WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new era of leadership has begun at the Washington, D.C. studio of global architecture and design firm Perkins&Will: Damon Sheppard, a native Baltimorean and architect who has called the district home for 30 years, stepped into the managing director role on July 8, succeeding Chris Morrison, who held the post since 2014.
“One of the things that attracted me to Perkins&Will is the firm’s emphasis on people and doing right by them—not only within the firm itself, but also within the community. That’s very important to me,” Sheppard says. “I love beautifully designed buildings, but what really gets me excited is knowing that the projects I’m working on are going to have a positive impact on people.”
A sought-after programmer, planner, and project manager with a keen interest in higher education STEM facilities, Sheppard’s experience includes work on and off university campuses: a center for health and human services; a behavioral and social sciences complex; a historic renovation of educational lab spaces; and an interior fit-out of a private life sciences research facility, among others. His clients have included Morgan State University, The George Washington University, Georgetown University, the National Institutes of Health, and Sanofi, to name a few.