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Charles Sterkx

Charles has worked with Waggonner & Ball for nearly 30 years. He has served as project architect for some of the firm’s largest projects, including the Tulane University Freeman School of Business Expansion and the Port of New Orleans Headquarters. As a respected architect specializing in preservation, he has also been responsible for completing Historic Building Preservation Plans for building sites in Texas and Louisiana for the General Services Administration.

Charles is an expert at detailing coordinated exterior envelope systems and technologies. He has worked on dozens of award-winning adaptive reuse and historic preservation projects. His experience in design, production, and coordination of construction documents is further enhanced by his interest in studying traditional and new building technologies.

  • Contact
    CHARLES@WBAE.COM
  • Role
    Architect
  • STAFF SINCE
    1989
  • EDUCATION
    M. ARCH, TULANE UNIVERSITY, 1988
  • Registered in
    Louisiana
  • Selected Projects
    GREATER NEW ORLEANS FOUNDATION CENTER FOR PHILANTHROPY; NEW ORLEANS, LA

    NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK: CASINO RESTORATION, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ARBOR ROOM AT POPP FOUNTAIN, OSCAR J. TOLMAS CENTER, LOUISIANA CHILDRENS MUSEUM; NEW ORLEANS, LA

    PORT OF NEW ORLEANS HEADQUARTERS FACILITY; NEW ORLEANS, LA

    MCILHENNY COMPANY HEADQUARTERS; AVERY ISLAND, LA

    TULANE UNIVERSITY: BARBARA GREENBAUM HOUSE, DINWIDDIE HALL RENOVATION, LAW SCHOOL EXPANSION, A. B. FREEMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS GOLDRING-WOLDENBERG HALL II, ELLEONORA P. MCWILLIAMS SCHOOL OF THEATRE AND DANCE, STUDY FOR THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK BUILDING, STUDY FOR BRUFF COMMONS; NEW ORLEANS, LA

    U.S. CUSTOM HOUSE: IMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERATIONS – HURRICANE KATRINA REPAIRS, MASTER PLAN, FIRE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, VACANT SPACE RECAPTURE, REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS TO THE GROUND FLOOR; FOURTH FLOOR UTILIZATION STUDY; NEW ORLEANS, LA