Creative Design Consultant

Walt Geiger, AIA, Principal, provides creative and responsive architecture for national and international clients. As Director of Design, Walt directs teams of industry professionals, including architects, landscape architects, engineers, specialty consultants and graphic artists, to produce designs that exemplify aesthetic and technical excellence. Walt’s leadership in design expertise is attributed numerous award‐winning projects including entertainment, hospitality, and mixed use projects. His portfolio includes complex and challenging projects for industry giants, such as Walt Disney Imagineering, Universal Studios®, NASCAR, Eighth Wonder, and The St. Joe Company.

Walt, together with Jim Pope, Principal, Entertainment Studio, and Gerald B. Koi, Principal, Hospitality Studio have developed am approach to place making referred to as “The Architecture of the Narrative” that is base on the belief that places tell stories and each place responds to “genius loci” or spirit of place. The inspiration of all design extends from the local geographic, climatic, historic, social, cultural influences, and programmatic needs. To ensure that these principles are maintained and integrated into each project, Walt takes an active role in project development.

Examples of significant projects include:

• Harry’s Island, Sentosa, Singapore, a 35‐acre global destination attraction containing: Deep Dive, a subterranean experience and Coral Helix Attraction, the world’s largest coral reef in captivity, 350‐room Explorer Hotel and “Tree House” Hotel, Ocean Standing Center for mammal research, 360 degree‐3D Theater Attraction and Ocean Planet Institute, a 50,000 SF exhibit hall and marine life educational interactive center.
• Thornton Park Central, Orlando, Florida, planning and design of Thornton Park Central, a nationally recognized example of ‘new urbanism’. The project consists of mid‐rise, mixed‐use development of retail, entertainment, residential, office, and parking elements together into cohesive, dynamic urban village core.
• Cascades, Connecticut, a world‐class, 4‐million square feet gambling destination with 1500‐room hotel, 6,000 seat arena, 250,000 convention hall, 185,000 square feet of gaming floor, 8 restaurants, 4,000 spaces parking facility.
• Universal Resort at Songsan Green City, Seoul, South Korea, a comprehensive master planned destination resort with a theme park focus. The site consists of convention facilities and hotels, resort hotels, water parks, golf courses, retail, restaurants, spas, and a wellness resort.