Promotions at Hamilton + Aitken

Xavier Houston – Associate

Xavier Houston – Associate

Edward To LEED AP – Associate

Edward To LEED AP – Associate

Thomas Lawrence AIA – Senior Associate

Thomas Lawrence AIA – Senior Associate

H+A welcomed two new associates this week, and named Thomas Lawrence AIA as senior associate.  Xavier Houston and Edward To were each named associates of the firm, acknowledging their leadership over the past years.  Both Xavier and Edward were key members of our design team on the SFO Terminal 3 projects – Edward has recently been leading the James Lick Middle School Modernization through construction, and Xavier has been designing additional projects with the San Francisco International Airport, including a renovation of two holding rooms at the International Terminal.

Thomas has contributed by leading several complex projects, including the Hilltop High School modernization and the team working on SFO T3.  Currently he is serving as project architect for Burlingame Intermediate School, a new classroom building that completes an area of Burlingame’s large middle school campus.

Transbay Transit Center Tour

Hamilton + Aitken staff were able to get a backstage tour of the Transbay Transit Center, currently under construction. Tour-goers were impressed by the structural design as well as the geothermal system.  Designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, the new 5-story Transit Center features a Caltrain and California High Speed Rail terminal at the bottom, a shopping center level, a concourse level, a bus terminal level, and a 5.4 acre park on the roof.  According to the guide, Ned Kahn’s water jets at the park will correspond to the level of activity on the bus deck, so perhaps you will be able to tell whether your bus has arrived by the height of the water jet.