Nathaniel Belcher, AIA
(703) 820-7818

Summary
An architect with degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and Harvard University, Mr. Belcher has 12 years experience. He has spent the last several years instructing new architects, as well as demonstrating his skills in a variety of exhibitions worldwide. His most recent experience has been as the Assistant Dean for the School of Architecture at Florida State University. Mr. Belcher is also currently an Associate Professor in the school's Design Studio.

Experience

Florida International University
Tulane University
The Ohio State University
Harvard University

Licenses and Registrations
Licenses

Licensed Architect, Florida
Licensed Architect, Louisiana
Licensed Architect, Ohio

Registration

NCARB

Professional Associations and Affiliations

Member, American Institute of Architects

Community Service Projects
Little Haiti Housing Competition
Organizer and Management of architectural design competition and exhibition for the development of infill single unit housing in the Little Haiti Neighborhood of Miami city.

ADRAC Board, Architectural Design Review Board For Miami-Dade County Housing Authority
Assist in the development community and approve design proposals for moderate and low income housing in Miami-Dade Housing.

Power University for Social Change
Vice-chair of Board of Directors. The organizing and training institute for social change in Southern Florida.

Allapatha Community Park Shelter Development
Design and development of a design proposal for a small shelter within the context of a community based Public park. In collaboration with the Family Advocacy Center at Barry University.

Florida Mainstreets Program
Design Chair, appointed by the State of Florida for the Historic Overtown Folklife Village, a community development initiative from The Black Archives History & Research Foundation.

Reclamation Garden Project design/development Collaborative project for a community garden in Little Haiti Neighborhood of Miami City. Other Principle participant include Little Haiti Housing Association and Operation Green leaves incorporated.

Board of Directors of The Black Archives History & Research Foundation.
Community based foundation dedicated to historical and continual presence of the African-American community in Miami.

Historic Overtown Folklife Village Development Committee for The Black Archives History & Research Foundation. Vice Chair

The Long Street Project
A historical survey of all existing structures on Long Street between I-71 and the Champion/ Governor’s Place interchange In the historic center of the African-American community in Columbus, Ohio. The first report included a general text to explain the cultural significance of the area and identify buildings for The Ohio Historic Survey

Competitions
Little Haiti Housing Competition
Organizer and Management of architectural design competition and exhibition for the development of infill single unit housing in the Little Haiti Neighborhood of Miami city.

The Korean Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California.
An International competition for a museum to house cultural artifacts related to the Korean Community in Los Angeles, California and beyond.

The Atlanta Olympics Public Spaces Competition
Awarded an Honorable Mention. A competition for public amenities and urban spaces created in association with the 1996 Olympics.

The African Burial Ground Competition
National competition for a memorial of a newly recovered Sixteenth Century African Burial Ground on the site of the Manhattan Federal Reserve Center.

The Spreebogen International Competition
Selected for exhibition (with Chris Diehl).

International Competition for Urban Design
Proposals for the reconstructed center of a reunified Germany. This project examines the complexity of reinserting the structure of power in the traditional capitol of Berlin. The resulting scheme addressed both the need to illustrated a strong state and proper role of historical urban fabric.

AIDS Life Center Competition, San Francisco, CA
Selected entry to tour with Exhibition of winners. Competition for an Aids Life Community Center and the construction of a permanent home for the Aids Life Quilt (with Craig Scott).

Berkeley Free Speech Movement Competition
Finalist, Prize Winner. International Competition for a monument to the Free Speech Movement at University of California, Berkeley. The proposal was to literally score the ground in reference to the period of turmoil brought about by the conflicts within the university community over free speech.

National Peace Garden Competition
International Competition for the design of a National Peace Garden.

Biblioteca Alexandria Competition
Team Member. As Submitted by Charles Dilworth and Theodore Mahl. Summer

ExhibitionsLittle Haiti Housing Association -Scattered Site Housing Project (LHHA-SSHP) Architectural Design Competition.

Exhibition / Symposium for Project Rowhouses in Houston, Texas. Organized through Rice University, Prairie View A&M University and Project Row Houses.

Documomo 2000 in Brasilia, Brazil.

Exhibition Brazilian Trans-Modernity for City, Space and Globalization Exhibition at University of Michigan.

Korean Museum of Art Design Competition
Exhibition competition for a museum to house cultural artifacts related to the Korean Community in Los Angeles, California and beyond.

Modernism’s in Brazil
Exhibition and supporting lecture concerning photographs of modern architecture in Brazil. In Bricker Hall, Office of The Ohio State University President.

Paris Goose Game: Urban Strategies for Insalubrious Islands
Invited architects, artist and planners submission of proposals for the Insalubrious Islands district of Paris.

The Atlanta Olympics Public Spaces Competition
An Exhibition of competition entries for public spaces created in association with the 1996 Olympics.

The Spreebogen International Competition For Urban Design Ideas
A competition for the New Capitol of Germany.

AIDS-Life Center Competition Exhibition
Fort Mason Art Center-Summer 1990 Aids life center Competition -San Francisco, California. This exhibition was organized to travel with the Aids Quilt. The Exhibition travelled to various locations. The building is understood as a phoenix rising out of the unfortunate devastation of community brought by AIDS. The quilt is hung vertically, washed by light and represents the symbol of hope.

Free Speech Memorial Competition
Exhibition for a monument to the Free Speech Movement of the University of California Berkeley. University Art Center