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Mr. Ritter has 40 years of experience in architectural planning and
design, which have netted 38 design awards. Since the founding of his
practice in 1974, Mr. Ritter has been responsible for more than 300
projects. His clients include residential, institutional and government.
Committed to the growth of the architectural profession, Mr. Ritter
has been an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture
since 1981, where he regularly conducts courses in practice and design.
Mr. Ritter has given lectures on architecture at the Torpedo Factory
Art Center in 1987, and at the Smithsonian Institute in 1984. His work
has seen national publication, in American Architects, A Survey of
Award Winning Architects and Their Works, and most recently in a new
book on ecclesiastical projects, “Architecture For the Gods”.
He was elevated to the College of Fellows of the American Institute
of Architects in 1991 on the basis of his architectural designs. This
honor is second only to the Gold Medal as the highest recognition
given by the American Institute of Architects.
In 2002 he was awarded the William C. Noland Medal, which is “…the
highest honor bestowed by the Virginia Society AIA to a member architect,
the Noland Medal is intended to honor a distinguished body of
accomplishments, sustained over time, that spans a broad spectrum of
the profession, and which transcends the scope of normal professional
activities.”

jritter@vt.edu