Rad Acton
Architect
Personal Background
Born Dec. 6, 1954, Detroit, MI
A resident of Santa Fe since 1983
Married, Marla Acton
Two children, son, Owen, and daughter, Freyr, ages 18 and 26
Additional personal avocations include: road and mountain biking, downhill and cross country skiing, metal sculptor, petanque, gardening and landscaping, river rafting, percussionist, and mid-century modern antiques, history and writings of Abraham Lincoln.
Education
- Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 1978, B.A.- Anthropology, Fine Arts
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 1982, M.ARCH
Associations and Affiliations
- Licensed Architect - State of New Mexico 1989-present
- American Institute of Architects - Member
- Canyon Neighborhood Association - President, 2006-09
- Old Santa Fe Association - Executive Board Member, Secretary, 2007-09, Vice President 2009-2010, Board Member, 2007 - present
- Member of City of Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board, 2011-2013
- Citizens Review Committee - Santa Fe Public Schools, Committee Member, 2015 - present
- Friends of Architecture - Board Member 2015 - present
- Las Companas Design Review Committee - Consulting Architectect, 2015 present
- Las Terrazos Design Review Committee-Consulting Architect, 2016- present
Member of various Citizen Project Review Ad-Hoc Committees for following projects in the Santa Fe Historic District:
- Water History Museum
- State Capitol Parking Garage
- County Judicial Complex
- Paseo Santa Fe Mixed-Used Development
- Lensic Place Mixed-Use Building
- First National Bank Building
- Atalaya School Neighborhood Design Review Committee - Co Chairman
