November 2006

Press Release:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Warrenstreet's Sherman Retires

Patricia C. Sherman of Newbury, a longtime influential New Hampshire architect, announced her retirement from Warrenstreet Architects, the firm she founded.

According to Jonathan Halle, her partner in the firm, Sherman's legacy in the Concord community includes a recent stint as co-chair of the citywide Concord 20/20 vision project.

She also was a founding member of the Concord Main Street program, a founding member and director of the Concord After School Program, past president of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce, past director of the Concord Regional Development Council and founding member and director of the Concord Conservation Trust.

As president of the New Hampshire chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Sherman "fostered a vision for the association and enrolled the membership to raise the level of their commitment to the profession, the association and to each other," said Halle.

Under her leadership, the chapter hired an executive director, spun off Plan NH, an independent nonprofit foundation to encourage thoughtful and responsible planning throughout the state, and supported a scholarship program that annually provides financial assistance to five architectural, engineering and interior design students.

She also has been recognized as the first New Hampshire woman to become a fellow of the American Institute of Architects, said Halle.

Halle, who began working with Sherman in 1990, when the firm was known as Sherman Greiner Halle Ltd., said, "The staff consistently looked to her as a mentor, a 'big picture' person grounded in thoughtful actions, someone driven to discover, understand, and teach the importance of architecture and how the profession can take a front seat in the  planning arena by providing crucial leadership that will shape the built environment and the legacy we leave our children."

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