Benjamin D. Tarcher, Architect
Berkeley, CA. 94608
Tel 510-***-****
eMail: *********@*******.***
web site: www.bentarcherarch.com
Architecture License States of California and Washington
ARCHITECTURAL EXPERIENCE
Design Plus-San Rafael CA. Principal Architect-Commercial and Restaurant
Design
throughout California
Ben Tarcher and Associates- Berkeley, Oakland CA., and Bellingham WA.
Directed firm dedicated to the fine design of single family residences,
residential remodels, housing, small commercial, historical Restoration and
preservation, and office projects. Completed several hundred projects
throughout the Bay Area and in the States of Washington and New Mexico.
1974-present
Restaurant Equipment Design: Supervised Construction Document Production
and permitting for over seventy five restaurant /culinary and hospitality
projects including California Culinary Institute, Campbell CA., and Fang's
Restaurant, San Francisco. 2005-2006.
MBH Architects- Alameda CA. Project Manager for large-scale retail projects
including Target, Mervyn's, Best Buy, and Eddie Bauer stores. 1998-2003.
Sambuchetti and Burns Architects- Emeryville, CA. Project Architect/Project
Manager for large-scale retail projects including Borders Book Stores. 1997
Axia Architects- Santa Rosa, CA.- Project Architect/Project Manager,
medical oncology, residential, and educational institutional projects.
Project Included the Fish Hatchery and Chemistry Labs for Petaluma Casa
Grande H.S., Petaluma, CA., and the Redwood Oncology Accelerator Project,
Santa Rosa, CA. 1997
Tsang Architecture- San Francisco, CA. Project Architect for multiple
hospital projects for the Mills
Peninsula Hospitals facilities improvement project. 1996
Arcustone Inc.- Lafayette, CA. Senior Architect for residential projects
involving the use of "Arcustone". Architectural designs for the "Arcustone"
Products Manual. 1995
SBA, Inc.- Pleasanton, CA. PCS site design and construction documents for
Pac Bell Mobile Systems PCS Projects. Auto CAD drafting and design of
potential PCS sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1995
Earnest Ulibarri & Associates- Albuquerque, N.M. Project Architect for
Middle School Master Plan, Middle School Construction Contract
Administration, Project Director for project for New Mexico Highlands
University; building design and expansion and remodel of Historical
Classroom Building on National Register, Middle School expansion & remodel,
and Albuquerque Housing Authority Acquisition & Modification Project. 1995
Ishamaru Design Group- Oakland, CA. Temporary Head of Design
Preliminary design of large scale commercial office buildings.
The Ratcliff Architects- Oakland, CA. General architectural design,
Projects included the Oakland Airport Expansion .
Kemp and Kemp Architects- Berkeley, CA. General architectural design and
drafting for large and small scale commercial and residential projects.
Daniel Solomon- San Francisco, CA. General architectural design, drafting,
and model building for large and small scale commercial and residential
projects.
M. Paul Friedberg & Associates- New York
Architectural Intern General office and large scale planning projects
including; Harlem River Renewal
Project, Roosevelt Island Master Plan, and multiple playground design
projects.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
University of California- Berkeley, CA- Visiting lecturer for the
undergraduate design studio; instructor of Media and the Environment
course; research assistant in the study of facilities and old age funded by
the National Institute of Mental Health. 1973-1974, 1982
Laney College- Oakland, CA. Instructor of Architectural Design and
Drafting. 1982-1989
Chabot College- Hayward, CA. Instructor of Architectural Design and past
member of the Chaboat Advisory Committee. 1987-1989
HONORS, AWARDS, AND PUBLICATIONS
University of California Fellow
Mario Ciampi Design Award for Outstanding Architectural Design
Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association Residential Award
Architectural League of New York, Architectural Education Grant
Los Angeles Times, 1979
Fine Homebuilding Magazine, 1981-82
East Bay Express, December 1988
SF Magazine, March 1990
Sunset Magazine, 1981
Hills Magazine, 1996
EDUCATION
University of California Berkeley
Master of Architecture, 1974
Pratt School of Architecture
Undergraduate Architecture Program, 1967-68
Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts, 1967
J.F.K. University
Masters Program in Clinical Psychology, 1981
ACAD Training Program. Re. 12
OTHER INTERESTS; Photography, skiing, athletics (coach Junior's Lacrosse
and league rep.), backpacking, flying, travel, psychology, literature, art,
and art collecting, Labrador (dogs) showing and breeding, Model Aviation
(world cup gliders), parent and grandparent.