RNL Adds National Director of Business Development and Senior Interior Designer/Hospitality Specialist to its Los Angeles office
New staff provide additional depth of experience in business development and hospitality design.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2008 -- RNL is pleased to announce that Michael J. Hicks, AIA, has joined the firm as national director of business development and managing principal of the firm's Los Angeles office. Also joining the Los Angeles office of RNL is Darrell Long, IIDA, as senior interior designer and senior associate.
Hicks has more than 35 years of experience in design, construction and development and brings extensive business development, strategic planning and project management expertise to RNL.
"I look forward to being part of RNL's continued efforts in designing the diverse and vibrant communities being developed in the Los Angeles Basin. RNL's commitment to sustainable design and its 52-year history of quality architecture and urban design are among the many things that attracted me to the firm," said Hicks.
Long will lead RNL's hospitality design practice, which will be focused on hotel design and renovation, restaurant and retail interiors, and spa and resort architecture. Long has more than 14 years of experience with interior design for high-end hospitality projects including clients such as Wyndham Resorts, Starwood Hotels and Hilton Hotel, Inc.
"I'm thrilled to come to RNL and utilize my expertise as the firm continues to expand its hospitality and mixed-use market," Long said.
RNL recently completed design for a $120 million, 440,000 square foot resort project in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, which is expected to open in 2009.
RNL is an integrated full service architectural firm with offices in Los Angeles, Denver and Phoenix, serving clients locally, nationally and internationally. RNL provides inspired and innovative design solutions to clients, offering a continuum of design services, including architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, urban design and planning, and engineering. For more information about RNL, please visit www.rnldesign.com.
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