Jim Richardson is a respected design leader in the Higher Education market sector with more than twenty years of experience. His work is distinctive for its thoughtful balance of conceptual coherence and resolved ingenuity, founded in a deep understanding of site, function, and performance. Jim strives to find and celebrate the unique qualities of each place to create authentic, meaningful, and enduring architecture.  

Jim’s designs are rooted in active listening, thoughtful engagement, and collaboration. He elevates the quality of VMDO’s design thinking and deliverables in service to clients, their communities, and the practice of professional architecture. A conscientious architect and team leader, Jim has been diligently overseeing VMDO’s largest and longest project yet: the multi-phased Centennial Village at the University of Miami.  

Outside of project work, Jim leads multiple design-oriented firm-wide projects such as VMDO’s annual Ethos design publication and the VMDO Travel Fellowship.