Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, and Sustainability

ULI Nashville Recognizes Asurion Gulch Hub with Excellence in Development Award!

ULI Nashville Recognizes Geodis Park for Excellence in Development

HASTINGS 2022 Firm Trip to Austin

Dave Powell honored with the AIA Award for Excellence in Public Architecture

Gary Glinsey
LEED Green Associate 
IIDA Tennessee recognizes UTA at 2022 Design Awards

IIDA Tennessee recognizes Warner Music Nashville and Warner Chappell Music at 2022 Design Awards

AN Interior Names HASTINGS a 2022 Top 50 Architecture and Design Company

AIA Tennessee recognizes Fourth Capital with 2022 Honor Award

AIA Tennessee names HASTINGS 2022 Emerging Professional Friendly Firm

AIA Tennessee recognizes Asurion Gulch Hub 2022 Design Awards

Metro Parks celebrates Gulch Greenway Ribbon Cutting

HASTINGS named Architect’s Newspaper’s 2022 Best of Practice Winner

Mark Zook elevated to Principal

Zweig Group recognizes HASTINGS as 2022 Best Firm To Work For

Director of Sustainability Erica Weeks presents at AIA Conference on Architecture 2022

HASTINGS named Middle Tennessee Top Workplace for tenth consecutive year

225 Polk recognized with 2022 Governor's Environmental Stewardship Award

Urban Land Institute Americas names 225 Polk 2022 Awards for Excellence Finalist

UTA Nashville named 2022 IIDA Interior Design Competition Finalist

George Sorbara joins design team

HASTINGS is seeking Architects to join our studio

Stiles | Hensler reveals design for new urban experience at Peabody Union

110 East breaks ground next to East/West Station in Charlotte, North Carolina

Jordan Head

About HASTINGS

AIA Middle Tennessee recognizes Vanderbilt University Nicholas S. Zeppos College and West End Tower with 2021 Design Award

AIA Middle Tennessee recognizes Fourth Capital with 2021 Design Award

HASTINGS is seeking Interior Designers to join our studio

Christ Presbyterian Academy recognized by AIA Middle Tennessee with 2021 Honor Award

225 Polk among the overall winners of the Chicago Athenaeum 2021 American Architecture Awards—the nation’s highest public award for new architecture and urban planning

ArchDaily features UTA's new Nashville Headquarters

gb&d features Erica Weeks on Improving Conversations Around Sustainability

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing recognized with AIA Tennessee 2021 Design Award

Montgomery Bell Academy Wellness Center recognized with AIA Tennessee 2021 Design Award

Family & Children's Service recognized with AIA Tennessee 2021 Design Award

225 Polk recognized with AIA Gulf States 2021 Design Award

AIA Gulf States recognizes Alfred Williams & Company with 2021 Design Award

'HASTINGS Architecture Creates a Cool and Contemporary Space From a 1965 Public Library for UTA’s Nashville Office': UTA featured in Interior Design

USGBC Tennessee recognizes Metro Nashville Police Department Headquarters and Family Safety Center with Community Champion Award

USGBC Tennessee recognizes HASTINGS as 2021 Green Leader: Organization of the Year

Nashville Downtown Partnership recognizes Hyatt Centric Downtown Nashville with 2021 PLAY Award

Asurion Gulch Hub recognized with Nashville Downtown Partnership 2021 WORK Award

Nashville Downtown Partnership recognizes 805 Lea with 2021 LIVE Award

ULI Nashville recognizes Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College with 2021 Award of Excellence

Vertis Green Hills recognized with ULI Nashville 2021 Excellence in Development Awards

Archello features Montgomery Bell Academy H. Frank Burkholder Wellness Center

Thompson Nashville recognized with Condé Nast Traveler's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards "#1 Hotel in Nashville"

HASTINGS 2021 Firm Trip to Chicago

Emilee Wilson becomes a licensed Architect

World Architecture News features Peabody Plaza

HASTINGS named #3 Best Firm To Work For by Zweig Group

20 Questions with David Powell featured by the Civic Design Center as part of their 20th Anniversary celebration

Archello features Christ Presbyterian Academy Fine Arts Center

World Architecture News features Virgin Hotels Nashville

Ribbon cutting marks opening of Hyatt Centric Nashville

Sierra Jensen becomes a newly certified Interior Designer

U.S. Green Building Council honors HASTINGS’ 125th LEED® certified project

Architizer’s 2021 Annual A+Awards recognize 225 Polk with a Special Mention in the Adaptive Reuse category

Architizer’s 2021 A+Awards honor HASTINGS with Best of the Year Special Mention

Nashville Business Journal tours HASTINGS’ studio

Dave Powell and Chris Davis present The Bridge Building as part of The Architect's Newspaper's Facades+ conference

HASTINGS named Middle Tennessee Top Workplace for ninth consecutive year

Director of Sustainability Erica Weeks receives 2021 USGBC Leadership Award

UTA opens new Nashville Headquarters

Virgin Hotels Nashville among The Wall Street Journal's 5 Fabulous Hotel Pools With Day Passes

Metro Historic Commission recognizes 225 Polk with Preservation Award

Metro Nashville Public Schools breaks ground on new Hillwood High School

Highwoods announces plans for Gulch Central at 1010 and 1100 Broadway

Warner Music Nashville undergoing major renovation on Music Row

The Architect’s Newspaper features Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College

World Interiors News features Fourth Capital

NEWH hosts virtual tour of Virgin Hotels Nashville

Peabody Plaza recognized with 2021 Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Design Award

Sustainability Consulting

Virgin Hotels Nashville awarded LEED Gold

The New York Times features Virgin Hotels Nashville in The Future of Hotel Design

Mask House featured as one of Archinect’s 10 fresh examples of concrete in architecture

AIA Tennessee awards 225 Polk a 2020 Design Award of Excellence

AIA Tennessee names HASTINGS an Emerging Professional Friendly Firm

The Buntin Group awarded 2020 AIA Tennessee Design Award!

Senior Associate Chris Davis named to Civic Design Center Board of Directors

Hyatt Centric tops out

Peabody Plaza featured on ArchDaily

Asurion Gulch Hub at 1101 Church Street tops out

ARCHITECT Magazine names Hastings the #3 Architecture Firm in the United States

Congratulations to Eakin Partners on opening Peabody Plaza

Education Snapshots features Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Director of Design Technology Christina Holden featured on BIMThoughts Women in AEC Podcast

Virgin Hotels Nashville featured in Hospitality Design

Travel + Leisure features Virgin Hotels Nashville

Virgin Hotels Nashville opens doors on Music Row!
Archinect highlights new University of Tennessee Keystone Scholarship!
A new scholarship initiative aimed at bolstering the pipeline of students from diverse backgrounds entering architectural education.

World Architecture News features The Buntin Group

HASTINGS 1 of 5 Middle Tennessee companies ranked as Top Workplaces for 8 consecutive years

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing featured in ArchDaily

David M. Powell
PrincipalFAIA, LEED AP

HASTINGS proudly sends first set of 3D printed face shield components to Vanderbilt Hospitals

The Buntin Group featured on ArchDaily

'Music City Remix': 225 Polk Avenue featured in ARCHITECTURAL RECORD

'Black and White and Redone all Over': HASTINGS featured in The New York Times

Alex Stinchcomb
Associate AIA

HASTINGS is seeking a Project Manager to join our studio

HASTINGS is seeking a Technical Design Architect to join our team

HASTINGS is seeking a Project Architect to join our studio

HASTINGS is seeking a BIM Specialist

Director of Design Technology Christina Holden speaks at The Architect's Newspaper's Women in BIM

We are thrilled to welcome four summer 2021 interns from across the country

We are proud to congratulate newly licensed architect Katie Laughinghouse

Chris Davis named Studio Leader

Meaghan Edwards named Studio Leader

Vanderbilt University Residential College B Tops Out

Derek B. Schmidt named Principal

Sara J. Atherton named Principal

Matt Spaulding named Associate Principal

Christina Holden named Senior Associate

Casey Estanislao named Senior Associate

Tamie Schofield named Associate

Robert White named Associate

Neil Parrish named Associate

Kate O'Neil named Associate

Jennifer Crawford named Associate

ARCHITECTURAL RECORD editors present 2020 in Review: Workplace Design projects

AIA Middle Tennessee recognizes Family & Children's Service with a 2020 Design Award

Christ Presbyterian Academy Fine Arts Building wins AIA Middle Tennessee 2020 Design Award

AIA Middle Tennessee recognizes Vanderbilt University School of Nursing with a 2020 Design Award

225 Polk among the winners of The Architect’s Newspaper 2020 AN Best of Design Awards

805 Lea tops out at 29 stories

We are proud to congratulate newly licensed architect Sierra Jensen

Mars Petcare named ENR Southeast 2020 Best Project

We are proud to congratulate Riley Miller for completing her NCIDQ examination

U.S. Green Building Council recognizes Erica Weeks for courageous action and commitment

As part of U.S. Green Building Council’s Equity Summit, Erica Weeks presents Site Assessment, How-To: The Human Factors

Dillon Dunn presents A Seat at the Table as part of U.S. Green Building Council’s Equity Summit

Celebrating Thirty-Five Years: 1985-2020

ULI Nashville recognizes 225 Polk with a 2020 Award of Excellence

David Powell FAIA presents 2020 AIA Louisiana Conference on Architecture keynote

PARK(ing) Day 2020

Claudia Lofton named to IIDA TN Board as VP of Advocacy

Fast Company features Way Forward Signage Co.

We are pleased to announce Way Forward Signage Co. – return to work signage for the COVID era.

Heather Crabtree becomes licensed Architect!

Zweig Group recognizes HASTINGS as a 2020 Best Firm To Work For and 2020 Hot Firm

Robert White becomes licensed Architect!
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Architecture + Design in collaboration with the National Organization of Minority Architects Announces the Keystone Scholarship
The Keystone Scholarship will enable the college to build upon its thriving base of outstanding students by expanding its ability to recruit top diverse high school graduates in Tennessee.

Dave Powell to present 3 Chords and the Truth: The Music City Vernacular as part of AIA Arkansas’ 2020 Virtual Speaker Series

Archello features the Ryman Auditorium Renovation and Expansion!

Associate Principal and Director of Sustainability Erica Weeks receives Living Future Accreditation
University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Architecture + Design names David Bailey 2020 Tau Sigma Delta Silver Medal recipient

Senior Associate Chris Davis on the Future of Restaurants in Nashville Scene
Socially Conscious Design 101
We are proud to support the Civic Design Center and AIA Middle Tennessee in presenting this course on how design can improve inclusiveness, equity, and quality of life.

Archello features WME

World Architecture News features 225 Polk Avenue
AIA Framework for Design Excellence in Practice
A webinar with the Tennessee AIA Leadership Network, David Bailey and Erica Weeks Thursday May 28 at 11:30am

Step Inside: NFocus Magazine Features 225 Polk Avenue

Nashville Business Journal names David Bailey Historic Preservation Champion of the Year

Engineering News Record names Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College 2019 Best of the Best Project!
HASTINGS COVID-19 Site Visit Policy
Due to the national emergency caused by, and in response to, the Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19, HASTINGS hereby provides the firm’s Site Visit Policy effective 21 March 2020 until further notice.
Defining Resiliency
Director of Sustainability Erica Weeks leads an exploration of the term “resiliency” as it pertains to the built environment

Director of Design Technology Christina Holden discusses collaboration on The AEC Disruptors Podcast
Materials in the AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence
Our best practices guide to applying the Materials Action Plan to AIA’s Framework for Design Excellence.
David Bailey and Erica Weeks Appointed to Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Committee
On February 28, 2020 Mayor John Cooper announced the names of 48 members of the Nashville community who will serve on the Sustainability Advisory Committee including Principal David Bailey and Associate Principal Erica Weeks.

David Bailey and Chuck Gannaway speak at the 2020 BEC Conference!

Dillon Dunn to present at NCDC PechaKucha

HASTINGS is seeking a Sustainability Coordinator

Erica Weeks named Associate Principal!

Chris Davis named Senior Associate!

Sam Wible named Associate!

Christina Holden named Associate!

Casey Estanislao named Associate!

USGBC Tennessee Recognizes Virginia Springs I and Eskind Biomedical Library at 2020 Impact Awards!

Materials Action Plan in Practice

Hastings ranked #66 on ENR's Top 100 Green Buildings Design Firms!

Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College wins 2019 AIA Middle Tennessee Merit Award!

AIA Middle Tennessee awards The Buntin Group 2019 Merit Award!

AIA Middle Tennessee awards Smith Springs Community Center 2019 Honor Award!

225 Polk Avenue wins 2019 AIA Middle Tennessee Merit Award!

ENR Southeast awards Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram Best Higher Education Project of the Year

HASTINGS 2019 Firm Trip to Miami

Peabody Plaza at Rolling Mill Hill tops out!

PARK(ing) Day 2019

Hastings receives the Nashville Downtown Partnership's 2019 INVEST Award!

Madison Community Center earns LEEDv4 Innovation Point for Beauty & Design

Biophilic Design Realized at LEEDv4 Certified Core & Shell Project, Virginia Springs 1

IIDA Tennessee's Composing Great Design Gala and Competition

Sony Music Nashville awarded 2019 AIA Tennessee Award of Excellence

The Eastland awarded 2019 AIA Tennessee Award of Excellence

Metro Nashville Police Department Headquarters and Family Safety Center awarded Merit Award by AIA Tennessee

Eskind Biomedical Library designated LEED Gold by USGBC

Hastings and greenSTUDIO host USGBC's Executive Luncheon with Mahesh Ramanujam

Mars Petcare celebrates the grand opening of new North American Headquarters at Ovation!

HASTINGS named 2019 Top Workplace by The Tennessean

Family & Children's Service celebrates the dedication of their new home - The Honey Alexander Center

CNBC's Frank Holland visits Mars Petcare's new pet-friendly office

A walk in Mars Petcare's new headquarters with Nashville Business Journal

Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College wins AIA Gulf States Region 2019 Honor Award

The Eastland wins AIA Gulf States Region 2019 Honor Citation

Hastings honored for Rate of Participation as part of the Nashville Connector Commuter Challenge!

Cheekwood Storybook Houses Open!

Vision and Purpose: The Purpose Hotel

Sara Atherton named Associate Principal

Paul Law named Associate Principal

Vertis Green Hills celebrates Grand Opening!

Matt Spaulding named Senior Associate

Erica Weeks named Senior Associate

We are pleased to announce our studio has moved to 225 Polk Avenue!

Derek Schmidt named Associate Principal

Hastings runs the 5th Annual JE Dunn Hammer Down 1k, 5k, and 10k

Hyatt Centric celebrates Groundbreaking!

Thompson Nashville featured in WSJ's Guide to Nashville’s Chicest New Neighborhood
Gulch Hub breaks ground!
Asurion and Highwoods Properties celebrate the Gulch Hub groundbreaking

Vanderbilt University E. Bronson Ingram College honored with 2019 Palladio Award

Nashville's new Family Safety Center Celebrates Opening with Ribbon Cutting

Metro Nashville Police Department Headquarters Celebrates Opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing celebrates new building expansion
ARCHITECT magazine names Hastings #1 in Business
Now in its tenth year, the journal of the American Institute of Architect’s 2018 Architect 50 recognizes practices large and small based on performance in business, sustainability, and design.
Designed with health in mind: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Vanderbilt News highlights the new building expansion for Vanderbilt University School of Nursing set to open January 22, 2019.
BIM 360 and Beyond: Facilitating Collaboration in Design and Construction
BIM Director Christina Holden and Randy Christiansen of Layton Construction present to CSI Nashville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center opens the new Oxford House Fifth Floor
“This is a space that is a little ‘out of the box’ for VUMC,” said John Manning, Chief Operating Officer of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. “This renovated space will allow for different and innovative ways to work..."
Designed with Health in Mind
School of Nursing featured in the Fall Issue of Vanderbilt Nurse
2018 AIA Middle TN Awards
Nashville Family Safety Center and Police Department Headquarters receives an Honor Award from AIA Middle Tennessee
Design Lab
Design Lab provides dedicated time and space to expand the traditional bounds of architectural consideration. We invite creatives and designers across a broad range of industries into our studio to learn about their creative process and to investigate how best we can contribute to our community.

PARK(ing) Day 2018
Tour Thompson Nashville, Ryman Auditorium, and The Bridge Building
Registration is open for Architecture tours as part of Nashville Design Week

As part of a continued evolution of our brand, HASTINGS partnered with Base Design to reimagine our brand identity system and digital presence.
New Estron Chemical Innovation and Technology Center Opens
Lee Company Corporate Headquarters recognized with USGBC TN’s Leadership Award for Innovative Design

Cheekwood Opens the Renovated Frist Learning Center and New Café 29
HYPE
Hastings Young Professional Experience (HYPE) initiative mentors, inspires, and teaches our studio.
Congratulations to our newly licensed Architects
W're thrilled to congratulate Laura Hollier and Alex Stinchcomb Hastings newest licensed architects!
Azafrán Park Opens!
Nashville’s newest public park, Azafrán Park, opened Saturday, August 11th
Congratulations to our recently registered Interior Designers
We're proud to congratulate recently registered Interior Designers Kate O'Neil, Madelynne Moulton, Jesse Allen, Claudia Lofton, and Lauren McCloud

Alfred Williams & Company Honored by AIA Tennessee

Highwoods Executes Lease with Asurion
Madison Park Community Center Opens
Madison Park Celebrates Opening of new 30,000-square-foot Community Center

Sara Shipp
Administrative Assistant 
Leo Xu

Abhinavv Singh
AIA, LEED Green Associate 
Brooke Wentzel
Materials Librarian 
Sarah Skutnik
Executive Assistant 
Nathan Buck
AIA 
Preston Gallagher

Don Sluman
Director of Communications 
Brian Dobrolsky
AIA 
Tiffanie Clegg
NCIDQ 
Matthew Hungate
IT Team 
Anna McCloskey
Marketing Coordinator 
Katie Schultz
LEED Green Associate 
Lily Hubbard

Mary Margaret Comegna
LEED Green Associate 
Dylan Roberts
Sustainability CoordinatorLEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador

Samantha Mitton
IIDA, NCIDQ 
George Sorbara

Kayla Rodd
LEED AP BD+C 
Gene McDonald
Managing DirectorAIA, LEED Green Associate

Brian Fryman
Director of FinanceCMA

Tatum Rumsey

Morgan Wisted

Claire Eason Hall
Fitwel Ambassador 
Ryan Burnett
LEED Green Associate 
Jennie Mason

Samuel Williamson

Michael McDowell

Taylor Patton

Casey Hawkins
Studio Administrator 
Gavin McEntire
LEED Green Associate 
William W. Hastings
Principal 
David A. Bailey
PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

Matt Hall
AIA, LEED AP 
Clay Carroll
AIA 
Emily King
LEED Green Associate 
Kyle Faulkner
LEED Green Associate 
Kim Jackson
Project Accountant 
Joseph A. Platt, Jr.
LEED Green Associate 
Harper Craig

Jonathon Oelschig
Senior AssociateAIA, LEED AP

Chuck Gannaway
PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

James O. Hastings
Founding PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

Christina Holden
Senior Associate and Director of Design TechnologyAIA, LEED AP

Meshelle Moody
LEED AP 
Whit Self
Associate AIA, LEED Green Associate, CDT

Tiffany Dickerson

Tamie Schofield
AssociateLEED AP O+M

Sierra Jensen
Associate AIA, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate

Sarah Carroll
Associate LEED Green Associate

Robert White
Senior AssociateAIA

Melodie Haynes
Director of Human Resources 
Meaghan Edwards
Senior AssociateAIA, LEED AP

Katie Laughinghouse
AIA, LEED Green Associate 
Kyle Liu

Kate O'Neil
Senior AssociateAIA, NCIDQ

Laura Kneebone
Associate 
Laura Hollier
AIA, LEED Green Associate 
Isabella Claiborne
LEED Green Associate 
Heather Crabtree
AIA, LEED Green Associate 
Ethan Keller
Associate 
Erin Asa
AssociateIIDA, NCIDQ, LEED Green Associate

Erich Ritzhaupt
AssociateAIA, LEED Green Associate

Eric Hawkins
Associate AIA, NCARB

Emilee Wilson Hamm
AIA, LFA, NCARB, LEED Green Associate 
Dillon Dunn
AIA, LEED Green Associate 
Claudia Lofton
AssociateIIDA, LEED Green Associate

Chris Melander
Associate AIA, LEED Green Associate

Andy Cho
AIA, LEED BD+C 
Anna Yoder
Senior Associate and Director of Planning and Urban DesignAICP, LEED Green Associate, CDT

Jennifer Crawford
AssociateNCIDQ

Blaine Kimbrough
Senior AssociateAIA

Casey Estanislao
Senior Associate and Director of Strategy 
Chris Davis
Associate PrincipalAIA

Erica Weeks
Associate Principal and Director of SustainabilityAIA, LEED AP

Derek B. Schmidt
PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

John Boehms
Senior Associate and Director of OperationsAIA, LEED AP

Mark Zook
PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

Matt Spaulding
Associate Principal 
Paul Law
Associate Principal and Director of Quality AssuranceAIA, LEED Green Associate, CSI, CDT

Samuel Wible
Senior AssociateAIA

Daniel Cremin
Senior AssociateAIA

Sara J. Atherton
PrincipalAIA, LEED AP

















































































