{"id":1254,"date":"2024-09-19T13:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiadallas.org\/columns\/?post_type=contributor&p=1254"},"modified":"2024-09-19T13:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T13:46:49","slug":"nicolas-mcwhirter","status":"publish","type":"contributor","link":"https:\/\/www.aiadallas.org\/columns\/contributor\/nicolas-mcwhirter\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas McWhirter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nicholas McWhirter is a Principal at SHM Architects in Dallas, Texas. Nick leads a collaborative studio focused on the concept of total design. Nick is a 2003 graduate of Texas A&M University and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Design with a minor in Art & Architectural History. He also earned a Master of Architecture degree from The University of Texas at Arlington in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McWhirter was honored with the Alan Stacell Award for Design Excellence<\/em> while at Texas A&M, given in memory of one of his beloved mentors. He has been awarded twice by AIA Dallas: a Merit Award for his team\u2019s proposal of the Dallas Center for Architecture Design Competition<\/em> in 2008, and a First Place Award for his team\u2019s entry in A Temporary Fa\u00e7ade: Veiling the Statler Hilton<\/em> competition in 2009. In 2012, he led a team that received the Grand Prize for their stop-motion hand drawn animation in the Dallas Complete Streets Visual Essay Contest<\/em>. Inspired by his participation in the AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program (Class of 2011), Nick was invited to serve on the publication team for AIA Dallas Columns<\/em> magazine; first on their Advisory Board (2011-2013), and later as Associate-Editor \/ Contributing Photographer (2013-2015). In 2023, Nick was admitted to the Design Leadership Network<\/a> and has participated in the Design Leadership Foundation<\/a>\u2019s Professional Skills Workshop pilot program at Mississippi State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photography is one of Nick\u2019s many avocations that collectively deepen his sensitivity to natural light and aesthetic composition in architecture. He rode shotgun over ten-thousand miles shooting photos for a hardcover book about barbecue history and culture written by Texas Monthly BBQ Editor, Daniel Vaughn. The Prophets of Smoked Meat<\/em> was published under Anthony Bourdain\u2019s imprint with Ecco\/Harper Collins in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among Nick\u2019s other diverse interests, he is a classical music geek, contemporary art lover, and b\u00e1nh m\u00ec sandwich enthusiast. An active member at First United Methodist Church of Dallas, he serves on the Building Committee and is a past vice-chair of the Board of Trustees. Nick is an east Dallas native and lives in Lake Highlands with his wife, Erin and their two sons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1255,"template":"","class_list":["post-1254","contributor","type-contributor","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNicolas McWhirter - Columns - AIA Dallas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aiadallas.org\/columns\/contributor\/nicolas-mcwhirter\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nicolas McWhirter - Columns - AIA Dallas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nicholas McWhirter is a Principal at SHM Architects in Dallas, Texas. Nick leads a collaborative studio focused on the concept of total design. 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