Education
The Catholic University of America, B.Arch., 1968, Bachelor of Architecture
Honor Societies: Tau Beta Pi, Blue Key, Phi Eta Sigma
Foreign Service Language Training: French
National Trust for Historic Preservation Workshops
Department of Housing and Urban Development Seminars

Registration
Massachusetts, 1976

Background
Tony Ricci joined the firm after 15 years with BTA Architects Inc. (fka Benjamin Thompson Associates, Inc.) While at BTA Tony was onsite construction administrator for three simultaneous New York University Law school building projects: an under street extension to the law school library, a three hundred bed dormitory with student and faculty dining/conference facilities and co-located facilities for all the Law School’s student publications. Tony worked with Scott Wilson and Scott Butler during the construction of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tony administered a team of designers and consultants creating a Master Plan and initial implementation strategies for the Grand Central Business Improvement District, Manhattan’s first and largest; projects included floodlighting Grand Central Terminal, signature ADA accessible sidewalk corners, new street lamps and furnishings, as well as recommendations for the simplification of on street signage and preliminary designs for the recently opened Viaduct cafe. Tony’s most recent project for BTA is the American Multi Cinema (AMC) Empire 25 cinema complex on 42nd Street NYC. Entering through a relocated and restored Broadway theatre; patrons are wisked up a series of escalators through four ‘sky lobbies’ (with views of Times Square, the New 42nd Street and the New Jersey Palisades) to 4937 seats, in state of the art stadium risered theatres (ranging in size from 597 to 56 seats). During his BTA years, Tony also assisted on major, international retail/commercial projects in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Budapest, Hungary.

Tony’s previous professional experiences include: Mid East urban design, U.S. municpal planning and Community development projects, teaching and a stint as an Architect in the U.S. Peace Corps.

Relevant Experience

Prudential Center Redevelopment, Boston, MA
New York University School of Law, Filomen D'Agostino Residence Hall. NY, NY
Law Library, Clinical Education Center, New York, NY
Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Fort Lauterdale, FL
Grand Central District, New York, NY
Division of Continuing Education Building (Renovation), Cambridge, MA
Navy Pier, Chicago, IL