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After a 30 year career with Gensler, he came back to LSU.

Lorie Westrick, AIA, LEED AP, is the managing principal of RdlR Architects, a Houston-based design firm. She has served as principal since 2001 during which time, the firm earned numerous design and firm awards including the Texas Society of Architect Firm Award, the highest honor bestowed on a firm.

Ms. Westrick has extensive experience in all areas of architectural design and planning. Her public work includes low-income housing; educational facilities, transit projects, parks, and streetscapes. She also had considerable experience designing facilities non-for -profit organizations. Noteworthy projects include: Houston Food Bank (recipient of five local, state and national awards); Sam Houston Tollway NE Main Lane Plaza (TSA Design Award); and Reagan High School Renovations ( GHPA design award).

David Wiesendanger is Principal and Vice President of BOUDREAUX, a Columbia, S.C. architecture, planning, preservation, and interior design firm.

With the firm since 2012, David’s dedication to a project’s success is driven by his 17 years of experience managing projects from the initial design phase through final construction. David’s passion for understanding the culture of our clients and developing a strategy to create a more efficient workplace is foremost in his approach. His depth of experience designing multiple types of spaces offers clients insight on methods for improving employee productivity through space planning. Having designed over one million square feet of office space, renovations and new construction, David’s ability to proactively collaborate with clients are essential to the efficiency and success of each project schedule.

David’s recent projects include University of South Carolina’s School of Law and Hamilton College Renovation, along with Richland County Recreation Commission’s award winning Gadsden Community Center. He is currently working on an addition to Christ the King High School in North Carolina, the new St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Columbia and USC’s Campus Village.

David is a member of the American Institute of Architects and serves an Executive Board Member for the Palladium Society of Historic Columbia.

David M. Lachin Jr., AIA earned his bachelors degree in 2009 and architectural license in 2014. He began working at Lachin Architects immediately after graduating and became a partner in the firm in early 2018. David has served as a project architect on a number of different project types. Specific notable projects under his leadership were the J. Garic Schoen Chapel, Trist School Additions, Chalmette High Athletic Facilities Complex, and Arlene Meraux Elementary School.

At Lachin Architects, David maintains project architecture responsibilities with added focus on business development, technology implementation, and cultivation of the firm’s culture.

Vice President of Design, Fifth Dimension Architecture & Interiors
Austin, Texas

As VP of Design, John brings over 15 years of experience and dedication to Fifth Dimension Architecture & Interiors. John has significant experience in retail, higher education health and science facilities, K-12 new construction and renovation projects, single family residences, affordable and market-rate multi-family projects, offices, mixed use developments, religious, and large food manufacturing facilities. John’s work ethic, leadership, passion for architecture and technology, and how to use BIM effectively within a collaborative workgroup has made him a valuable asset to the 5D team and has given him the reputation as a respected designer and colleague amongst his peers.