4/4 Architecture is a Lehigh Valley commercial architecture practice. Our clients are business owners, construction managers and property managers.
Gary Lader, principal and CEO of 4/4 Architecture is a licensed Lehigh Valley architect with more than 20 years of experience practicing architecture. He is a respected architect whose professional experience includes institutional, educational, and commercial projects.
Gary is a LEED Accredited Professional. LEED is a widely recognized building rating system that provides a framework for designing buildings that are environmentally responsible. Gary believes that, as an architect, he is responsible for ensuring health, safety and welfare through design. LEED certification is one way to accomplish that goal; however, it is not the only way. By thoughtfully considering innovative materials and systems, Gary delivers designs that protect and serve users over the long term.
Serving communities is also cornerstone to fully achieving 4/4’s mission and vision. Therefore, through Gary’s work and commitment to volunteerism, he seeks opportunities to enhance communities by celebrating our diversity and our common humanity. Gary serves as chair for the South Bethlehem and Mount Airy Neighborhood Historic Conservation Districts. In addition, he is a board member and past president for the Eastern Pennsylvania chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). As a Lehigh Valley architect, Gary is also active in many other organizations that serve both the community and the profession.
It is because of his involvement in the community and the belief that architecture can make our world a better place that Gary founded 4/4 Architecture in 2019.
EDUCATION:
Master of Architecture, 1997, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts, Music 1991, William Paterson College, Wayne, New Jersey
REGISTRATION:
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
ASSOCIATIONS:
American Institute of Architects, Coalition for Appropriate Transportation, CANstruction of the Greater Lehigh Valley (to feed the hungry), National Trust for Historic Preservation