

James W Tilghman AIA
Professional Experience
M12 Design
Washington, DC
Design Consultancy
Founding Principal
08/2012- Present
AECOM National Capital Office
Arlington, VA
Principal, Director of Design 2007- 2012
AHSC Architects
Westchester, NY
Director of Design 2000-2006
Skidmore Owings & Merrill
New York ,NY
Senior Project Designer
1996-1999
J.W. Tilghman, Architect
New York, N.Y.
Principal 1991-1996
I.M. Pei & Partners
New York, N.Y Project
Designer 1987-1990
Foster Associates
London, England
Project Designer 1986-1987
Education
Harvard University
Graduate School of Design
Master in Architecture 1986
University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts- Individualized Degree 1982
Coursework in History and Sociology of Science, Philosophy and Architectural History
Professional Qualifications
Licensed Architect
DC MD NY VA
NCARB Certificate
American Institute of Architects
DC Chapter
Design Excellence Committee
Special Events Committee
University of Maryland School of Architecture
Professional Advisory Board
Current Academic Appointments
2015-2016:
University of Maryland College Park
Lecturer/Adjunct Professor 2015-2016
Studio Design Instructor ARCH 600- Comprehensive Design Studio-Graduate School
Thesis Committee Chair
ARCH 443 Visual Communication for Architects-Graduate School
Studio Instructor ARCH 403: 2015
"College Park Masterplan and City-University Hall" College Park MD
Studio Instructor ARCH 403: 2014
Salisbury MD: "A Revitalization Masterplan for the Crossroads of Maryland's Eastern Shore"
Studio Instructor ARCH 403: 2013
"North Beach MD: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, and Sustainable Building Practices 2013-2113"
Undergraduate Senior Design Studio
Design Juries
Catholic University
Thesis Super Jury 2013
Undergraduate Studio 2012
University of Maryland College Park
Thesis Reviews 2007-2013
Comprehensive Studio 2009, 2011
Philadelphia University,
Thesis Reviews 2010
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY Final Reviews Architecture and Interior Design 1995-2006
Parsons School of Design- Studio final reviews
New Jersey Institute of Technology- Final reviews
