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<br />Professional Registration <br />Registered Architect <br />State of Florida <br />AR-7202 <br /> <br />Professional Affiliations <br />Member - American <br />Institute of Architects <br /> <br />Awards <br />AlA Miami Award of <br />Excellence in Excellence <br /> <br />Tilt-Up Concrete <br />Association Achievement <br />Award <br /> <br />School Planning & <br />Management Education <br />Design Showcase Project <br />of Distinction <br /> <br />National Endowment for the <br />Arts Grant <br /> <br />Education <br />University of Miami <br />BArch <br /> <br />SIL~ ~CHirECTS <br />Rolando Silva, AlA <br />Principal <br /> <br />Owner and Principal of Silva Architects since 1975, Mr. Silva has vast knowledge and <br />experience in various types of projects ranging from governmental, institutional, <br />educational, and commercial structures. <br /> <br />Silva Architects has a long and distinguished history in the completion of Civic <br />buildings, including the award winning Dr. Rafael Penalver Health Center, a clinic in <br />Little Havana that was a joint effort between Miami-Dade County GSA and various <br />other public agencies. Mr. Silva served as Principal-in-Charge on the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Silva is highly experienced in open-ended Governmental Contracts, providing <br />excellent service comprised of quick turn around, good estimating capabilities, <br />delivering projects on time, within budget and with a firm control over the General <br />Contractor. <br /> <br />Mr. Silva has been involved extensively with assembly occupancy facilities, having <br />worked on the Gymnasiums at Miami Killian Senior High School, TERRA <br />Environmental Research Institute, and Ronald Reagan/Doral Senior High School <br /> <br />Difficult and complex educational projects ranging from remodeling, structural <br />rehabilitation, ADA upgrades and complete replacement of HVAC and Plumbing <br />systems to new state of the art educational facilities are all representative of Mr. <br />Silva's design capabilities. <br /> <br />Educational/Assembly/Civic Experience <br />Dr. Rafael Penalver Health Clinic (Miami, FL) <br />South Miami Health Clinic (South Miami, FL) <br />Opa-Locka Neighborhood Center (Opa-Locka, FL) <br />USPS Various Post Offices (Miami-Dade County, FL) <br />Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department Various Fire Stations (Miami-Dade County, FL) <br />State School HHH-1 (submitted for LEED certification) (Miami, FL) <br />TERRA Environmental Research Institute (sub. for LEED certification) (Miami, FL) <br />Miami Killian Senior High School General Repair & Rehabilitiation (Miami, FL) <br />South Dade Middle School (Miami, FL) <br />Holmes Elementary School Replacement (Miami, FL) <br />Early Childhood Center Prototypes (Miami, FL) <br />Addition to Miami Killian Senior High School (Miami, FL) <br />Addition to Southwest Miami Senior High School (Miami, FL) <br />Addition to Coral Gables Senior High School (Coral Gables, FL) <br />Ronald Reagan Senior High School (Doral, FL) <br />John A. Ferguson Senior High School (Miami, FL) <br /> <br />Commercial/Residential Experience <br />Beckman/Coulter Headquarters Showroom (Miami, FL) <br />Silva Architects/Fraga Engineers Offices (LEED Gold Certified) (Coral Gables, FL) <br />Betancourt, Castellon, Associates Offices (Miami, FL) <br />Pad ierne, Diaz, & Mendez Law Offices (Coral Gables, FL) <br />Thornton & Mastrucci Law Offices (Coral Gables, FL) <br />South Dade Dental Offices (Miami, FL) <br />Falls Dental Care Offices (Miami, FL) <br />Tropical Gardens ACLF (Miami, FL) <br /> <br />7 <br />