OakPark Architects, llc


Mark A. Welch, AIA, LEED AP

Founding Partner

Education:

  • Hartford State Technical College
  • - Associate in Science - 1979
  • Syracuse University
  • - Bachelor of Architecture – 1982


Registrations:

  • Architecture
  • - Connecticut, Massachusetts
  • NCARB Certificate
  • LEED Accredited Professional – USGBC
  • Interior Design
  • - Connecticut
  • Building Official
  • - Connecticut

Academic Appointments:

  • Hartford State Technical College
  • - Adjunct Professor of Architecture 1987 to 1989
  • University of Hartford
  • - Adjunct Professor of Architecture 1993 to 1997

Professional Associations and Civic Appointments:

  • American Institute of Architects
  • AIA/Connecticut

Recognitions and Appointments:

  • US Green Building Counsel
  • Town of West Hartford-West Hartford Center Improvement Committee- 1992
  • Rotary Club of Hartford Board of Directors- 1990
  • Syracuse University-William Van Allen Scholar- 1982
  • Hartford State Technical College-Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society

Awards and Publications:

  • National Art Education Association Facility Design Award- 2000
  • American School and University Recognized for Educational Design Excellence- 2001
  • American Society of Landscape Architects- CT Chapter- Merit Award- 2005
  • American School and University Magazine- November 2001
  • Education Spaces Volume III , Image Publishing Group, Mulgrave Victoria, Australia- Spring 2003
  • New England Concrete Masonry Association, Award of Excellence - 2008
  • New England Business Journal, Buley Library Groundbreaking - 2013