Mark Trier, AIA, LEED AP, is Past President of JRA Architects. As a former principal and major stockholder for 25 years, he has planned and designed over one billion dollars of new and renovated construction with a focus on healthcare, religious, civic, and educational projects. During the span of his 43-year career, he has developed innovative daylighting strategies within a broad range of facilities, while his more recent focus has been on creating and implementing sustainable design initiatives for his clients. As a leader in this field, he has served as a featured panel member on National Public Radio and other media platforms discussing trends and developments in LEED and sustainable design.
Mr. Trier currently leads various initiatives at JRA, such as creating long-range master plans and developing building programs that serve as foundational pillars to architectural projects. In addition, he lectures and publishes papers on energy-saving daylighting techniques and actively volunteers at numerous civic organizations.
Over his distinguished career he has received the AIA Henry Adams Award for Excellence, won a Northern Indiana AIA Excellence in Design award, and been featured in the Roma Cartre Tre exhibit in 1976.
Registrations and Certifications
Registered Architect: Kentucky #3661
Registered Architect: Indiana #AR00910096
Registered Architect: Florida #AR97544
LEED Accredited Professional, 2002
Education
Bachelor of Architecture, University of Notre Dame, 1979
Magna Cum Laude
Contact Mark Trier
Direct: 502.657.5994
Main: 502.583.4697
mtrier@jrarchitects.com
Featured Projects
Farmers Market Pavilion
Grant County Judicial Center
Grayson County Judicial Center
Livingston County Judicial Center
Louisville Water Company Gatehouse
Meadowview Funeral Pavilion
Mill Springs Battlefield Museum Visitors Center
Nelson County Judicial Center
Parkland Library
State Office Building
Whiskey Row Stabilization
Bittners Office Building
Farm Credit Services
Hilliard Lyons
Jim Beam Distillery
University of Louisville Delphi Center
JCPS Eastern High School
St James Elementary
UK Jacobs Science Building
U of L Health Science Campus Parking Garage
Imaage Plastic Surgery Center and Medi-Spa
University of Louisville Hospital 6 South
University of Louisville Vascular Lab
Veterans Administration Medical Center Polytrauma
Fern Creek Christian Church
St. Edwards Catholic Church
St. Michael's Catholic Church
St. Peter the Apostle
Louisville South Central Regional Library
Norton Pediatric Cancer Center