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Environments for civic and cultural activities should naturally enrich and inspire the people they attract. Whether developing world-class exhibition space, restoring a landmark building, or updating a historic library with 21st-century technology, we approach each of these projects holistically. We explore the institution—what it is, who depends upon it, and what it endeavors to become—and devise a plan to underscore its strengths and realize organizational aspirations. We love the ways that architecture and design can bring enduring value to built civic environments and the communities they serve.

Eileen Casciari, RA
Associate Principal
Alfred Wojciechowski, AIA, LEED AP
Principal
Adrian LeBuffe, MCPPO, LEED AP
Associate Principal
Dan Gelormini, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal
Ellen Perko , AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal
Liam O’Sullivan
Associate Principal
Eileen Casciari, RA
Associate Principal

Expert at the programming, planning, and design of award-winning civic and cultural buildings, from public libraries to public universities, Eileen’s design focus encompasses educational environments, places for community, and centers for the arts. A core member of CBT’s Academic Design Group, her work includes early learning centers to new high schools to award-winning campus restorations.  A library design specialist, Eileen’s portfolio includes eight public libraries, many of which integrate sensitive historic renovation and expansion design, including the AIA/ALA award-winning Woburn Public Library. A registered architect with a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Notre Dame, Eileen’s professional roles include serving the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners as an architectural consultant, as well as a member of the Board of Trustees for Notre Dame Academy in Hingham, Massachusetts.

Alfred Wojciechowski, AIA, LEED AP
Principal

Alfred Wojciechowski is a Senior Principal at CBT with over 35 years of experience in multi-family residential projects and urban high-rises, as well as single family homes, academic, science, hospitality, civic, and retail design. At all scales, his work incorporates holistic thinking between site, exterior, interior, and environmental considerations. He is involved with projects and clients locally and nationally in locations across Florida, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. Alfred is a member of the AIA Large Firm Roundtable, AIA Dean’s Forum, the Boston Society of Architects, a Board Member of Boston’s Back Bay Association and is a LEED-accredited professional. Born in Poland and raised in Canada, Alfred joined CBT in 1985. He holds a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Manitoba, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon.

Adrian LeBuffe, MCPPO, LEED AP
Associate Principal

Adrian LeBuffe is an Associate Principal and Senior Project Manager at CBT. His work ranges from academic and civic facilities to complex residential and mixed-use buildings. Adrian has managed award-winning projects that require highly technical integration from multiple disciplines and which posed several structural and technical design challenges. Adrian holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University and participated in a study abroad exchange program in Lausanne, Switzerland at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He is a Thesis Advisor for Suffolk University’s New England School of Art and Design, and has served as a guest juror at RISD, Northeastern, and the BAC. He is the Vice-Chairperson of the Winchester Design Review Committee and an active member of the Winchester Central Business District Sub-Committee.

Dan Gelormini, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal

Dan is a talented project architect/project manager with great technical abilities, an affable style and proven leadership when undertaking complex design commissions. He is a facile design professional who translates the project vision into accurate and efficient design results. Working as easily on new construction as on existing building renovation and modernizations, he recently completed work on the award-winning renovation and expansion of the renowned Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach.

Ellen Perko , AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Associate Principal

Ellen Perko is an Associate Principal at CBT and has over 30 years of experience in a variety of civic and residential projects, with particular expertise in private residential design. An established architect with sustainable design focus, she has a deep understanding of the qualities that make a residence attractive, functional, comfortable, and most importantly, a desirable place to live. In community development and multi-family residential work, Ellen develops design solutions that best respond to a development’s target demographic with the right style, amenities, and unit layouts. Her designs have a human scale and an aesthetic quality is appealing and marketable. Ellen leads CBT’s single-family residential design group and has designed custom homes for a number of repeat clients. Ellen is a sought-after expert in her field, and holds a Master of Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from The Ohio State University.

Liam O’Sullivan
Associate Principal

A senior design team leader, Liam O’Sullivan is  specialist in building information technology (BIM) and energy modeling, while also providing invaluable design and construction phase continuity for CBT’s civic, academic, life science, and residential project clients. Expert in design coordination, Liam guides complex projects from concept design through construction, assuring the technical excellence of high-performance buildings. Liam’s roles encompass shepherding ultra-fast-paced college “summer-slammer” renovations, to providing multi-year design development continuity for large scale expansions for clients like the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, to meticulous oversight of building infrastructure design for project’s like Fitchburg State University’s Antonucci Science Complex. With a Master of Architecture and Certificate in Historic Preservation from the University of Maryland School of Architecture, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Trinity College, Liam’s expertise is integral to projects achieving the highest sustainability and performance standards, and project budgets and milestones in sharp alignment.

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