Whitten Architects expands leadership team
Photo / Courtesy Whitten Architects
From left, Tom Lane, Rob Whitten and Russ Tyson.
Portland residential architectural firm Whitten Architects has expanded its leadership team.
Joining founder Rob Whitten and principal Russ Tyson is Tom Lane, who has been with the firm since 2017 and now steps into the role of partner and owner.
“Tom and I met while reviewing student work at UMaine Augusta,” said Whitten. “We share common interests in craft, communication and a love of architecture."
Growing up on Boston's South Shore area, Lane’s studies informed his belief in the importance of understanding a site's unique qualities and the need for site-responsive design. After graduate school, Lane practiced in offices in Salt Lake City and Boston, working on a variety of project types including art museums, libraries and custom residential designs. The diverse experience allowed him to develop a versatile approach to architecture, adapting to different scales and contexts.
"His progression from contributor to leader, and now to owner, is a natural recognition of his commitment, talent, and love for what we do,” said Tyson.
In addition to being a licensed architect in Maine, Lane is a member of the American Institute of Architects, active in the Custom Residential Architects Network, and has served terms as a board member and president of the Portland Society for Architecture.
Lane regularly serves on design juries at the University of Maine Augusta and has been a guest critic at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Utah. His work is published in the "Architect's Guidebook to Structures" textbook, and he has shared his insights on "genius loci" or spirit of place in an article published by Maine Home+Design magazine.
Founded in 1986, Whitten Architects has been designing homes in New England, from camps to cottages, modern homes to historic renovations. The Portland-based firm has won a number of awards over the years and has been nationally published in a variety of residential home design books and magazines. The design team collectively offers decades of hands-on residential design and construction experience, as well as a common ethos that a home should reflect its occupants, and its design should first develop from an appreciation for and an understanding of its context.
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