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Liam Otten - (314) 935-8494 Home - 314-863-4296
liam_otten@aismail.wustl.edu
Background information on Harish A. Shah

[St. Louis, MO.,
12-07-02]

School
of Architecture alumnus (Master
of Architecture, 1973) Harish
Shah is vice president and principal
of RMW Architecture + Design.
Shah has three decades of varied,
in-depth design and management
experience. He joined RMW, an
award-winning architectural and
interior design firm based in
San Francisco, in March 1982 and
became a principal in 1986. His
previous experience includes 13
years of architectural work in
Chicago.
Among Shah's work is a collaborative project with Maki & Associates of Tokyo for the Yerba Buena Gardens Visual Arts Center in San Francisco. The project won a 1995 Honor Award for Design Excellence from the American Institute of Architects California Council and a 1994 Award of Honor for Interior Design from the AIA San Francisco Council.
RMW has extensive experience in architectural projects for academic institutions, art galleries and performing arts facilities, including Stanford University, University of California, California Academy of Sciences, Modernism Art Gallery in San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Fort Mason Cultural Complex and Rancho Bernardo Performing Arts Center.
Specializing in rehabilitation
and institutional work, Shah has
been the project principal or
manager for numerous projects,
including Temple Emanu-El in San
Francisco; San Jose Museum of
Art; Goodwill Industries in San
Francisco; Transamerica Realty
Office Building in Stockton; the
Foster City City Hall and Council
Chambers; the Fox Theatre in San
Jose; and the Bank of California
Main Headquarters in San Francisco.
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