Background
Elam, Merrill L. was born on June 28, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Elam, Merrill L. was born on June 28, 1943 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor of Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1971. Master of Business Administration, Georgia State University, 1983. Postgraduate, Harvard University, 1980.
Intern, Taylor and Collum Architects, 1967-1969;
architect, senior associate, Heery & Heery Architects & Engineers, Inc., 1969-1981;
architect, vice president, Heery & Heery Architects & Engineers, Inc., 1981-1984;
principal, Scogin, Elam and Bray Architects, Inc., Atlanta, since 1984. Board directors Art Papers. Visiting critic Mississippi State University, 1984, Georgia Institute Technology, 1985, 89, 90, Auburn U., 1986, Harvard University, 1987, 93, Southern California Institute Architecture, 1990, Clemson U., 1990, Ohio State University, 1991.
HarryS. Shure visiting professor architecture University of Virginia, 1991. Caudill visiting lecturer architecture Rice U., 1992. Louis Henri Sullivan research professor architecture University of Illinois, 1994.
Guest lecturer Tulane University, Carnegie-Mellon, Cooper Union, Boston Architecture Center, U. Tennessee, Mississippi State University, Auburn University, University Florida, Pennsylvania State University, Arizona State University, University of Virginia, Princeton University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Pensselaer Polytechnic Institute, numerous others.
Member American Institute of Architects (Atlanta chapter, adjudicator, corporation, national committee design, chair membership committee, book center board directors, past chairperson, past executive committee member, numerous awards), Georgia State Board Architects (past president), Architecture Society Atlanta (founder, past president), Women in Architecture.