He studied at the Pennsylvania State University (B.Arch., M.Sci), McGill University (M.Arch), and the University of Pennsylvania (M.Sci., Ph.D.). In 2002, in recognition of his architectural design and heritage conservation work he was elected to membership in the R.C.A. (Royal Canadian Academy). He was elected to Fellowship in the RAIC (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada) in 2009, and he has been a registered architect in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador since 1978. He has received eight Southcott Awards for his heritage conservation projects in Newfoundland, and in 2005 he received a Manning Award from the Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. In 2006 he received the Paul E. Buchanan Award for excellence in fieldwork and interpretation from the Vernacular Architecture Forum. He is past-Chair of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. ﻿