country house designed in 1843 by architect Gridley J.F. Bryant.

GWA's historic preservtion projects have entailed securing approvals from historical commissions at local and state levels. In project locales as divers as Beacon Hill, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord, and Lawrence, GWA has a proven track record of collaboration with local boards. The Cambridge Historical Commission and the Brookline Preservtion Commission have both recognized GWA projects with preservation Awards.