Westlake Reed Leskosky - Robert A. Mather
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Associate Principal, Preservation Architect / Project Director
Licensed in the State of Arizona
Westlake Reed Leskosky
Westlake Reed Leskosky has offices in Phoenix, Cleveland, Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles. A limited liability company, its principals include: Paul E. Westlake, Jr., Ronald A. Reed, Vince Leskosky, Philip LiBassi, Monica Green, V. Mitch Lyles, Jason Adolff and Roger Chang. In continuous practice since 1905, the firm has been recognized for design with more than 200 significant awards and publications. Each year, 130 professional, technical and support staff implement approximately $750,000,000 in construction value and design. WRL's integrated design process is supported with specialized services such as engineering, sustainable design, historic tax credits, theatre and lighting design , audio visual, acoustics, and interior design.
Professional
Mr. Mather's qualifications are evidenced by his 31 years of work in planning and management of projects in Historic Preservation and the Public Sector. In addition, he has been called upon as a lecturer and critic in the field at the Preservation Institute: Nantucket, University of Florida, University of Virginia, Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
Significant Experience
- Symphony Hall Renovations - Phoenix Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona - Design Award Winner
- Paradise Valley Community College Center for the Performing Arts, Phoenix Arizona - Design Award Winner
- Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Peoria, Arizona - Design Award Winner
- Historic Yuma Art Center, Yuma, Arizona - Design Award Winner
- Balboa Theatre, San Diego, California - Over 25 Design Awards in 2008
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Marcel Breuer Addition Historic Structures Report, Cleveland, Ohio
- Pipers Opera House, Historic Structures Report and Master Plan, Virginia City, Nevada
- Chandler Center for the Arts Renovations, Chandler, Arizona
- Atlas Theatre Rehabilitation Study, Cheyenne, Wyoming
- Sacramento Community Center Theatre Renovation Study, Sacramento California
- Lyceum Theatre, Lobby Renovations, San Diego, California
- Pacific Theatre Renovation Study, Hollywood, California
- The Kennedy Center for the Arts, Assessment & Capital Improvement Plan, Washington, D.C.
- Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement (LEED-NC Silver anticipated), Las Vegas, Nevada
- Crystal Bar Historic Structures Report, Virginia City, Nevada
- Annenberg Estate, Adaption to House Museum Study, Palm Springs, California General Services Administration, IDIQ for Historic Structures in Arizona - Walsh Courthouse, Tucson, Arizona - Design Award Winner
- General Services Administration, Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse (LEED-NC certified),
- Preliminary design Report, Cleveland, Ohio - Design Award Winner
- Tovrea Castle restoration, Phoenix, Arizona
- City of Phoenix, The Dario Travaini Visitor's Complex, 23rd Avenue Waste Water Visitors Center,
- Phoenix, Arizona - Renovations to Conference Center
Education
- University of Florida, Master of Arts in Architecture, Historic Preservation, with Honors
- University of Arizona, Bachelor of Architecture
Boards, Activities and Memberships
- Historic Boulder Inc. - Executive Design Director, Boulder, Colorado
- Trustee of Theater Works, a not-for-profit producer and user of the Westlake Reed Leskosky-designed Peoria Center for the Performing Arts in Peoria, Arizona
- Past Chairperson of the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee to the Arizona State Parks Board
- Co-Presenter at the League of Historic American Theatres Conference on the Balboa Theatre Rehabilitation
- Lecturer on Historic Design Guidelines for Mid-Century Modernists Neighborhoods
- American Institute of Architects
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- League of Historic American Theatres
