ABOUT US: AWARDS & RECOGNITION

4/2007

AIA CHARLOTTE HONOR AWARD

2007 Design Award

U.S. National Whitewater Center

Charlotte, North Carolina

www.usnwc.org

1/2007

ACEC OF NORTH CAROLINA

Henry A. Stikes

2007 Grand Conceptor Award for:

U.S. National Whitewater Center

Charlotte, North Carolina

www.usnwc.org

Presented to the local Charlotte office of WPC.  This top ACEC-NC Engineering Excellence Award was in collaboration with Liquid Design's teamed efforts in designing this project with innovation, expertise and ingenuity.  Liquid Design is honored by our associate WPC for receiving this award.

1/2007

BUILDING DESIGN+CONSTRUCTION

40 UNDER 40 AWARD WINNER:

MICHAEL D. WILLIAMS, 36
PRESIDENT
LIQUID DESIGN, CHARLOTTE, N.C.

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS
AIA, LEED AP

EDUCATION
BArch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Co-founded Liquid Design in 2000. Portfolio includes public and private-sector work ranging from interior design and space planning, to building design and project management.
Pursues unusual and challenging projects, including Charlotte's first modern/minimalist multifamily development.
Lead architect and master planner for the $32 million U.S. National Whitewater Center, a 312-acre recreation and training complex with 12-million-gallon man-made rapids and a 20,000-sf mixed-use facility.

RECENT PROJECTS
Celadon Townhomes (24-unit) on the Green, Charlotte, N.C.  Charlotte Rescue Mission long-term master plan.

OFF THE CLOCK
Enjoys kayaking and mountain biking.
Campfires with family and friends include Olympian kayaker Scott Shipley, who regales the group with stories of near-death experiences.
Favorite read: The Pillars of the Earth , by Ken Follett.

SECRET LIFE: Recently climbed famed Smith Rock in Terrebonne, Oregon.

11/2006

U.S. NATIONAL WHITEWATER CENTER *Official U.S. Olympic Training Facility

World's Largest Manmade Whitewater Park www.usnwc.org

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/flat/bown/2006/