patrick s. mcdonough, aia
Patrick S. McDonough, AIA is a registered architect with wide-ranging experience in new traditional residential design, historic preservation, project programming, master planning, project management, construction documentation and construction review. He joined John Toates Architecture & Design, LLC. in 2017 after being previously employed for twenty-three years as a Senior Associate for another well-known architecture firm in the Philadelphia area. Previous to that, he worked in the Architectural Division at the U.S. National Park Service completing the List of Classified Structures Inventory for Fort McHenry National Monument and Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland and the Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
Patrick received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from University of Florida; earning the James Kynes Memorial Scholar Award and the prestigious Albert Binder Travel Fellowship to further his studies at the Preservation Institute: Nantucket. While earning a dual Masters in Architecture & Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Design he was awarded the Sir John Thouron Travel Award as well as the coveted Architecture/Preservation Thesis Prize. In 2009, the Philadelphia Chapter of American Institute of Architects selected him as their Young Architect Award Recipient. Over the course of Patrick’s career, many of his traditional design and preservation projects have been recognized for their excellence at the local, regional and national levels. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Traditional Building, Period Homes, This Old House Magazine, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens and many prominent architecture books including; Phillip Dodd’s books: The Classical American House, The Art of Classical Detailing I, The Art of Classical Detailing II, and Elizabeth Dowling’s Classical Interiors: Historical and Contemporary.
Patrick has been actively engaged in numerous professional organizations including the American Institute of Architects, National Trust for Historic Preservation, University of Pennsylvania Design Alumni Association, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art and was a founding appointed member of Westtown Township, PA Historic Commission. Patrick currently resides in West Chester, PA with his wife and two sons in a restored 1937 Arts & Crafts home.
Patrick S. McDonough, AIA
Senior Project Manager
Patrick McDonough is a registered architect with wide-ranging experience in new traditional residential design, historic preservation, project programming, master planning, project management, construction documentation and construction review. He joined John Toates Architecture & Design, LLC. in 2017 after previously being employed for twenty-three years as a Senior Associate at another well-known architecture firm in the Philadelphia area. Previous to that, he worked for the National Park Service completing the inventory of the List of Classified Structures at Fort McHenry and Hampton National Historic Site in Maryland and the Eisenhower National Historic Site and Gettysburg National Military Park. In Pennsylvania, over the course of his career, many of Patrick’s traditional design and preservation projects have been recognized for their excellence at the local, regional and national levels. His work has been published in Architectural Digest, Traditional Building, Period Homes, This Old House Magazine, House Beautiful, Better Homes & Gardens and many prominent architecture books including Phillip Dodd’s books: The Classical American House, The Art of Classical Detailing I, The Art of Classical Detailing II and Elizabeth Dowling’s Classical Interiors: Historical and Contemporary.
Education
University of Pennsylvania School of Design, 1992 - 1994
Masters of Science in Architecture
University of Pennsylvania School of Design, 1992 - 1994
Master of Science in Historic Preservation
University of Florida College of Design, Construction & Planning, 1988 - 1992
Bachelor of Science in Architecture, Cum Laude
Preservation Institute: Nantucket, 1993
Certificate in Historic Preservation
Professional Experience
John Toates Architecture and Design LLC, August 2017 - Present
John Milner Architects, Inc., May 1994 - August 2017
Senior Associate
U.S. National Park Service, August 1992 - May 1994
Architecture Division
D. McCartney Wilson Architects, Inc., June 1988 - August 1992
Summer Intern
Awards and Honors
AIA Philadelphia Chapter, Young Architect Award Recipient, 2009
HGTV “Best Investment” Basement Renovation, 2009
Single-Family Residence: Best in Class—The Brick Association, 2009; Ludowici Roof Tile Crown Award, 2003
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Design: Historic Preservation Department Thesis Prize Winner - “The Remaking of Ellis Island”, 1994
Sir John Thouron Award Recipient: University of Pennsylvania School of Design, 1992 - 1994
Kynes Scholar (James Kynes Memorial Scholarship Recipient) University of Florida School of Design, 1994
Albert Binder Travel Fellowship Recipient, University of Florida College of Design, 1994
Professional Memberships and Community Affiliations
AIA Philadelphia Chapter, Member 2002 - Present
National Trust for Historic Preservation, Member 1994 - Present
Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Philadelphia Chapter, Member 2005 - Present
Oakbourne Mansion Committee, Westtown Township, PA, Board Member 2004 - 2016
Students for Historical Preservation Society, Chapter at University of Florida, Founder & President 1994
Westtown Township, Westtown Historic Commission, Westtown Township, PA, Founding Member 2012 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania, Penn Design Alumni Association, Board Member 2009 - 2015
Society of Architectural Historians, Member 2015 - Present