Leslie Moldow


General Information


Occupation: Architect

Date of Birth: November 13, 1956

Birth City: Port Chester

Resident City: Seattle


Specialties


Subject: Design of Senior and Special Needs Housing

Description: Continuing Care Retirement Communities, skilled nursing, assisted living, Alzheimer\'s care, transitional housing

Url: www.perkinseastman.com

Notes: AIA Design for Aging, www.aia.org/dfa



Jobs


Employer: Perkins Eastman

Title: Principal

City: Oakland

Country: United States

Start Date: March 15, 2007

Notes: Lead senior living on west coast


Employer: Mithun

Title: Principal

City: Seattle

Country: United States

Start Date: August 30, 1993

End Date: March 15, 2007

Notes: Lead the senior living group, Moved up from employee, to associate in 1994, to senior associate in 1996 and principal and shareholder 1998, First woman principal of firm. While associated firm grew from about 40 to 200, senior living grew from 3 people to about 30


Employer: CityDesign Collaborative, Inc.

Title: Associate

City: Boston

Country: United States

Notes: Worked on special needs housing and state funded low income housing and senior housing projects


Employer: Downer and Mostue Architects, Inc

City: Cambridge

State: Massachusetts

Country: United States

Notes: worked on educational projects and condo developments


Employer: Powers and Company

City: Boston

Country: United States

Notes: worked on single family passive solar homes, special needs school program


Employer: Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott, Inc.

City: Boston

Country: United States

Notes: worked on McLean psychiatric hospital, Dartmouth College Dormitory, Smithsonian Asian and African Art Museum


Employer: Leslie G. Moldow, Architect

Title: Principal, Owner

City: Newton

Country: United States


Collaborators




Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Order of Excellence Design Award in Asssited Living

Description: Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine

Notes: for teh Summit at First Hill in Seattle Wa


Name: Citation

Description: Design for Aging, AIA and AAHSA Award

Notes: Mary's Woods, Lake Oswego, OR


Name: Citation

Description: Design for Aging, AIA and AAHSA

Notes: Summit at First Hill, Seattle, WA


Name: Order of Excellence in Assisted Living

Description: Contemporary Long Term Care Magazine

Notes: St. Anthony's Village, Portland, OR


Name: Gold Seal Award

Description: national Association of Home Builders, National council on Senior\\\'s Housing

Notes: Mountain Meadows, Ashland, OR


Name: Silver Seal Award

Description: Affordable Senior Housing, NAHB

Notes: Curran Terrace, Worcester MA



Exhibitions



Notable Projects



Education


Institution: University of California, Berkeley

Department: Archtitecture

Degree: Masters of Architecture

Start Date: September 01, 1978

End Date: June 01, 1980

Notes: Studied with Christopher Alexander and Sim Van der Ryn, Researched Birthing Centers, Was a teaching assistant and research assistant


Institution: University of Maryland

Department: Architecture

Degree: finished 4 years of a 5 year B.Arch program

Start Date: September 01, 1974

End Date: June 01, 1978

Notes: Decided after 4 years that I wanted to get my Master's degree


Licensing


License: Architecture

Organization: Commonwealth of Massachusetts


License: Architecture

Organization: Washingon State


License: LEED Accredited Professional

Organization: US Green Building Council


Professional Affiliations


Organization: Women\\\'s Institue for Housing and Urban Development

Role: President of the Board, and Board Member

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Organization: Boston Society of Architecture, Women in Architecture Committee

Role: Co-Chair and founder

Notes: Began it with Susan Wright to raise visibility of women architects, gain equality, give support among fellow professionals, etc.


Organization: Newton Urban Planning and Beautification Commission

Role: Appointed Commission Member

Notes: Worked on signage regulations and some planning issues in Newton, MA


Organization: Newton Highlands Community Development Corp

Role: Elected Executive Board Member

Notes: Helped oversee renovation of Newton Highlands Historic H H Richardson MBTA station


Organization: AIA Design for Aging Knowledge Community Advisory Group

Role: Chair, Vice-Chair and member

Notes: Worked to develop this young committee, expand membership, share knowledge, etc. www.aia.org/dfa


Organization: Seattle Leadership Tomorrow

Role: Graduate


Organization: Seattle Architectural Foundation

Role: Board Member


Publications By


Title: Power of Place

Publication: AAHSA White Paper

Publisher: AAHSA

City: Washington, D.C.

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Title: Going where the Action Is: Mixed-Use Seniors Housing Satisfies Boomers\\\' Desires

Publication: Senior Housing News

Publisher: NAHB

City: Washington, D.C.

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Title: Design in the Details

Publication: Assisted Living Today

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Title: Buildig Green Pays Off

Publication: Nursing Homes/Long Term Care Management

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Publications About


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