Thomas J. Trenolone

Thomas J. Trenolone, AIA, IIDA, LEED AP. An architect and design advocate with HDR, Inc., an international architecture and engineering practice, Tom serves as a Design Director and Principal with the firm. He holds degrees in Architecture and Advertising Journalism. He is the President and Founder of daOMA (design alliance OMAha), a non-profit focused on building greater design awareness through lectures and community engagement. He serves as the current Editor-in-Chief of Unicameral Design Magazine. Recent professional work includes the Omaha Central Library and the University of Nebraska CoARCH in partnership with NADAAA. Tom received the Kagan Design Fellowship in 2002; his research, entitled “Speed, Sex, Firepower,” was an in-depth study of how large automotive companies, couture fashion houses, and the U.S. military maintain their creative edge. He is a Lecturer at the University of Nebraska College of Architecture, focusing on design journalism and the role of health and wellness as an economic anchor and engine in rural communities.