This article first appeared in the
PB June 2011
issue of Pro Builder.
Douglas Kallfelz, 39
Principal
Donald Powers Architects, Providence, R.I.
EDUCATION
BArch, Syracuse University; MA, Design Studies, Harvard University
PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
LEED AP, AIA
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Led design of multiple award-winning residential, mixed-use, and commercial urban design projects, including the 100-unit, LEED-certified San Juan Passage coastal community in Anacortes, Wash., and the Warwick Grove mixed-use traditional neighborhood in Warwick, N.Y.
Designing Rhode Island’s first LEED Gold-certified library (in Tiverton)
Managed design studio to an average annual profit of 12-16 percent and zero staff layoffs during the downturn
EXTRACURRICULAR
VP, incoming president, AIA Rhode Island chapter
Elected to the 2011 Leadership Rhode Island class, a yearlong program that convenes 50 community leaders to explore issues facing the state
Member, Congress for the New Urbanism
OFF THE CLOCK
Accomplished competitive sailor who crewed the prestigious Newport-Bermuda Sailing Race three times, and won first in class in 2008