EDITOR

Don O'Keefe

Don O'Keefe AIA AIJ CPIJ is an architect, urban planner, and director of O'Keefe & Associates, a design practice in New York City, Tokyo, and Richmond. As a writer, he has contributed to publications including the Architectural Review, the Japan Times, and the recent book "Sharing Tokyo" (Actar Press, 2023). O'Keefe has taught at Harvard University, Keio University, and the Cooper Union. He is a registered architect in New York and Virginia and a member of the American Institute of Architects, the American Planning Association, the Architectural Institute of Japan, the City Planning Institute of Japan, and the US National Books Critics Circle. O'Keefe holds a Master in Architecture degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a bachelor's from the Department of Urban and Regional Studies and Planning at Virginia Commonwealth University. He was born and raised in Southside Richmond.

CONTRIBUTORS

Edwin Slipek^†

Edwin Slipek, a fixture of Richmond's design community for decades, passed away in November 2025. Slipek co-founded ArchitectureRichmond and co-edited the website for more than 13 years. After studying at Boston University and Virginia Commonwealth University, he remained in his home town to study its past and imagine its future. Slipek was formerly architecture critic for the Richmond Mercury, a senior contributing editor at Style Weekly, and a contributor to Richmond BizSense. He served as an adjunct professor of architectural history at VCU. For his writing and teaching, Slipek was awarded Honorary Membership in the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects. A remembrance of his life, work, and significant contributions to Richmond can be found here.

Robert P. Winthrop

Robert P. Winthrop is a regular contributor to ArchitectureRichmond, writing the Architects of Richmond and Architectural Ancestry columns. He is a partner at Winthrop, Jenkins, and Associates, a Virginia based architecture firm specializing in historic renovation. Historic buildings have also been his focus in numerous writings and lectures. As author of The Architecture of Jackson Ward, Cast and Wrought: The Architectural Metalwork of Downtown Richmond, Virginia, and Architecture in Downtown Richmond, Winthrop has established himself as an authority on the city’s architectural history.

Mario Accordino

A contributor and editor emeritus, Mario Accordino co-founded ArchitectureRichmond with Edwin Slipek and Don O'Keefe. Born in Richmond, he worked for local firms and organizations including Johannas Design Group, H&G Landscape Architects, the Virginia Center for Architecture, and Virginia Supportive Housing. He is a registered landscape architect in the state of California, where he has worked for Tom Leader Studio and Andrea Cochran Landscape Architects, among other firms. He is currently a civil and environmental engineer in Los Angeles. His Richmond residence is in Byrd Park, and his favorite building in the city is the Hand Craft Cleaners in Scott’s Addition.

Guest Contributors

Many people have contributed to ArchitectureRichmond through writing, photograph, editing, or sharing time and expertise in other ways. This support is meaningful to us and to the Richmond community. Guest contributors include:

Sharon Aponte
Gabriel Boudali
Helene Combs Dreiling
Chris Fultz
Steven Holl
Dave Johannas
Cristy O'Keefe
Walter Parks
Burt Pinnock
Mimi Sadler
Chris Snowden
Richard Stone
Camden Whitehead