Nicholas LaVita, AIA, LEED AP / Senior Associate

Nick joined PAYETTE in 2007. He has accumulated a wealth of academic science experience and a specialized focus in lab planning. He was an integral design team member for many signature projects including Regents Hall at Georgetown University, Frick Chemistry Labs at Princeton University, the UMass-Amherst Greenhouse and the Amherst College New Science Center. More recently Nick managed the team, client and execution of Lafayette College’s Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center. Currently he is leading the New Life Science Building at Wesleyan University, having worked on the first iteration of the project when he joined the firm over 13 years ago.

His unique skills as a mentor, collaborator and partner for our teams, consultants and clients continue to be significant assets for the firm. Outside of project work, Nick has provided meaningful direction for the Revit Leadership Group, the Science and Engineering Forum, PAYETTE’s Lab Benchmarking Study and for PAYETTE’s last winning softball league team in 2015!

EDUCATION
B.Arch., Magna Cum Laude, 2007, Syracuse University