Ben is a registered architect specializing in the preservation, restoration, and rehabilitation of existing structures. As an associate at DBVW Architects in Providence, Rhode Island, his work currently focuses on condition assessments and restoration designs for late 19th- and early 20th-century masonry structures, and improvements to contemporary and historic building enclosure systems. Ben has over 10 years of wide-ranging professional experience on projects located throughout the country. He has worked on a number of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as structures managed by the National Park Service from Hawaii to Boston. Recent projects in New England include multiple prominent buildings on the Yale University campus, and comprehensive restorations of historic house museums in Chestnut Hill, MA, and Newport, RI. Ben received a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Rhode Island, followed by a Master of Architecture and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.