Professional Profile: Michael Hayes 2015
Michael Hayes - 2015Name: Michael Hayes - 2015
Title: Principal & Studio Director
Company: TPG Architecture
Location: 31 Penn Plaza, 132 West 31st St., Fl. 5, New York, N.Y. 1000
Birthplace: Johnson City, TN
Education: Bachelor of Architecture University of Tennessee; Certificate of Small Business Management NYU
First job: Summer intern program at Beeson, Lusk, and Jones Architecture in Johnson City, TN
First job after graduating: Hillier Group in Princeton, N.J.
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? I manage a corporate studio of about 30, and am the partner in charge of sustainable design initiatives. I plan to continue in this role.
How do you unwind from a busy day at the office? Cooking dinner, reading, or watching a movie.
Favorite book or author: “The Fountainhead” by Ayn Rand
Favorite movie: All of the Alfred Hitchcock classics
Last song you purchased/downloaded? The Best of Amalia Rodrigues (famous Portuguese Fado singer)
One word to describe your work environment: Collaborative
Rules to live by in business: Always be the consummate professional and treat everyone with respect.
If you could invite one person to dinner (living or dead, but not related to you) who would it be and where would you go? Frank Lloyd Wright at The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo
What is your dream job? My current job at TPG (for the past 31 years