Profile

Personal Greeting James GRIFFO, AIA

Self-Employed

Contact Details

Self-Employed
Vestavia, AL

Bio

Jim is well versed in the design and development of a variety facility types. He has designed or led teams in designing corporate office spaces, training facilities, educational facilities and churches in both the public and private sector. In addition, he has directed the development of projects in the Industrial, Federal and Healthcare markets. His qualifications as both a Registered Architect and Interior Designer affords his clients a unique perspective.

Jim’s expertise is in assisting clients with determining their tangible and intangible goals for a project. He then works with executives, their staff and stakeholders to set priorities as well as identify project parameters to balance function, budget, image and scope. This set of goals and priorities becomes the benchmark to which all future design decisions are measured.

Skill sets
Strategic Planning/Project Programming
Program Management
Business Development/Presentation Techniques
Staff Recruitment and Retention
Account Management
Conceptual Design and Design Development

American Institute of Architects (AIA)
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA)
NAIOP - Alabama

Rotary Club of Birmingham
American Heart Association
United Way of Central Alabama
Birmingham Business Alliance, Trustee
University of Alabama, Interior Design Advisory Board

Registered Architect: Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas (inactive)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
National Council for Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ)
Registered Interior Designer: Alabama, Texas (inactive)
LEED Accredited Professional

Education

Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
B. Arch, 1977
Architecture