Steven Dickens joined ECA in 2001. In his role as a Senior Associate at ECA, Steve serves as designer, project architect, project manager, draftsman, detailer, contracts negotiator, and everything in between. Having worked in Washington D.C. for over 30 years, he has developed expertise in the District’s Zoning regulations and Historic Preservation review guidelines and procedures, as well as the Building Code and Accessibility Standards. Steve lives in an ECA-designed building, the Rainbow Lofts Condominiums of 2004, for which he was the project architect. He received his Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture from Tulane University, and has been a licensed architect in Washington D.C. since 1991. In addition to practicing architecture, Steve enjoys writing about the City’s built environment, and has authored numerous articles in ArchitectureDC magazine, a publication of the Washington D.C. AIA.