Donald (Don)
Stephen PorterAIA

(1947– )

Porter grew up in Charlotte and graduated from Charlotte Country Day School in 1966. He was accepted into the NCSU School of Design and graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1971. He returned to Charlotte and worked with Ferebee Walters and Associates 1971-1975 before a brief stint with A. G. Odell. After becoming a registered architect, Don joined Harry Wolf from 1975-1979. Then, with a classmate from NC State, he formed OMNI Architecture. The firm grew from 2 people to 75 over 23 years. The firm closed in 2002 and Porter and a few of the OMNI staff joined the national architectural firm Nelson. In 2006, Porter joined the national architectural and engineering company Reynolds, Smith & Hills (RS&H) to lead their Corporate division in the Carolinas. He served as a visiting lecturer and critic for the UNCC College of Architecture and many other groups. He retired in 2018.