Joseph A. Nicholson ~ AIA ▪ NCARB ▪ IDSA

Experience

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  UJMN Architects + Designers

  Feb 1986 - Dec 2011

  Principal

  Director of Museums & Exhibits Practice

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  SUNY/FIT Graduate Program in Exhibit Planning and Design

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Guest Lecturer and Thesis Juror

  Masters Degree program guest lecturer focusing on the history of museums, including the development of exhibits in museums, visitor centers and attractions from the 19th to the 21st century. Annual thesis juror for graduate students.

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  StudioMUSarx LLC

  Jan 2012 - now

  Principal

  studioMUSarx is a forward thinking design studio based in Philadelphia that maintains a nationwide as well as local consulting practice specializing in museums, visitor centers, interpretive centers and exhibits. As the sole principal of studioMUSarx LLC, I focus the combined expertise of the entire studio team to provide comprehensive planning and design services that address the special needs of each project. We are dedicated to a process of discovery, acknowledging best design practices while lending a friendly ear to client preferences in keeping with the shared values and aspirations of our collaborative studio approach.In addition to working directly with cultural and educational organizations, the practice offers specialized planning and design support services to other architectural firms involved in the creation of museum, visitor and interpretive center buildings to better manage the increasingly complex design interface of exhibit and building infrastructure.Our specialties of Museum Planning, Architecture, Interiors, Exhibit Design, Interpretive Signage and Graphics, create a signature fusion of architecture and design working across disciplines to provide for the growing needs of our clients.In addition to working directly with museums, the practice offers specialized planning and design support services to architectural firms involved in the creation of museums, visitor and interpretive center buildings to better manage the interface between exhibit infrastructure requirements and building design. Show less