News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: November 14, 2013
Cifune of DBVW Architects promoted to senior project manger
DBVW Architects promoted Edward Cifune, AIA to senior project manager. Cifune has 20 years of architectural experience and has been with DBVW since 2007.
Since joining the firm, he has led teams in educational, healthcare, commercial and residential design. Cifune's work ethic and practical solutions to the challenges of these project types are evident in all his work. Cifune is collaborating with the State in his role as project manager of the New Forensic Adult and Geriatric Psychiatric Hospital.
He also served as project manager for the state of R.I. Veterans Home Feasibility Study and Masterplan. Cifune's experience and skill in managing large complex projects has made him an important member of the DBVW team, and his promotion is well-deserved.
Durkee, Brown, Viveiros & Werenfels Architects is a 24-person, full-service architectural firm. Their portfolio includes adaptive reuse of historic structures; mixed-use urban redevelopment; preservation of historic landmarks; higher education; healthcare; commercial interior design; affordable, market-rate and mixed-income multifamily housing; and master planning.
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