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Professional Profile Jerry Geurts, RA
jerry.geurts.hk@gmail.com
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Jerry Geurts, with 40 years of experience as a Project
manager and Project Architect, brings unique knowledge
and expertise to commercial and specialty architecture.
He has been responsible for leading and managing the
project delivery teams, communicating with client and end
user groups on programming and project status, and
working with the client and construction manager to ensure
that target budgets and project milestones are met.
Mr. Geurts’ relevant experience includes planning, design
and renovation of commercial and cultural facilities, such
as hotels, university buildings, museums, restaurants and
themed venues. Notable projects include a 600,000 s.f.
shopping center with concourse and restaurant redesign
for Karstadt in Mulheim, Germany, the historic renovation
of Café Brauer, a historic landmark in Chicago, and The
First Bank Center mixed-use property including a hotel and
office space. Mr. Geurts has also worked on specialty
projects, managing varied themed commercial projects,
educational and theatre facilities, and large-scaled themed
environments.
At EHDD, he was the Project Architect on the Big Cat
Falls, a big cat habitat and exhibit at the Philadelphia Zoo
and the Center for Information Resources at Valparaiso
University. At DMAC, he was the Project
Manager/Architect on Luxury Motors Showroom and 900
North Michigan “STREET”. He came to Hong Kong to
design Hong Kong Design Institute with the Coldefy
Associes team, and remained here to oversee its
construction to conclusion as Resident Architect. After
brief hiatus as father, he joined the site team on the Forum
Redevelopment at Exchange Square.
Currently, the Principal of GDS, a planning and design
consultancy”, Jerry Geurts is providing design service to
Architectural firms doing work in Hong Kong and on the
Mainland on a contractual basis. This varies from design
roles on project proposals to providing oversight on project
development to client presentations. A selected Project
Listing follows on page two.

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Feb 2012— Dec 2015
gsd, a planning & design consultancy
CAAU ( FRANCE)
SHANGXIANFANG DEVELOPMENT (Shanghai)
Design proposal for urban block of downtown Shanghai to
include hotel, residential units, retail and parking on site
which retained traditional houses as a site requirement.
TSKA (TATE SNYDER KIMSEY ASSOC) (Las Vegas)
BEHHAI SICHUAN ROAD COMPLEX
Design over sight and meeting participation on
Housing/Retail Development in Beihai.
ZUHAI RAILWAY CONTRUCTION TWIN TOWER
COMPETITION
Design Review and Interim Presentation of Schemes to
Railway Board in Beijing
CXTX SHENZHEN AIRPORT TERMINAL RENOVATION
Design review in advisory capacity of automobile themed
development of Shenzhen Airport East Project.
MELCO-CROWN
STUDIO CITY (MACAU)
(Sep 2014 – May 2015)
Off Site Quality control inspections in Guangdong marble
companies for color and conformity.
Nov 2012—Feb 2014
Aedas Ltd.
31/F One Island East, 18 Wetlands Road
Quarry Bay Hong Kong
Resident Architect on the Redevelopment of the Forum
@ Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong; where he was
responsible for construction oversight and involved in shop
review and evolution of the design in an advisory role.

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Jan 2007 – Dec 2007
Coldefy Associes (CAAU) France
94 rue de Wazemmes, 59000 Lille France
50 Tung Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Project Architect
Conceptual design and design development of Hong Kong
Design Institute (HKDI), a 6000 student arts campus for
Vocational Training Council (VTC) in Tiu Keng Leng, Hong
Kong, the result of an international competition.
Involvement in every aspect of project development as
member of small design CAAU cadre, design consultant to
Palmer & Turner (PTAE), responsible for client interface,
programming, and designing project in accordance with the
French winning competition entry.
Detailed design of building cladding, curtainwall systems,
and all exterior features.
Dec 2007 – Jun 2011
Palmer & Turner Architects and Engineers (PTAE)
33 F, 633 King’s Road, North Point, Hong Kong,
SAR China
Resident Architect (HKDI)
Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI),
(6000 sq m, 12 story arts campus).
Resident Architect responsible for the continued
development of design and detailing consistent with design
intent tender documents. Responsibility for day to day on
site instruction to contractors, working with sub-contractors
on development of building features, such as sky platform
curtainwall, escalators, and graphic systems. Functioned
as arbiter on all aesthetic matters insofar as instructions
posed no significant cost implication.
Senior Design Architect
Tianjin Goldin Metropolitan
Wuhan Tiandi Corporate Center
Dalian Hekou Bay

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Jan 2004 – Dec 2006
DMAC architecture
1418 N. Kingsbury, Chicago, IL 60622
Project Manager
Project leadership role in rebranding an existing 300,000 sf
car dealership include new management and visitor
facilities. Responsible for ongoing construction while
preparing permit and pricing documents.
Conceptual rebranding of existing Chicago icon 900 N.
Mich. Ave, a seven story atrium shopping mall, to include
structural and pricing drawings. Design development to an
appropriate level of detail with interdisciplinary oversight.
Projects;
 900 North Michigan Avenue (NOMI)
 Luxury Motors O’Hare (LMO)
Sep 2001 – Dec 2004
Esherick, Holmes, Davis and Dodge, (Chicago)
624 W. Randolph St. Chicago, IL 60606
Project Architect
Senior design architect with design development duties in
collaboration with Marc L’italien, the managing principal of
the Chicago office with additional responsibility for pricing
and construction documentation.
Exterior design, detailing, and construction supervision of
exterior shell of Christopher Center, Valparaiso University.
Assumed leadership role in design of Big Cat Falls, the big
cat habitat at Philadelphia Zoological Park with design,
interdisciplinary coordination and documentation roles.
Projects:
 Christopher Center, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso
 Big Cat Falls, Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia PA

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Sep 1996 – Aug 2001
Jordan Mozer Associates
780 W Ohio, Chicago, IL 60610
Project Architect - Project Manager
Primary role in high profile hospitality firm involved in all
aspects of project development from conceptual design
charrettes to design, fabrication, and installation of custom
furniture and light fixtures.
Designing and monitoring the product delivery process,
channeling the evolution of product through the various
crafting and fabrication procedures maintaining working
relationships during stressful circumstances.
Participatory involvement in team design charrettes with
emphasis on unchaining the brain to put many ideas on
paper.
Projects;
 Disneyquest, Orlando, FL
100,000 sf themed interactive entertainment facility.
 Circus, Chicago, IL
14000 sf dance club.
 XS, Orlando, FL
30,000 sf entertainment complex; 250 seat restaurant,
450 seat bar, gaming venue.
 Karstadt, Mulheim, Germany
600000 sf shopping center concourse redesign
 Sam’s American, Las Vegas, NV
225 seat restaurant at Bellagio Casino
 Nectar, Las Vegas, NV
Bar / Restaurant at Bellagio Casino
 Venetian Casino Retail, Las Vegas, NV
Casino owned shops
 Dan Marino’s, St. Petersburg, FL
300 seat Bar / Restaurant

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Oct 1988 – Aug 1996
Meisel Associates
800 N State, Chicago, IL 60610
Project Architect – Architect
Design role with small architectural office, specializing in
the feasibility studies, conceptual layout, preliminary
design and interior design with all material selections and
custom detailing.
Contracting directly with corporate client and coordination
with production architect.
Projects;
 Dive!, Los Angeles, CA
250 seat themed restaurant.
 Dive!, Las Vegas, NV
300 seat themed restaurant.
 Fireworks Factory, Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
280 seat themed restaurant on Pleasure Island
 Portofino, Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
250 seat themed restaurant on Pleasure Island.
 Fulton Crab House, Disneyworld, Orlando, FL
325 seat restaurant on steamboat.
 Eurasia, Chicago, IL
Bar / Restaurant .
 Spiaggia Café, Chicago, IL
125 seat Bar / Restaurant
 Bistro 110, Chicago, IL
225 seat French Bistro.
 Bistro10 and Foodcourt, NCNB Hdqtrs, CharlotteNC
175 seat bistro and 250 seat foodcourt.
 Hopper’s, Chicago, IL
225 seat themed restaurant / bar.
 Mia Torre, Chicago, IL
Sear’s Tower Restaurant.
 Mrs. Levy’s Deli, Chicago, IL
Sear’s Tower Restaurant.
 Café Brauer, Chicago, IL
Restoration of Lincoln Park Historic Building .
 McCormick Place Expansion Restaurants, Chicago

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May 1980 – Aug 1988
Kenneth Schroeder & Assoc. (KSA)
630 S Dearborn, Chicago, IL 60602
Project Architect – Architect
Principal role in the rapid expansion of KSA based on our
work with the Equity Group, doing their corporate offices
and the loft conversion of the Dr. Scholl facility on the near
north side of Chicago. This 300’ x 500’ site, comprised of
twenty-three separate buildings spanning 150 years,
constituted a major chal-lenge to our small office.
Ken and I implemented decisions on the fly, as the
schedule was time sensitive to the extreme. Simplifying the
circulation through the project by locating primary entry
with forecourt off major street, by building new lobby
structure with glass elevator, by infilling the only vacant
portion of the site with new ramped parking accessing
existing warehouse on the opposite side, by constructing
new steel walkways appended to the interior court-yard
walls of the various buildings to improve way finding, we
designed a variation on the circulation of the typical high
rise lobby.
Projects:
 Cobbler Square, Chicago, IL
Rehab of 297 Loft apartments, 15,000 sf of retail.
 The Unity Building, Chicago, IL
136,000 sf Rehab office space.
 Burnham Plaza, Chicago, IL
292 Apartments; 60,000 sf retail space.
 Mergethaler Lofts, Chicago, IL
21 Loft apartments; 5000 sf retail space.
 The Equity Group Headquarters, Chicago, IL
30,000 sf Corporate Office space in 2 North Riverside..
 Itel Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL
10,000 sf office interior space.
 Rowe Building Rehab., Chicago, IL
Loft office rehab.
 The Gilman Residence, Chicago, IL
Custom design rehab in Lincoln Park.

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Feb 1979 – Mar 1980
C. F. Murphy & Associates
320 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60610
Senior Architect
Projects:
 First Bank Center, South Bend, IN
300-room Marriot Hotel; 300,000 sf banking offices,
70,000 sf retail / restaurant space.
 First National Bank, Xerox Center, Chicago, IL
Ground floor banking center interiors.
Jun 1977 – Dec 1979
Architectos Allianzas
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Founding Partner
Opened an office in Abuquerque with former colleague.
Rehabbed his wood framed house into architectural office.
Remodeled various city offices and facilities.
Researched passive solar heating and employed in Casa
Kress and subsequent projects. Explored a modern variant
on the traditional adobe dwellings.
Projects;
 Casa Kress, Albuquerque, NM
Passive Solar, custom private residence.
 Ranchos de la Luz, Albuquerque, NM
40 Unit Housing Project (unbuilt).
Sep 1976– Jun 1977
Iowa State University, Dept. of Architecture, Ames, IA
Adjunct Associate Professor

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Aug 1967 – Mar 1976
Harry Weese and Associates
10 W. Hubbard, Chicago, IL 60610
Architect / Job Captain
Intern architect with design and production responsiblilities,
on design charrettes, competitions, and presentations.
Construction Supervision of SUNYAB L&J, w/ site
meetings and inspections, shop drawing review and day to
day administration.
Job captain of SUNYAB L&J, ES&P, FNBA with responsible for
maintaining project schedule and budget, for coordinating
various building system and structural disciplines, for design
development and detailing in accordance with Harry’s intent. On
FNBA, assumed project managerial responsibilities, with client
contact, shop drawing review and site supervision.
Projects;
 First National Bank at Albuquerque, NM
400,000 sf office; 70,000 sf retail / restaurants.
Masterplan for Block 2 development w/ hotel, shopping.
 State University of New York, Amherst, NY
Faculty of Law & Jurisprudence (SUNYAB L&J)
Faculty of Education Studies and Philosophy (SUNYAB-
ESP) (Job Captain/ Project Architect)
 Given Institute, Aspen, CO
University of Colorado Seminar Center.
 Kreeger Theatre, Arena II, Washington D.C.
500 seat thrust stage theatre, back of house, & admin.
Offices to support original Arena Stage.
 McBride Apartments, Aspen, CO
20 apartments (unbuilt).
 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
Improvements to Stanley Field Hall, new Design Dept.
 Cincinnati Art Center
Office building and art center with shopping arcade.
Military Service:
Jun 1968 – Jan 1970 (during my stay at HWA.)
United States Army, 34th
Engineer Group, 4 Corps,
Republic of Vietnaam.

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Education:
Bachelor of Architecture (5 yr program), 1967
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Department of Architecture
Thesis with Karl Kocimski
Academic Roles:
Department of Architecture,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 76-77
Department of Architecture
University of Illinois, Chicago (UICC)
Adjunct Assistant Professor, 1980
Registration:
Illinois, 1972
New Mexico, 1979
(Lapsed)
Recognitions:
Mountain States AIA Honor Award, 1979

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