Marshall Purnell
| Marshall Emmiett Purnell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 8, 1950 Toledo, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Devrouax & Purnell Architects and Planners, PC |
| Buildings |
PEPCO Headquarters Washington Convention Center Martin Luther King Memorial FreddiMac Corporate Headquarters, Mclean, VA New Town in Turkey Nationals Park Progression Place Union Station Parking Garage (phase II)/Station Expansion Washington National Airport Parking Garage (B,C) Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy Gallery Place & Convention Center Metro Station Expansions |
Marshall Purnell (born June 8, 1950) is a prominent African-American architect and 2008 president of the American Institute of Architects.
Born in Toledo Ohio, and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he is the second son of the late Lelia (Givens) Purnell (1922-2016) and the late long-time professional jazz saxophonist Curtis Purnell (1921–2006). After attending Ottawa Hills High School and playing point guard on its state high school championship winning basketball team, and being recruited by the Boston Red Sox he chose not to pursue sports and went on to earn a Bachelor of Science in Architecture & Urban Planning a Master of Architecture from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Architecture from the Boston Architectural College, BAC. Purnell taught design in 1973 at the University of Maryland. He is thought to be one of the first African American architects to hold a faculty position in the ACC. From 1974 to 1978 Purnell worked at The American Institute of Architects headquarters in Washington, DC where he was one of three members of the executive office. He entered private practice with the late Paul S. Devrouax, FAIA (1942-2010) in 1978 and co-founded the firm Devrouax & Purnell Architects and Planners, PC.
Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA, NOMAC
BS, M Arch, (Hon): D Arch, JIA, KIRA, MFA, RAIA, RCIA
Marshall E. Purnell, FAIA is considered one of the most accomplished architects in America today. He is a former national President of The American Institute of Architects (2008) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (1985, 1986). He served as Design Principal of Devrouax & Purnell Architects Planners for thirty-five years. More than twenty million people a year live, work, play, or otherwise move through spaces and structures his firm designed. Firm projects include; the $850 million Washington Convention Center, the $700 million Washington Nationals Baseball Park, the Washington NBA and NHL venue Verizon Center, PEPCO Energy’s corporate headquarters, FreddieMac corporate Headquarters The National Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, several projects for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority, a New Town in Turkey, modernization projects at U.S. Embassies in Moscow and the former Yugoslavia, Cabinet drawing updates for 86 different Ambassadorial Residences world wide, a marina, restaurant, luxury housing, and golf course in the Bahamas’; and many mix use residential, institutional, educational, industrial, transportation, and commercial projects on both the east and west coasts. The firm has won AIA Design Awards at the local, regional and national level. Additionally, at the same time Mr. Purnell was a Principal of the graphics design firm Design Communications for over ten years.
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