Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP

Current

• Partner at Matthews Moya Architects - New York, NY

Past

• Director of Architecture and Planning at Leewood Real Estate Group NJ, LLC - Trenton, NJ
• Principal - Director of Design at HACBM Architects, Planners and Engineers - Princeton, NJ
• Owner at MOYA Architects - Trenton, NJ

• Associate in Charge of Design Healthcare/R&D Studio at RMJM Hillier - Princeton, NJ
• Architect at Henry Horowitz and Associates - Princeton, NJ

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Education

• Princeton University

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Architecture & Planning

Websites

• My Company

Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Summary

A partner in NYC based MATTHEWS MOYA ARCHITECTS, Frank has several decades of tempered experience programming and designing large-scale urban design, commercial, healthcare and educational facilities.

After graduating, he quickly demonstrated his ability to realize sizable projects. At Hillier, the third largest US architecture firm, he established a reputation for versatility, independence and effectiveness in delivering numerous building types. He has created education and housing prototypes that set control standards where design serves as policy for ongoing procurements.

During his practice and later as Principal in Charge of Design at HACBM, Frank developed expertise on community-based urban design and housing projects, where he earned broad respect for his vision and practical implementation, qualities which have made him a much sought after expert on regulatory design policy and strategic planning. Frank’s sound judgment and agreeable manner make him most capable in guiding firm operations and efficient project management.

Frank's commitment to urban design projects represents his belief in the economic impact of redevelopment projects in urban areas. This idea shaped his concept approach to urban redevelopment and become the initiative for most of his projects.

The strategic concept of "Urban Recycling" (Reciclaje Urbano) that he developed provided for an integrated team approach to the development of a balanced, long-term economic model for urban redevelopment projects. This particular model incorporates urban design, architecture, construction, financial planning and community development. Projects developed using this approach have been recognized by federal, state, civic and business organizations with numerous awards for excellence in design.

Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Specialties:

Frank's interest in urban issues has taken him to appointments to the NJ Historic Trust, Trenton Office for Policy Studies, Trenton Enterprise Initiative and Trenton City Home. A design juror and lecturer at NJIT, Rutgers, Princeton and the University of Minnesota, he has written and published work on architecture.

Also noted for his work as an artist, Frank is also a painter of panoramic landscapes and other aesthetic themes similar to his compositional work in architecture and poetry.

Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Experience

• Partner

  Matthews Moya Architects - New York, NY

  (Partnership; Architecture & Planning industry)

  November 2008 — Present (9 months)

  MATTHEWS MOYA ARCHITECTS is a New York City-based design practice, led by Peter Matthews AIA and Frank X. Moya AIA, whose projects have received numerous design awards and have been featured in national publications. Founded in 2001, the firm’s portfolio includes civic, institutional, commercial, residential & urban design projects, with a concentration on arts and education-related projects.

• Director of Architecture and Planning

  Leewood Real Estate Group NJ, LLC - Trenton, NJ

  (Real Estate industry)

  January 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 8 months)

• Principal - Director of Design

  HACBM Architects, Planners and Engineers - Princeton, NJ

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  January 2003 — January 2005 (2 years 1 month)

• Owner

  MOYA Architects - Trenton, NJ

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  January 1994 — January 2003 (9 years 1 month)

• Associate in Charge of Design Healthcare/R&D Studio

  RMJM Hillier - Princeton, NJ

  (Privately Held; Architecture & Planning industry)

  October 1984 — January 1994 (9 years 4 months)

• Architect

  Henry Horowitz and Associates - Princeton, NJ

  (Architecture & Planning industry)

  August 1982 — October 1984 (2 years 3 months)

Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Education

• Princeton University

  1976 — 1982

  While at Princeton, Frank studied closely with noted architects and critics during a period of great debates in architectural theory. Among them were: urbanist and sociologist Robert Gutman who inspired a life-long interest in housing and urbanism; architects Michael Graves [M-Arch thesis advisor], Alan Chimacoff, Rafael Moneo, Robert Geddes, Peter Waldman, Mario Gandelsonas, Alan Colquhoun, Barbara Littenberg and theorists Anthony Vidler and Alan Plattus [AB thesis advisor]. His M-Arch thesis "Water in Architecture: Coamo Hot Springs Hotel" was published in "The Princeton Journal, Thematic Studies in Architecture", Volume One, Ritual, 1983, Princeton Architectural Press

  Activities and Societies:

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  Princeton University Master of Architecture 1982
  American Institute of Architects Student Medal, HM
  Master Thesis Commendation
  
  Princeton University Bachelor of Arts 1980
  Architecture and Urban Planning
  Magna Cum Laude

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Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Websites:

• My Company

Frank X. Moya, AIA LEED AP’s Groups:

•    The American Institute of Architects
•    Academia del Perpetuo Socorro Alumni

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