Industry Veterans Anthony Schirripa, Theodore Hammer to Co-Chair Architecture and Interiors Leader
Mancini•Duffy, a leading
architectural and interiors practice, announces that Christian D. Giordano, Principal
and Director of Architecture, has been appointed President of the firm. In this
role, Mr. Giordano is charged with leadership of the growing firm as it moves
into its 100th year in 2015 and beyond. The announcement was made by
Anthony P. Schirripa, FAIA IIDA, the firm’s CEO and Co- Chairman.
Mr. Schirripa also announced that Theodore Hammer, who most
recently served as president of Mancini•Duffy,
is taking on the role of chief operating officer and co-chairman. Mr. Schirripa said, “Together, Ted, Christian
and I will take a century of knowledge – the firm’s and our own combined
experience – and put it to work to inspire Mancini•Duffy
for a new generation of excellence and innovation.”
About Mr. Giordano, Mr. Schirripa said, “Christian brings the
remarkable combination of design talent and business savvy to his leadership at
Mancini•Duffy, and instills a creative, optimistic team spirit and
environment for our continued growth.” Mr.
Hammer added, “We have long been a firm prized for smart, cutting-edge design
that enabled our clients’ businesses to flourish. With Christian as President,
we will build upon that reputation to earn recognition for our own innovative
work environment and our ability to deliver architectural solutions as well as
interior designs that help our clients achieve their goals.”
Mr. Giordano brings almost two decades of experience to his role
as President at Mancini•Duffy, including work for major corporations and
developers at HLW and Swanke Hayden Connell in New York as well as the firm
Morphosis in Los Angeles. In his role as Director of Architecture at Mancini•Duffy,
Mr. Giordano’s portfolio of work and relationships have helped the firm
establish a new presence in hotel and multifamily architecture, as well as
broadening the company’s service on behalf of some of the largest creative
corporations in the nation, especially in the broadcast and advertising worlds.
He studied architecture at University of Miami and received his Master’s degree
from UCLA. He was recently named to Building
Design + Construction’s “40 Under 40” list featuring 40 esteemed industry
professionals with distinguished careers, who demonstrated service to their
professions and communities, and who are actively participating in charity
work.
“For 100 years, Mancini•Duffy has set a standard for merging
both great design and smart business practices to inform our work, and we will
carry that forward to a new level in our next century,” Mr. Giordano said.
“First, we will be our own best client – putting the ideas we identify in our
Center for Workplace Innovation to work in our own space, making sure we are
fostering an environment that lets us test concepts and flourish with best practices.
Equally, we are going to continue to be a fantastic, progressive firm, where
the overall happiness of our team elevates our work and our service to our
clients and the community.”
Mr. Giordano said his partners share his commitment to the
enhancement of Mancini•Duffy’s inventive culture, and the drive to attract
exciting young talent to work on both the growing architecture and interiors
practices. “We will put great, thoughtful design front and center, and leverage
this expertise to solve our client’s problems,” Mr. Giordano said. “Watch for
us to elevate our game – a game that we already play at the very highest
level.”
