Norbert W. Young, Jr. to Chair AAF Board of Regents

January 5, 2005 | Washington, D.C. On January 1, 2005, Norbert W. Young, Jr., FAIA became the next chair of the American Architectural Board of Regents and will serve until 2007. AAF’s President & CEO Ron Bogle said, “We are most fortunate to have Norbert Young as Chair of AAF. His achievements and professional experience combined with his passion and commitment for continued positive change and expansion, will provide transformative energy for AAF.”

Young is President of McGraw-Hill Construction, the leading source of project news, product information, industry analysis and editorial coverage for design and construction professionals. McGraw-Hill Construction is comprised of such prestigious brands as Dodge, Sweets, Architectural Record, Engineering News-Record, Regional Publications and Construction.com. Together, these brands serve as the leading provider of print and electronic products and services to the industrial, commercial and residential construction and building industry.

Young joined The McGraw-Hill Companies in December 1997 as Vice President, Editorial, for Dodge. Previous to Dodge, Mr. Young spent eight years with the Bovis Construction Group, a global leader in the management of high profile construction projects. In 1994, Mr. Young was appointed President for the newly created Bovis Management Systems (BMS), which was established to serve the construction and project management needs for both private and public sector clients on a national, as well as global basis.

A registered architect, his professional affiliations include membership in the Urban Land Institute, a Fellow of The American Institute of Architects and the International Alliance for Interoperability, where he serves as Chairman of the IAI-NA Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Young serves as a trustee of the National Building Museum. Young was previously a regent of the American Architectural Foundation and is an Overseer for the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.

Young holds a Master's of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's of Arts from Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.

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