Richard Willson has been involved with the ski valley for over 40 years, since his 1982 Master\u2019s Thesis at the University of New Mexico for a Facilities Master Plan for Taos Ski Valley, Inc. Since then, as Staff Planner for TSV Inc. for 2 years, project architect with SLNB Architects for 6 years, and principal of Willson + Willson Architects LLC since 1990, he has completed dozens of projects\u2013large and small\u2013including:
\u2022 Vehicle Maintenance Facility
\u2022 Resort Center
\u2022 Children’s Ski School
\u2022 Shuttle Drop-off and parking lot design
\u2022 Covered Pedestrian Bridges
\u2022 Phoenix Restaurant
\u2022 WhistleStop Up-mountain restaurant
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