Architect Brings Expertise in Major Cultural, Civic Projects
Quinn Evans has announced that Beth Barrett, AIA, LEED AP, has rejoined the firm as a senior associate. Barrett has nearly 20 years of architectural experience, and previously served as an associate and project architect with Quinn Evans from 2005 through 2015.
During her prior tenure with Quinn Evans, Barrett played an instrumental role in the design of several of the firm’s major cultural projects, including the renovation of the Eisenhower and Terrace Theatersat the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.; the Pepsi Family Center and Orientation Theater in the North Carolina History Center in New Bern, N.C.; and the modernization and expansion of the Benjamin Franklin Museum in Philadelphia, Pa. Recently, as a consultant to Quinn Evans, Barrett provided design services for several prominent projects including the addition of the Heritage Hall welcome center at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, the renovation of Constitution Hall at the Daughters of the American Revolution headquarters in Washington, D.C., and the undercroft rehabilitation at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall.
Barrett holds a Master of Architecture (2009) from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where she won the 2009 AIA Henry Adams Medal. She holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design (2002) from Texas A&M University. A registered architect, Barrett is a former AIA-DC Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program Scholar.
About Quinn Evans
Quinn Evans provides services in architecture, planning, urban revitalization, and historic preservation, including sustainable preservation and stewardship. Established in 1984, the firm has more than 200 professionals in six office locations in Washington, D.C.; Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan; Madison, Wisconsin; Baltimore, Maryland; and Richmond, Virginia. Nationally ranked in its sustainability practice, Quinn Evans is a charter signatory of the AIA 2030 Challenge and a member of the Center for the Built Environment.
Quinn Evans specializes in cultural, institutional, commercial, and educational projects, including museums, historic parks, theaters, mixed-use buildings, schools and campus facilities, libraries, and civic landmarks. Current projects for the firm include the modernization of the National Air and Space Museum and the renovation and design of undercroft space at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.; renovation of the Old City Hall and Virginia Commonwealth University’s new STEM building in Richmond, Va.; and redevelopment of Baltimore’s Penn Station. Quinn Evans was selected by Ford to design the restoration and adaptive use of the landmark Michigan Central Station in Detroit. Projects in Detroit also include the restoration of the historic Wurlitzer Building; the renovation of 985 Michigan Avenue for the U.S. General Services Administration; and the documentation of 20th-century African American civil rights sites in the city of Detroit for the Michigan State Historic Preservation Office in association with the Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board. For more information, visit www.quinnevans.com.
