Aris Garcia, AIA Vice President Mr. Garcia serves as the firm’s lead designer and manages all phases of planning, project development and design from preliminary concepts and programming to final production. He has led the design of WA’s educational projects catapulting WA into the forefront as one of Florida’s premiere K-12 design firms. His experience comprises all aspects of building and interior design including corporate, educational, hospitality, livable, mixed-use, retail, financial institutions and healthcare facilities. Aris has delivered innovative and thoughtful design solutions to clients for more than 25 years. Throughout his tenure at WA, Aris has been responsible for a number of prestigious projects, including the 200,000 SF NASA Operations and Support Building II at Kennedy Space Center, Mary Brickell Village, Flamingo Park Master Plan and Tennis Center and the Miami Dade Metrorail Station expansion. Aris received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Miami with graduate studies in urban planning.