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Irvin Pearce

Irvin Pearce, AIA, a founding principal of architectural firm Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee, has been elected president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for 2012. He currently serves as co-chair of the Design and Construction Committee for AIA North Carolina’s new Center for Architecture and Design headquarters building.

Pearce previously served as president of the AIA Triangle Section of AIA NC in 2008, having previously served as a board member, secretary and treasurer. He also served as a board member of North Carolina GreenPower. A graduate of North Carolina State University’s College of Design, Pearce was principal-in-charge on several projects for the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, including renovations to Memorial Auditorium and design and construction of the Fletcher Opera Theater and Meymandi Concert Hall.