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Paul Alessandro is a partner at Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, an architecture and interiors practice dedicated to design of large-scale, mixed-use real-estate developments in urban centers nationwide.

A leader of HPA’s Preservation Group, Paul specializes in the adaptive re-use of historic structures, such as the landmarked Chicago Athletic Association Hotel and Randolph Tower City Apartments, Chicago’s tallest terra cotta-clad tower.

His experience with vintage heavy-timber buildings has evolved into his current work on several of the country’s largest mass-timber buildings, including T3 West Midtown in Atlanta; 2100 N. Southport, which will be Chicago’s tallest mass-timber structure; and a planned record-setting timber tower in Milwaukee.

Paul has assisted the City of Chicago in the development of its timber building codes and is a frequent speaker addressing topics in mass-timber construction and rehabilitating existing structures.

He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University.

Paul Alessandro is a partner at Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture, an architecture and interiors practice dedicated to design of large-scale, mixed-use real-estate developments in urban centers nationwide.

A leader of HPA’s Preservation Group, Paul specializes in the adaptive re-use of historic structures, such as the landmarked Chicago Athletic Association Hotel and Randolph Tower City Apartments, Chicago’s tallest terra cotta-clad tower.

His experience with vintage heavy-timber buildings has evolved into his current work on several of the country’s largest mass-timber buildings, including T3 West Midtown in Atlanta; 2100 N. Southport, which will be Chicago’s tallest mass-timber structure; and a planned record-setting timber tower in Milwaukee.

Paul has assisted the City of Chicago in the development of its timber building codes and is a frequent speaker addressing topics in…

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