RAND is proud to recognize Project Architects Brett Rieger, AIA and Michael Langwell, RA as RAND's and Real Estate Weekly's Rising Stars of 2020.
Brett Rieger, AIA
Project Architect
RAND Project Architect and Drone Team Leader Brett Rieger, AIA
Brett Rieger, AIA is Project Architect on RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC’s Facade & Roofing Team, and is a shareholder under RAND’s Equity Stock Purchase Plan. A graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, with a Bachelors of Architecture, Brett spent 14 years teaching and working in exterior building envelope restoration before joining RAND in 2016. During his time at RAND, he has managed over $30 million in repair, restoration and capital improvement work.
Brett earned his license in architecture in New York and New Jersey in 2020, and most recently was certified as a Qualified Exterior Wall Inspector (QEWI) by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). He is also a licensed FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems pilot, and as RAND’s Drone Team Leader, is currently consulting with the DOB on a City Council-mandated study of the feasibility of expanding authorized drone usage in New York City. Adding examination of the city’s aging infrastructure via drone to the inspector’s tool kit could help better protect the public against injury and death due to failing building exterior envelopes.
An active participant with RAND Gives Back, RAND’s program of volunteering and charitable giving, Brett has most recently fundraised for Make-A-Wish Foundation, worked with developmentally disabled youth with Arc Westchester, and mentored high school students through RAND’s mentoring program with MentoringUSA. Of all his accomplishments, Brett is most proud of being a family man. This past year, he and his wife welcomed their second child Jacob into the world, who joins older sister Gabriella.
Michael J. Langwell, RA
Project Architect
Rising Star RAND Project Architect Michael J. Langwell, RA
Project Architect Michael J. Langwell, RA began his career at RAND Engineering & Architecture, DPC as a high school intern in the summer of 2006. He has worked on RAND’s Architectural Team for the last ten years and became a New York State Registered Architect in April 2020.
During his time at RAND, Michael has worked on over $13 million in capital improvement work, including a new flagship healthcare facility for The Floating Hospital in Long Island City; a new recreational complex for Dayton Beach Park No 1, a five-building, a 1,150-unit cooperative complex in Rockaway Beach; and numerous ADA-Compliance entrance conversion projects around New York City. He is currently overseeing a property-wide residential bathroom upgrade at Mitchel Houses, a 10-building, 1,729-unit NYCHA development in the Bronx.
Michael received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture with a concentration in the Built Environment from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. As RAND’s Architectural Licensing Manager, Michael assists junior architects at the firm on their path to licensure by providing updates from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and conducting one-on-one mentoring sessions to discuss each employees’ specific requirements for obtaining their license.
To view all of REW's 2020 Rising Stars:
https://rew-online.com/real-estate-weeklys-2020-rising-stars/
