W. DOUGLAS ROMINES RA_CPHD

Owner & Principal Architect

Douglas is the founder and Principal Architect of Romines Architecture. He is a registered architect in the State of New York and the State of New Jersey. Under his leadership, Romines Architecture has been engaged to work with a wide range of clients, including individual clients, developers, community institutions and governmental organizations. Current work in New York City includes the recent completion of eight new townhouses, the restoration of a historic townhouse located in the Upper East Side landmark district, a Buddhist community center for SGI-USA, and a new 15 Story multi-family development in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.

As an adjunct instructor at the New York Institute of Technology, Douglas has taught design studios in 2004, 2014, and 2016. He actively engages in both the creative and practical aspects of the firm’s design process, from drawing hand-sketches to reviewing technical documents.

Prior to founding Romines Architecture, Douglas was Senior Associate at Frederic Schwartz Architects, where he spent 15 years designing and building projects in New York City and across the world. During his tenure with FSA, Douglas led some of the firms’ most prestigious award-winning projects, including the LEED Gold 250-unit mixed-income housing development at 40 West 116th Street, the new 13-acre Santa Fe Railyard Park for the Trust for Public Land, and the historic restoration of Snug Harbor Cultural Center Building E.

Between 1996 and 1998, Douglas worked in Germany, where he was involved in a number of historic renovations, master planning and design projects. His experience in Germany underscored the importance of a sustainable approach to building and urban design which he continues to put into use in daily practice.

Douglas is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Architecture and Design (B. Arch 1995), and he also studied architecture at the Technical University of Krakow in Poland and the Technical University of Dresden in Germany.