James McKissick AIA
California architectural registration, license
#32644
EDUCATION
Master of Architecture -
University of California, Los Angeles 1988
Bachelor of Arts, Fine Art - University of California, Santa Cruz 1985
PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE
Educational and Institutional
Long Beach City College – Industrial Technology Center
36,000 sq ft: Classrooms, Welding and Metal shops, Completed
2010, Cost $8.8 million
Project Manager, Rachlin Architects, 2004-05
California State University San Bernardino – Theater
300 seat theater for theatrical and music performance
Project Manager, Lee Burkhart Liu Architects, 2001-03
California State University San Bernardino – Academic
Building
20,000 sq ft, three story building of classrooms, lecture
halls and administration offices
Project Manager, Lee Burkhart Liu Architects, 2001-03
UCLA – Central Chiller / Co-generation & Facilities
Management Complex
190,000 sq ft, Central plant and facilities workshops & offices, Completed 1994, Cost $188 million
Design team member, Holt Hinshaw Pfau Jones, San Francisco, 1991-92
Soka University – Student Services Building, Aliso Viejo, California
30,000 sq ft, University administration and student services
office space and conference space
Project Manager, Summit Architects/Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer 1997-2001
US Postal Service – Northwood Station, Irvine, California
15,000 sq ft, New public post office and mail distribution
station
Project Manager, Rachlin Architects, 2004
Healthcare
Valley Presbyterian Hospital – Labor Delivery Recovery Unit,
12,000 sq ft, Expansion, remodel and seismic upgrade of
existing facilities
Project Manager, Lee Burkhart Liu Architects, 2001-03,
Los Alamitos Medical Center
Master planning and site planning for campus expansion and
future construction
Project Manager, Lee Burkhart Liu Architects, 2002
New District General Hospital, Norwich, England, UK
Master planning and building design: acute care and nursing
campus
Design team member, Anshen & Allen, San Francisco,
1992-93
Veterans Administration Nursing Home
Site planning and design for a 120 bed skilled nursing
facility at VA center Martinez, California
Design team member, Anshen & Allen, San Francisco, 1992-93
Residential and Retail
Soka University – Guest Residence Building, Aliso Viejo, California
Housing for visiting scholars and guests of the university
Project Manager, Summit Architects/Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer,
Joint venture, 2000
Virgin Megastore,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Job Captain, Rock Architects, Santa Monica, 1996
Hacienda Lofts – Multi-family Residential
8 units luxury condominiums in West Hollywood, CA
Project Manager, WorkPlays Architecture, 2007-08
Single Family Residential
Carson Residence
1,400 sq ft vacation house for rural site in Central
California
Architect: James McKissick Architecture, 2010-11
Capsule House
1,000 sq ft pre-fab housing project in Maui, Hawaii
Architect: James McKissick Architecture, 2011
Pro-bono Community Projects
Hollywood Youth Center – My Friends Place
Programming and Space Planning
James McKissick Architecture, 2011
