Douglas Cole

Biography: Mr. Cole is engaged in residential and commercial real estate development and oversees his own architectural practice where he provides land and development master planning services. His portfolio of projects includes community planning, business aviation facilities, custom residential, resort & golf courses, retail and commercial projects, as well as corporate headquarters and buildings for companies such as Microsoft, Weyerhaeuser, ESRI, Nordstrom, AT&T, IBM, and Boeing. Mr. Cole earned his Bachelor of Architecture from Washington State University and makes his home in the Skagit Valley region of the State of Washington. In addition to two Architectural degrees earned at Washington State University, Mr. Cole studied at Copenhagen University and has continued his education with courses at Harvard University and through industry and trade association participation. An accredited member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Mr. Cole is a licensed architect in Washington state and British Columbia, Canada, and has held architecture licenses in Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Kansas, and North Carolina. He has served on the board of directors of the Green Building Initiative (GBI.org) a non-profit organization providing environmental assessment and certification planning tools, and currently serves as chair of Urban Land Institute's Community Development Council, Blue flight.