Michael Bongiorno is a principal and senior designer at DesignGroup, an AIA Gold medal architecture and design firm in Columbus. Michael’s focus is on work that supports and enhances the fabric of the city and furthers a fundamental belief that great design is the essential building block to vibrant, healthy communities. His work has garnered numerous awards in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. His current projects include the Columbus Museum of Art Expansion, the Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park Nature Center, Columbus School for Girls Expansion, the Alum Crest-Clearbrook School, the John R Maloney Health and Wellness Center, the McConnell Arts Center of Worthington and the award winning Grange Insurance Audubon Center. He serves on the board of directors of both the Columbus Center for Architecture and Design and AIA Columbus. Michael has served as adjunct faculty in interior design at the Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), has served as guest critic for numerous studios at the Knowlton School of Architecture, and has presented locally on urbanism, density and sustainability. Michael is a cum laude graduate of Pratt Institute School of Architecture in New York City and has lived and traveled extensively abroad.