Bio

Eric MacGregor Urbahn, A.I.A.

• 2 Oct 1948 Born New York City

• Childhood spent in New York, Colorado, Massachusetts and Connecticut
• 1962-1967  Secondary School, Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham Mass.
• 1967-1972  University of Arizona Bachelor of Architecture 5-year program Honors, winner of Davenport Design Prize 1972
• 1967-1971  NROTC University of Arizona
• 1971-1972  Post-graduate seminar program Taliesin West, Scottsdale AZ.
• 1966-1972  Design Apprentice Max O. Urbahn, Architects, All summers.   New York City and Lexington Massachusetts offices involved in re-design of all U. S. Post Office facilities Eastern U.S.
• 1972-1974  Essential Skills Instructor (ESI) with U.S.Navy San Diego, California and Newport, RI.
• 1975-1976  Design and Systems specialist, Max O Urbahn International Ltd Lagos, Nigeria and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Responsible for analysis and Preliminary design of 540 Post & Telecom Offices and 2 large military hospitals. 
• 1976-1977  Regional Manager Max O. Urbahn International Ltd Enugu, Nigeria and Kano, Nigeria.  Responsible for Implementation of major segment of Post & Telecom facilities contract with Nigerian Government (288 facilities).
• 1977-1978  General Manager (Nigeria) Max O. Urbahn International, Ltd Lagos, Nigeria.  Responsible for 4 offices totaling 104 employees in Lagos, Kano, Enugu and Sokoto Nigeria.
• 1978-1979  Partner in charge of International Operations Max O. Urbahn International, Ltd..  Lagos, Nigeria; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Cairo, Egypt; London and New York.
• 1979-1984  Private Practice Camden, Maine. 36 Residential Projects.  Multiple design awards.
• 1984-1989  Co-Founder Urbahn Architects, PC., New London and Mystic, Connecticut.  University of Connecticut multiple facilities and master plan.  University of Rhode Island School of Engineering.  U. S. Navy Underwater Systems Command facilities, New London Connecticut.  U. S. Coast Guard Academy multiple facilities, New London Connecticut.  St Jude Elderly Housing complex, Norwich, Connecticut.  Multiple Private Residences.  Four State of Connecticut and one national design award.
• 1990-1993  Sailing Circumnavigation of the world aboard the sloop FINBACK,.  Nantucket-Bahamas-Panama-Marquesas-Tahiti-Tonga-Fiji-New Zealand-Australia-Indonesia-Mauritius-South Africa-Caribbean-Nantucket, Massachusetts.  Awarded New York Yacht Club Cruising Award, 1994.  Presented with the Waring Partridge Circumnavigation Award 2010.
• 1994-1996  Private Practice, Nantucket, Massachusetts,. Residential Projects and continued involvement as principal in Urbahn Architects, P.C. of New London, Connecticut.  Ongoing design of U. S. Navy facilities New London, Connecticut.  2 National Awards
• 1996-PRESENT  Office of Eric M. Urbahn, A.I.A.,.  Based in the Dominican Republic.  Co-Founder and partner Orchid Bay Estates, Cabrera, Dominican Republic.  Responsible for Master Plan, Infrastructure Plan of the Orchid Bay Residential Development and design of 6 large residences inside the project including Villa Lazy Heart, Villa Castellamonte and others including one residence of over 44,000 square feet.  Other projects in the Dominican Republic include private residences in the Cabarete-Sosua area and continued pro-bono facilities design for the International School of Sosua.