Edward F. Garcia, AIA, LEED AP, Phoenix office Learning Studio leader, has been elevated to a vice president of SmithGroup. Garcia has more than 20 years of experience, with 16 of those years at SmithGroup, specializing in higher education projects throughout the southwest region. Garcia has been directly involved in numerous projects on university and community college campuses, such as the Arizona State University College of Nursing and Health Innovation Phase 2, the University of Arizona Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences, and Taylor Place: Arizona State University Downtown Student Housing, as well as multiple projects for the Maricopa County Community College District.
SmithGroup Phoenix elevates Learning Studio leader Edward Garcia to VP
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