Mark Heck

As a New Orleans area native, Mark takes pride in this community. This has led him to engage through volunteer work, his neighborhood association board and other civic minded opportunities. Being the grandson of an architect, Mark grew up around the profession and began his training at the age of 15. These experiences led to his mindset as a design professional who views projects as opportunities for growth and success, not just for the client but for the greater community.

With past projects including public elementary schools, the expansion of a creative arts high school, several residential projects, large scale multifamily development, countless adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects, Mark has a diverse portfolio that allows him to switch scale and design for the needs of the client and community.

EDUCATION

  • Master of Architecture, Tulane University, 2006

AWARDS

  • AIA New Orleans Emerging Professional Award - Young Architect, 2023

CERTIFICATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS

  • Registered Architect: Louisiana, Mississippi

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA): AIA LA President 2024, Former AIA New Orleans Board of Directors

  • National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)

  • Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF) 2024 Board of Regents

  • Municipal Yacht Harbor Management Corporation, Board of Directors

  • Bywater Neighborhood Association: Board Member, Past-Board President, Zoning Committee Member

  • AIA Louisiana Emerging Leaders, 2021

  • New Orleans Civic Leadership Academy, Fall 2021

  • Urban Land Institute: Emerging Trends Louisiana Committee 2021-2022