Ryan R. Murphy, AIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Though his path through architecture has been anything but typical,\nRyan R. Murphy, AIA, is the embodiment of a civil servant and citizen\narchitect. From his time in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the founding of\nhis tech-forward firm, he challenges preconceived notions of a career in\narchitecture as he advances the profession. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Murphy served in the military for nearly a decade, voluntarily going to\nAfghanistan to work on critical projects such as a redesign of Police\nDepartment #1 in downtown Kabul, the only woman-led police department in the\ncountry. After many other government agencies had failed to provide a feasible\nmaster plan for the department, Murphy led a quick reaction team that designed\ninfrastructure upgrades that improved clean water delivery, drastically\nimproved sanitary conditions, and addressed dangerous electrical hazards.\nMurphy\u2019s work was completed in an active war zone, requiring a quick and\nefficient response. A few years later, Murphy provided critical assistance to\nNorth Carolina, Florida, and Puerto Rico, which were all ravaged by Hurricane\nMaria. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Following his service, Murphy founded Shamrock+, his entrepreneurial\nfirm, in Savannah in 2019. He has embraced new facets of architecture that\ninclude drones, LiDAR imaging, and scan-to-BIM technology. He and his team\nworked closely with Savannah Technical College\u2019s Culinary Institute,\nincorporating the firm\u2019s technology into the school\u2019s quest for a new\ninstructional space in a former downtown nightclub. The firm\u2019s scanned data of\nthe building\u2019s interior and roofs were shared with the project architect,\nHansen Architects, to create a complete Revit As-built model. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Murphy is eager to share his expertise in emerging technologies with\nthe profession, and, to that end, he developed Emerging Technologies in AEC:\nIncreased Safety and Accuracy of the Site Documenting Process as a continuing\neducation course. He is also a 2020 graduate of AIA Georgia\u2019s Christopher\nKelley Leadership Program and will complete a term on the organization\u2019s executive\ncommittee later this year. As its 2022 chair, his commitment to broadening the\nprogram\u2019s diversity and inclusion, and expanding it to include AIA Alabama\u2019s\nnominees, yielded the most diverse class in the program\u2019s history. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Murphy\u2019s engagement with AIA stretches back to his days as a student at\nboth Southern Illinois University Carbondale and University of Illinois at\nUrbana-Champaign where he served as president of both school\u2019s AIAS chapters. AIA\nSavannah honored him in 2021 with its Artisan Award that recognized his\ninnovative use of reality capture services that helped keep design\nprofessionals safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"In both his service to the nation and the profession, Murphy has\ndistinguished himself through his willingness and ability to solve any problem.\nHe exemplifies architecture\u2019s power to serve the greater good, even during the\nworst global circumstances. "]]]]}