RICK BARNETT AIA, Partner, Architecture

Rick began his professional career in 1973 with the Tampa firm Rowe Holmes Associates Architects, Inc. He was named an associate in 1976 and became a principal in 1978. In 1979 he moved to Tallahassee to establish and direct the North Florida office. In 1973, the firm name was changed to Rowe Homes Barnett Architects, Inc. In January 1985, Rick, along with Dave Fronczak, began Barnett Fronczak Architects. Since the firm’s inception Rick has been instrumental in the development of the firm’s architectural practice. He maintains a direct involvement in the design and development of major projects, and he also shares the firm’s overall management responsibilities. Rick is a retired Colonel in the United Stated Marine Corps and is the Past President of the Tallahassee Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Rick received his Bachelor of Architecture from Tulane University in 1968, and his Master of Fine Arts in Architectural Design from the University of Florida in 1973. He later received a Master of Architecture from Tulane University in 2004.