Gregory Dungan
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| Gregory Dungan | |
| Title | AIA |
| Born | 05/14/1957; Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
| Education | University of Miami, Coral Gables , Florida |
| Firms | HHCP Design International, Inc |
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Representative Projects Hospitality/Master Planning Djibouti Palace Kempinski | Djibouti, Africa Douja Golf Resort | Marrakech, Morocco COFCO Management Training Center, Dragon Spring Resort | Beijing, China China Resource Corporate Museum | Beijing, China Private Residential Resort | Alexandria, Egypt Sid Abdel Rahman Master Plan | North Coast, Egypt Al Rehab City Walk | Cairo, Egypt Four Seasons Golf, Tennis Club & Residences | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Madenaty, City Master Plan and Architecture | Cairo, Egypt Madenaty Golf Resort | Cairo, Egypt Madenaty Resort Sales Centre | Cairo, Egypt Madenaty Mega Mall | Cairo, Egypt The Palm Jebel Ali Master Plan | Dubai, UAE The Palm Jumeirah Master Plan | Dubai, UAE Trump International Hotel and Tower | The Palm Jumeirah | Dubai, UAE Trump Plaza (Village Centre) | The Palm Jumeirah | Dubai, UAE Trump Marina and Yacht Club | The Palm Jumeirah | Dubai, UAE Fairmont Hotel and Residences | The Palm Jumeirah | Dubai, UAE Dubai Waterfront, Master Plan, Downtown District | Dubai, UAE Winter Park Racquet Club Master Plan | Winter Park, FL Mixed-Use Development Alexandria Downtown | Alexandria, Egypt Madenaty South Sector Retail Center | Cairo, Egypt Abu Dhabi Waterfront Mixed-Use Development | Abu Dhabi, UAE Al Managha | Madinah, Saudi Arabia EarthSpace Mixed-Use Development Master Plan | Surat, India Vertropolis | Al Ghadeer | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Seih Sdeirah Residential Community | Abu Dhabi, UAE Baldwin Park Village Center | Orlando, FL Baldwin Park Neighborhood Condominiums | Orlando, FL Celebration South Village | Celebration, FL Celebration Terraces at East Village | Celebration, FL Blue Lagoon Residential Tower | Miami, FL Atlantis Mixed-Use Development | Suret, India DynCorp Mixed-Use Development | Abu Dhabi, UAE The Palm Jumeirah, The Golden Mile | Dubai, UAE Commercial/Civic/Institutional Toyota Center | Memphis, TN Red Birds Triple A Stadium | Memphis, TN Courthouse Centre | Sarasota, FL City of Miami Bricknell Promenade | Miami, FL Ballet Memphis | Memphis, TN Well, Gotshal & Manges Law Offices | Miami, FL Finley Kimble Law Offices | Miami, FL Valdes-Fauli, Cobb & Petrey Law Offices | Miami, FL National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis, TN North Community Library | Sarasota, FL National Pastime Museum | Memphis, TN
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Once you’ve been around the world a few times, providing master planning/architectural services and advising clients and project teams on billions of dollars worth of international projects in every corner of the globe, you begin to recognize a few core truths. Just ask Gregory Dungan, AIA—Managing Partner and Senior Vice President at HHCP Design Interna- tional. With more than twenty-seven years of experience in the fi elds of architecture and construction, and with clients and dozens of world-class projects throughout the United States and abroad, Gregory has developed a keen appre- ciation for the ability to look at every project from the client’s point of view. “I see my job as being all about looking out for the clients’ interests and giving them the best value for their investment,” says Gregory. And much of that mission involves coming up with ways to help make his clients’ projects distinctive… unique… exceptional. Whether he’s overseeing the mas- ter planning and design of a sprawling destination resort in Beijing or a mixed-use residential community on a giant man-made palm tree-shaped island off the coast of Dubai, Gregory is “…always looking for what we can do as a fi rm to differentiate our clients’ projects.” It’s a concept he dubs “envisioning storytelling”—a creative strategy that recognizes the fact that people perceive designed environments not just as sets of functional and aesthetic spaces; they also relate to the architecture as collections of experiential spaces capable of engaging them on fundamental emotional levels. Gregory’s innovative approach to international master plan- ning and design has earned him not only the gratitude and loyalty of HHCP-DI’s many clients; it has also won HHCP- DI enough design awards to fi ll a trophy mantel—including three prestigious ARDA awards (in 2004, 2005, and 2006) for the company’s resort architecture and site utilization work on the massive Palm Dubai project. More recently, HHCP-DI was honored with the 2008 Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects for its celebrated “Vertropolis” project, with its integrated vertical master plan—a mixed-use mega structure comprising a unique “super-block” complex located in Arriyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Needless to say, managing the breathtaking scope of these and other HHCP-DI projects requires a personality that is highly adap- tive and self-suffi cient. Fortunately, Gregory is gifted with the rare ability to keep the big picture constantly in his mind while simultaneously tracking all the myriad small details and intri- cacies that go into every project. HHCP DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. Executive Biography Gregory Dungan, AIA Managing Partner, Senior Vice President Gregory’s international work routinely takes him far from his Florida home. “I spend roughly 70 percent of the year trav- eling,” he confi rms. In recent years, he has been dividing much of his time between Saudi Arabia, India, Morocco and UAE. On the road, Gregory’s strong communication skills come in especially handy. “Working with 20 to 30 project team members from 20 different countries can be a challenge,” he reports, “but it’s also very exciting.” Gregory clearly thrives on that sense of excitement, and his enthusiasm can often be contagious. “That’s when the “ideation” process begins,” he explains. Indeed, it’s a ma- jor part of Gregory’s job description. “I’m there to help facili- tate the process of drawing out from our clients their ideas, dreams, and grand visions,” says Gregory, “and HHCP-DI is the delivery vehicle for transforming those ideas into re- alities.” But that’s just the beginning, because HHCP-DI is then able to take ideas developed for its international proj- ects and synergistically apply them to the fi rm’s domestic projects… and vice-versa. This is what Gregory refers to as “cross-over value.” While Gregory is justifi ably proud of his many colossal in- ternational hospitality and mixed-use project credits, he also takes pride in the varied and numerous projects he has worked on closer to home—from Ferry Terminals in Rockland, Maine… to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee… to traditional neighborhood de- velopments including multiple projects in Celebration (Dis- ney’s “New Town” project) and Baldwin Park, both located in Orlando, Florida. The variety and extent of Gregory’s projects over the years—ranging from luxury hotels and resorts to theaters, hospitals, schools, museums, and transportation facili- ties—reveals his strength as a facilitator while also testi- fying to his professional expertise, his business acumen, and his “ideation” (big idea) methodology. At the same time, Gregory is also able to draw from the hands-on experience he gained early in his career working in construction and heavy operations, along with his formal education in both architecture and business management. This background has endowed him with the ability to communicate key ideas to clients and associates at every level—from the highest executive ranks to the on-site construction per- sonnel. “Greg can talk with kings and walk with crowds,” comments Beverly C. Robertson, Executive Director of the National Civil Rights Museum. It all comes together in the form of world-class destinations along with other projects in all market segments, both domestically and abroad. ngdaoChina|14DECEMBER2007 HHCP DESIGN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 222 W. Maitland Blvd. | Maitland, FL 32751 407.644.2656 HHCP.com
