Our office was established in 1987. Our staff includes registered architects, a professional engineer/registered architect, architectural & interior designers, and draftsmen.
Our work encompasses the design of new structures and the renovation, remodeling, expansion and adaptive use of existing ones – including buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition to projects in the Middle Atlantic region, we are now doing international work in China.
We have developed close and continuing working relationships with professionals in allied fields: mechanical, electrical, geotechnical, and civil engineering, landscape architecture, and lighting and acoustical design. The multi-discipline team formed for each design reflects the distinct needs of the client and the character of the building.
Our Services
- Architectural design
- Design for LEED Certification
- Roof Design and Consulting Services
- Structural engineering
- Preparation of construction drawings and specifications
- Programming of space requirements and space planning
- Interior design
- Master and site planning
- Project feasibility studies
- Assessments of existing buildings
Our Team
Jay N. Cooperson
AIA, LEED AP, Principal
With over 40 years of experience in architecture and planning, Jay Cooperson has extensive knowledge and design skills to offer his clients.
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His collegiate education from three of the most lauded American Universities: Harvard College, University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has provided a strong basis for his career.
Jay Cooperson’s background encompasses a full scope of services on a wide range of projects. His work includes governmental, institutional, commercial, and residential buildings, several of which have received design awards. His planning work ranges from urban design to large-scale suburban and rural sites. Past partnerships have brought Mr. Cooperson to the People’s Republic of China to work on high-rise developments in and around Chongqing.
Frederick S. Roland
PE, SECB, RA, CFEI, CFII, Senior Structural Engineer, Senior Architect
A University of Illinois graduate with a Bachelor of Architecture and Masters Degree in Structural Engineering.
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His experience in architecture and structural engineering is widely diversified including educational, religious, multi-family, commercial and industrial facilities. Frequently sought by the insurance and legal community to conduct forensic engineering investigations and provide testimony as an expert witness and has provided those services in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Michael E. Lukshides
Senior Architectural, Designer, Partner
With an Associates Degree in Civil Engineering from Delaware Technical and Community College and as a Bachelor of Architecture from Drexel University,
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Mr. Lukshides’ experience entails many different types of projects: residential, commercial, educational, industrial, and governmental. He has served as both architectural designer and project manager giving him a broad view of the construction process. He has been involved in all phases of the work from programming and site evaluation, through design documentation and construction administration. In addition, Mr. Lukshides has extensive experience in the construction of museum quality models and renderings for client public presentations and fund raising purposes.
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His collegiate education from three of the most lauded American Universities: Harvard College, University of Pennsylvania, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has provided a strong basis for his career.
Jay Cooperson’s background encompasses a full scope of services on a wide range of projects. His work includes governmental, institutional, commercial, and residential buildings, several of which have received design awards. His planning work ranges from urban design to large-scale suburban and rural sites. Past partnerships have brought Mr. Cooperson to the People’s Republic of China to work on high-rise developments in and around Chongqing.
More About Fredrick
His experience in architecture and structural engineering is widely diversified including educational, religious, multi-family, commercial and industrial facilities. Frequently sought by the insurance and legal community to conduct forensic engineering investigations and provide testimony as an expert witness and has provided those services in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.
More About Michael
Mr. Lukshides’ experience entails many different types of projects: residential, commercial, educational, industrial, and governmental. He has served as both architectural designer and project manager giving him a broad view of the construction process. He has been involved in all phases of the work from programming and site evaluation, through design documentation and construction administration. In addition, Mr. Lukshides has extensive experience in the construction of museum quality models and renderings for client public presentations and fund raising purposes.
Robert Spring
Architectural Designer and CAD Manager, Partner
Mr. Spring is an experienced designer and CAD manager who has provided design and construction documents for both new construction and renovation projects.
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His experience includes projects for educational, residential, commercial and institutional clients in the United States and Canada.
Liang Qiao
Architect, LEED AP, Partner
Liang Qiao has had the opportunity to work from East to West, as a registered Architect in the People’s Republic of China and as architectural designer in the United States.
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She balances her professional career with her work as a professor at Chongqing University. Her extensive education includes a Master and Bachelor at Chongqing University.
Ms. Liang further strengthened her knowledge of architecture and construction by earning a Ph.D in Engineering from Tsinghua University. She has recently completed a mid-career program in urban and regional planning for working professionals at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Liang’s experience encompasses many different types of projects: residential, commercial, educational, governmental and urban design/planning. She has been involved in all phases of architecture and urban design from programming through design documentation and construction administration.
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His experience includes projects for educational, residential, commercial and institutional clients in the United States and Canada.
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She balances her professional career with her work as a professor at Chongqing University. Her extensive education includes a Master and Bachelor at Chongqing University.
Ms. Liang further strengthened her knowledge of architecture and construction by earning a Ph.D in Engineering from Tsinghua University. She has recently completed a mid-career program in urban and regional planning for working professionals at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ms. Liang’s experience encompasses many different types of projects: residential, commercial, educational, governmental and urban design/planning. She has been involved in all phases of architecture and urban design from programming through design documentation and construction administration.
Cooperson Associates’ approach embodies the belief that contemporary design must seek its own forms without being subject to fads, and simultaneously endorses whole heartedly legitimate and genuine historic restoration.
Every design of our office responds to such enduring concerns as space creation, natural light, the man-made and the natural context, and the sound utilization of resources – whether in construction or in energy use after occupancy. We seek design solutions whose cost reflects value obtained and responds to budget limitations.
Well before current concerns about energy demands of buildings Cooperson Associates principals and staff were working with attention to environmental effects of their designs.
For Cooperson Associates, professional and technical capacity goes hand-in-hand with sound management, good judgment, and commitment to our clients’ needs and the quality of the built environment.
Project Types
Cooperson Associates
1504 North French Street Wilmington DE, 19801 Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday thru Friday
Member of the American Institute of Architects
Phone: 302.655.1105 Fax: 302.655.1139 admin@coopersonassoc.com
Member of the American Institute of Architects
