Oscar Harris

Biography: AIA. Atlanta, Birmingham, savannah and Charleston (5,000 units total). Universities, Military, Transportation facilities. Projects: the Underground Atlanta revit., University Center Olympic Master Plan, Fulton County Gov'ts Judicial Center, MLK Center, Hartsfield Airport's (Port to the World). Largest African-American-owned design and planning firm in the US. Harris is president/owner/founder of Turner Associates, a 17-year-old firm offering comprehensive design services in architecture and planning focused on inner-city projects. His planning and design experience includes such diverse projects as: modernization/revitalization of inner-city public housing communities in Atlanta, Birmingham, Savannah, and Charleston (over 5,000 units in total); major urban retail and commercial renovations; design of elementary, secondary, and college classrooms and dormitories; design of housing for the military and institutional clients, and design of various transportation facilities. His specific project experience includes: the Underground Atlanta revitalization. Atlanta University Center Olympic Master Plan, Fulton County Governments Judicial Center, Martin Luther King Center and Revitalization, and Hartsfield Airport's "Port to the World" Internatioinal Terminal. Turner Associates understands the inner city and has focused its talents/resources on the redevelopment of cities. At present, Turner Associates is the largest African-American-owned design and planning firm in the United States, with a staff exceeding 60 professionals. Oscar Harris, AIA President Turner Associates/ Architects & Planners, Inc. Oscar Harris, AIA is a practicing architect with a unique talent for creative management and bringing diverse people and ideas together to create award winning architecture. Harris has been successfully blending individuals' diverse talents together within the practice of architecture for over 18 years. His creative architectur