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James Rappoport, AIA – NCARB
2121 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Tel 215 636 9900 x 325
Email [email protected]
Web Jamesrappoport.com
Web www.daroffdesign.com
James Rappoport, AIA – NCARB Professional Expert Profile: (Updated January 2020)

James Rappoport is Principal – Architect of Record at Daroff Design Inc. + DDI Architects PC, a full service Urban Design, Planning,
Architectural & Interior Design practice founded in1973. The firm specializes in ground-up, renovation, and historic adaptive reuse
projects for office facilities, hotels, resorts, retail and shopping facilities, restaurants, residential, meeting, conference and training
facilities, aviation terminals, gaming and entertainment projects throughout the USA and Internationally.
Mr. Rappoport has successfully provided technical consultation, expert witness opinions, affidavits, certificates of merit,
depositions, mediation presentations, testimony and pre-trial support in more than 400 legal cases, engaged by both defendants’
and plaintiffs’ legal teams. Mr. Rappoport is the author of several professional text books and trade journal articles, has been
awarded multiple copy rights and is an active member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the US Green Building Council
(USGBC), the International Code Council (ICC), and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and the National Fire Prevention
Association (NFPA). He is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).

Areas of Expertise
Architecture Lending Practices – Development Financing
Architectural Codes / Design & Standards Office Building Design & Planning
Architectural Design Owner – Architect Agreements
Architectural Practice Owner – Contractor Agreements
ADA – Accessibility Accessible Routes Professional Liability (Architecture & Design)
ADA - Accessibility Compliance Premises Safety and Liability
ADA – Accessibility Design Project Planning & Zoning Disputes
ADAAG 2010 Alleged Violation Complaints Restaurant Accessibility Planning
Building Codes & Ordinances Restaurant Feasibility Studies, Budgets & Design
Construction & Architectural Design Shopping Center Development & Accessibility
Construction Claims Slip – Trip - Fall Accident Personal Injury (Causes)
Construction Disputes Site Assessment & Development
Facility Programming & Feasibility Studies Site Development & Project Budget Disputes
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Specifications Standard of Care (Architecture & Design)
Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment Failures Urban Design
Hotel & Resort Design & Planning Urban Development & Planning
Interior Design & Planning Zoning Presentations, Applications, Reviews and Appeals

Education:

Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University, 1964
M. Sc. Architecture & Urban Design, Columbia University, 1966
Post Graduate Studies in Urban Economics, NYU, 1967-1969
First Licensed to Practice Architecture in New York State, 1969
American Institute of Architects – Continuing Education - Ongoing

Professional Licenses and Registrations: (NCARB Certified)
Arizona Georgia Louisiana New Hampshire Pennsylvania US Virgin Islands
California Hawaii Maryland New Jersey South Carolina West Virginia
Colorado Illinois Massachusetts New York Tennessee Wisconsin
Connecticut Indiana Mississippi North Carolina Texas
Delaware Kansas Missouri North Dakota Virginia
Florida Kentucky Nevada Ohio Washington DC

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