Georgina Alice Sperber, SAIA, LEED AP

Senior Associate

Ms. Sperber was raised and educated in South Africa, where, prior to joining MJA, she worked for six years on a wide variety of projects including community planning and development work, educational and residential developments. Ms. Sperber joined MJA in 2002. As Project Manager, her efforts have largely focused on performing arts venues, as well as on a variety of historic restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive re-use projects. She has developed strengths in the management of personnel and consultants, the coordination of surveying and documentation of existing building conditions, and in the understanding, design and production of technical documents for complex rehabilitation and new construction projects.

Education

University of Cape Town, South Africa
Bachelor of Architectural Studies, 1994
Bachelor of Architecture, 1997

Professional

Registered Architect, South African Council for Architects
Affiliations NCARB National Registration Active in Washington, DC
Member, South African Institute of Architects (SAIA)
Member, League of Historic American Theatres
USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
Accredited Professional
Member, Emerging Green Builders, DC

Selected Projects

Performing Arts Centers

The Planet Hollywood Showroom, Las Vegas, NV
The Planet Hollywood Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV
The Boyd Theatre, Philadelphia, PA
The Boston Opera House, Boston, MA
The Panasonic Theatre, Toronto, Canada
The El Paso Plaza Theatre, El Paso, TX
The Grand Opera House, Meridian, MS
The Mahaffey Theatre, St. Petersburg, FL
The Saenger Theatre, New Orleans, LA
The Mahalia Jackson Theatre, New Orleans, LA
The Morris F.X. Jeff Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
The Louisville Palace, Louisville, KY
The St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, Canada

Commercial

1440 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC
The Gallup Building, 901 F Street, Washington, DC
Cady’s Alley, Georgetown, Washington, DC
55-58 Tottenham Court Road, London, UK
Two Oceans Aquarium, Cape Town, SA

Residential

House Du Toit, Cape Town, SA
House Kaplan, Cape Town, SA
House Bester, Cape Town, SA

Institutional

National Music Center and Museum, Washington, DC
The Franklin School, Washington, DC
National Headquarters, Council for a Livable World, Washington, DC
Oranjekloof Primary School, Cape Town, SA
Wesbank Primary School, Cape Town, SA
Zolani Multi-Purpose Community Center, Cape Town, SA
Guga S’thebe Arts and Culture Center, Cape Town, SA
CJ Langenhoven Heritage Museum, Oudtshoorn, SA
KTC Community Hall, Cape Town, SA

Multi-Family Residential

The Lovejoy School conversion, Washington, DC
NIDC, Housing Opportunities Commission, Silver Spring, MD
Summit Grand Parc Apartments, Washington, DC
Carlton Vale Housing Association, London, UK