Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA

Patrick MacLeamy, FAIA, worked his way up from junior designer to CEO of HOK, a global architecture, engineering, and planning firm, where he spent 50 years.  A self-taught executive, MacLeamy transformed HOK from a firm that designed good buildings to one that was well-designed itself.  He is best known in the architecture/engineering/construction industry as the creator of the “MacLeamy Curve,” which advocates front-loading effort during the design process to catch errors early, a strategy that translates well to other industries.  A pioneer in leveraging technology to support design quality, today MacLeamy is chairman of buildingSMART International (bSI) and works tirelessly to advance the global implementation of open software standards that have the potential to transform the design industry.  For more information, please visit MacLeamy.com.