Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mr. McGinty has provided forensic architectural consulting services on projects located in all regions of Texas as well as New Mexico, Oklahoma, Washington, Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia and Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
REGISTRATION
Emeritus Architect
Texas Certificate No. 2248
NCARB Certificate No. 13528
Previously Registered in New Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1965-1967 University of Houston
Instructor in undergraduate Architectural Design
1970- 1971 Rice University
Visiting Professor of Architecture teaching graduate level architectural design at the scale of regional environmental systems.
1972 – 1980 Visiting Lecturer:
Louisiana State University
University of Houston
Rice University
Ball State University
Texas A & M University
Mississippi State University
University of Hawaii
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1966-1989 Principal, The McGinty Partnership Architects, Inc.
The firm and its antecedents have been active in Houston for over fifty years.
1968 Consultant to Lawrence Halprin and Associates, San Francisco
Environmental impact study of proposed jetport, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
1968-1969 Consultant, Westinghouse Corporation
Feasibility study of a new city in the Four Corners region, involving the development of Indian lands.
1969-1970 Consultant, Overview Corporation
Study alternatives to the controversial Big Cypress Jetport location, Miami, Florida.
1974-1978 Principal, The Crane Design Group
Practicing in the fields of urban design and planning.
1979-1990 Principal, City Associates, Inc.
Providing consulting services to real estate developers in Montrose and Mid-town Houston.
1984-1989 President, McGinty Corporate Group
Holding company of The McGinty Partnership Architects, Inc. and City Associates, Inc.
1989-1991 Senior Vice-President, Director and Consultant, Bovay/McGinty, Inc., Engineers and Architects.
1991-2000 President and Managing Principal, American Construction Investigations, Inc.
2001-2005 Director for the Forensic Consulting Group, American Construction Investigations, Ltd.
2006-2014 Principal, McGinty Architectural Consultants, L.L.P.
2015- Principal, McGinty Architectural Consultants
Mr. McGinty’s experience, both as a design architect and a forensic expert, has covered a wide range
of project programs, styles and sizes.