For more information contact:
Teri Nagel, College of Architecture
Contact Teri Nagel
404-385-2156
Location: College of Architecture Auditorium
Event Date: January 7, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM—7:30 PM
AIA credits available.
Manuel Cadrecha (Arch 1977) is an expert in corporate, commercial and civic architecture. As a Design Principal at Perkins + Will with over two decades of experience, Manuel’s creative solutions have been recognized with numerous regional and national design awards. Manuel’s design for the CDC National Center for Environmental Health recently achieved a LEED Gold Certification, the First Federal Government High-Performance Laboratory to achieve that distinction. He is also a national leader for the firm’s corporate + commercial + civic practice. Manuel is recognized as a successful consensus builder, creating a unified design tone for each project. He is a visiting design critic at the Georgia Institute of Technology and serves on both the curriculum advisory board and the alumni advisory board. Manuel has also served on the board of the Latin American Association, the St. Joseph’s Mercy Care Board and the Cultural Diversity Board of Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. Manuel serves on the firm’s Board of Directors.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is one of the nation's premier research universities. Ranked seventh among U.S. News & World Report's top public universities, Georgia Tech's more than 19,000 students are enrolled in its Colleges of Architecture, Computing, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Management and Sciences. Tech is among the nation's top producers of women and African-American engineers. The Institute offers research opportunities to both undergraduate and graduate students and is home to more than 100 interdisciplinary units plus the Georgia Tech Research Institute.