Premier, an end-to-end architecture, design, procurement, project management, and corporate engineering firm with specialization in hospitality, multi-family residential, student housing, adaptive reuse, and mixed-use development, is pleased to announce that Stephen Funk has been appointed as the firm’s new Vice President of Architecture. Bringing to the team more than 22 years of experience, Funk adds significant new-build architectural design expertise to Premier’s Architecture team.
A noted expert in mixed-use design, and with particular expertise designing ground-up hospitality and multi-family residential projects, Funk’s project portfolio includes award-winning international landmark hotels and multi-family developments as part of his past work. Backing his experience is a Master of Architecture from Texas Tech University.
“I’m very excited to be joining Premier and their strong collaborative team,” said Funk. “With Premier’s standing in the hotel and mixed-use design industries, the opportunity to jump-in and immediately have a positive impact on Premier’s clients is inspiring to say the least.”
The role of Vice President of Architecture is a newly created position at Premier, and was created as part of the firm’s focus on expanding its new-build hotel and multi-family residential design capabilities. Having notable experience working on complex projects, Funk has unique expertise designing mixed-use developments anchored by hotels and residential buildings that incorporate community-defining design and amenities. Funk additionally adds strength to Premier’s already noted position as master planning experts having previously been a part of teams that successfully designed projects spanning multiple city blocks.
“We’re very pleased to have Stephen join our team,” said Patrick Burke, Premier’s Senior Vice President of Architecture and Design. “Adding Stephen’s experience to our already world-class team of Architects and Designers will help Premier further advance our reputation as new-build hotel and ground-up multi-family residential design experts.”
