Mr. Paul Mortensen, Chief Senior Urban Designer, Montgomery County Planning Department, gave a talk on “Emergency & Fire Department Access Planning & Design” on November 2nd, 2020. The talk was presented via a WebEx Virtual Meeting.
Mr. Paul Mortensen is the Chief and Senior Urban Designer in the Director’s Office at Montgomery County Planning and is leading the Design Excellence efforts within the organization through his work on development review, master planning, design guidelines and policy review. He is a registered architect in the states of California, Washington and Maryland, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is an Architect and Urban Designer of significant talent and experience with a strong emphasis on sustainable architecture design in urban settings. His primary focus over the past thirty years has been on master planning and urban design of residential and mixed-use communities. Prior to joining the Planning Department, he was an Adjunct Professor teaching architectural design at the University of Maryland and served as an Urban Design Consultant to the Town of Riverdale Park. Mr. Mortensen has been an Associate Principle with Torti Gallas and Partners in Silver Spring, Maryland where he served as a leading principal of the Planning and Urban Design Studio and participated on several CNU and AIA Award winning projects. He has also worked for such firms as Moule & Polyzoides Architects in Pasadena, California, Mitun Architects in Seattle, Washington, and Koetter – Kim and Associates in Boston, Massachusetts.
