Mitchel Sorin, Principal AIA LEED AP
Mitchel Sorin is the principal owner of Sorin Architecture, PLLC. With over 25 years experience with award-winning architectural firms in the design industry, Mitchel established his own practice in 1994 to provide planning and design solutions to residential and commercial clients with a focus on sustainable environmentally –responsible design.
With his experience at award-winning firms in Atlanta and western North Carolina, Mitchel Sorin brings a broad scope of expertise and knowledge to his practice having been directly involved in the planning and design of a variety of building types. He has a substantial knowledge of the adaptive re-use of existing buildings as well as other sustainable building technologies, including passive solar design, energy efficiency, and natural daylighting. Mitchel is a member of the American Institute of Architects, the US Green Building Council, the WNC Green Building Council, a certified member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards and is a LEED accredited professional (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). He is a past adjunct professor at Western Carolina University, has published several articles on straw bale construction, and has been a guest presenter at various workshops and public forums on “green building”. He graduated with a Bachelor of Environmental Design from Miami University in Ohio and holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Pratt Institute in New York.
Professional Experience
SORIN ARCHITECTURE, PLLC – Asheville, North Carolina
Principal Architect (April, 1994 – present)
FOY,LEE,MOODY & ASSOCIATES - Waynesville,North Carolina
Project Manager (April,1990 - April,1994)
PETER H. HAND & ASSOCIATES - Atlanta, Georgia
Project Architect (October,1987 - May,1990)
COOPER, CARRY & ASSOCIATES - Atlanta, Georgia
Project Architect (December,1983-October,1987)
SMALLWOOD,REYNOLDS,STEWART,STEWART AND ASSOCIATES - Atlanta,Georgia
Staff Architect (November,1980-December,1983)
TOOMBS,AMISANO & WELLS ARCHITECTS - Atlanta, Georgia
Intern Architect (September,1978-November,1980)
Education
Bachelor of Architecture - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn,NY (June,1977)
Bachelor of Environmental Design - Miami University, Oxford,Ohio (June,1974)
Architectural Association - Miami University Study Program Abroad, London,England (Sept,1973-Dec,1973)
Registration
North Carolina, New York, Georgia
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Architects
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
