Barden Receives Architect's License

April 1, 2009 | Richmond, VA

Commonwealth Architects is pleased to announce that Peter J. Barden, AIA, has passed the Architectural Registration Examination (ARE) and is now a licensed architect in the Commonwealth of Virginia. A graduate of Virginia Tech's School of Architecture, Barden has been a part of Commonwealth Architects for four years.

With over five years of experience, Barden has played an integral role in several of the firm's award-winning adaptive reuse projects, including the former Chamberlin Hotel at Fort Monroe and the former Berry-Burk department store in downtown Richmond, Va.

"We are very proud that Peter is now a licensed architect in Virginia," said Robert S. Mills, President of Commonwealth Architects. "His hard work and dedication to the field of architecture will continue to be an asset to our firm."

Commonwealth Architects is a full service Architecture, Historic Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Visualization firm. Headquartered in Richmond's historic Shockoe Slip, the firm was established in 1999. With a staff of over 40 professionals, Commonwealth Architects serves clients on projects across the Mid-Atlantic Region.