The key member of our teams is YOU. Good projects only result when good CLIENTS and good architects collaborate with high intentions, sincere effort, intelligent direction, and skillful execution.

McCathren Associates presents a top quality staff with national experience. The mix includes Architects, Computer Production Technicians, Construction Managers, and field support personnel.

James R. McCathren

Jim is a Registered Architect, Registered Interior Designer, and a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. Mr. McCathren graduated Cum Laude from Texas A&M with an Environmental Design degree and received the Master of Architecture degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of Mensa and Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts. He received a Navy Science Award and Army Award for Outstanding Research and Development.

Mr. McCathren is past chairman of the Uniform Building Code Review Committee and was chairman of the Citizen's Review Committee for Storm-water Management. He was selected to serve on the Mayor's Task Force on Community Needs and served for ten years on the Board of Building Standards. He is former Treasurer of the Abilene Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mr. McCathren is a former member of the Abilene Preservation League and is a former Cubmaster and Support Services Chairman of the Chisolm Trail Council of the Boy Scouts. He judges the Senior High Physical Science division of the Science Fair. After graduating from Leadership Abilene, he served on the LA Steering Committee dealing with quality of life issues. He served on the Leadership Abilene Alumni Association Board and the Abilene Philharmonic Board.

An avid sailboat racing enthusiast, McCathren has victories to his credit in centerboard, multihull, and offshore classes.

Mr. McCathren held a research position with the Georgia Institute of Techology for contracts with the U.S. Department of Energy dealing with thermal load reduction and passive cooling. He did pioneering work with geothermal systems and radiant cooling to the night sky. He lectured to international audiences on cooling strategies and presented work at the 1982 World's Fair. Mr. McCathren authored "Passive Cooling to the Night Sky", Proceedings - Seventh National Passive Solar Conference, 1982, and "LODAN: An Energy Load Analysis and Simulation Program", 1981. He contributed to "Teaching Passive Design in Architecture", US DoE, 1982. This work won the Progressive Architecture Citation for Applied Research.