STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
J. Bruce Benner, AIA
Principal, President & COO
Bruce Benner serves as Bennett Benner Partners’s President/Chief Operating Officer
and Principal In Charge of architectural projects. He oversees operations and firm
management focusing on quality control, design and constructability of advanced
technology, corporate, institutional and government projects.
Mr. Benner’s expertise also includes specific Corporate Workplace Management and
process development for major corporate clients including strategic planning, budget
development, facilities assessments, campus planning and implementation. With over
30 years of experience in architecture, interiors and planning, Mr. Benner has been
involved in both private and public funded project endeavors for a variety of client
organizations.
Bruce’s portfolio includes corporate campus development, new facilities and
renovation/redevelopment of existing facilities through all phases of project delivery
from initial budget creation and analysis through construction administration and
occupancy.
Education
Master of Architecture, University of Texas at
Arlington, 1983
Bachelor of Science, Architecture, University of
Texas at Arlington, 1979
Registration
Architecture, Texas, #12382, 1988; Kansas,
#5108, 2004; Oklahoma, #4524, 2002
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
Corporate & Commercial
Interior Design, Texas, 1992
AUI Contractors Corporate Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas
NCARB Certification, #53950, 2001
Angeles Real Estate Management Co., Tenant Improvements
BNSF Railway, Corporate Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas
Professional Affiliations
Leadership Training and Conference Center
American Institute of Architects
Phase IV Office Building
Technology Office Building
National Council of Architectural Registration
Boards
Technology Systems Operation Building
International Facility Management Association
Interim Dispatch Center Renovations/Additions
U.S. Green Building Council
Operations Office Building
The Real Estate Council
Employee Center
Texas State Technical College Advisory Board
Service Support Center
DCCC Logistics Technology Advisory Board
Information Systems Office Building
Marketing Office Building
Civic Affiliations
Parking Garage
Leadership Fort Worth
Office Expansion/Reconfiguration, Continental Plaza
Rotary Club of Fort Worth
Visitors Center and Railroad Museum
Business Volunteers for the Arts
Administration Office Building, Phase III
BNSF Railway Basement Renovations 4515 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kansas
Professional Experience
BNSF Railway TSS Consolidated Office Building, Kansas City, Kansas
BNSF Railway Computer Operations Building Upgrades, Topeka, Kansas
Bennett Benner Partners, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas;
President and Chief Operating Officer, 1984-present
Corporate Headquarters, Inventory, Space Planning and Design (8 Floors),Continental
Plaza Building, Fort Worth, Texas
Awards/Recognition
Spirit of Enterprise Award, Fort Worth Chamber of
Commerce, 2009
Dushman Law Office, Fort Worth, Texas
Greenwood, Fort Worth, Texas
Firm of the Year Award, Texas Society of Architects,
2007
Office Building
Mausoleum Master Plan Update
Greater Tarrant County Business Ethics, 2013
Mausoleum Phases I and II
AIA Medal for Scholastic Achievement
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STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
J. Bruce Benner, AIA
Principal, President & COO
Independence Chapel and Mausoleum Phase III
Aviation
Tenant Improvements, PM Realty
Ishida Group, Ishida Experimental Hangar, Fort Worth, Texas
Tarrant Regional Water District Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas
Northwest Campus, Aerospace Technology Building, Tarrant County
Junior College, Fort Worth, Texas
Pier 1 Corporate Relocation Programming, Fort Worth, Texas
Facilities Update, Patriot American, Fort Worth, Texas
Radio Shack Reorganization, Fort Worth, Texas
Civic
Ryder Global Regional Office, Las Colinas, Texas
Tarrant County Family Law Center and Parking Garage, Fort Worth,
Texas
United Railway Federal Credit Union, Fort Worth, Texas
Education
Community
Northwest Campus, Tarrant County College, Fort Worth, Texas
Lena Pope, Fort Worth, Texas
Fire Training Tower and Vehicle Operations Facility
New Campus
Criminal Justice Training Center
Marty Leonard Community Chapel
B-2 Classroom Addition
Gordon Cottage
C-Tech Renovations
Leonard Cottage
Aerospace Technology Building
The Gatehouse, Grapevine, Texas
Master Plan
Industrial
Multi-Family Residential
Community Center
Western Currency Facility, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Fort
Worth, Texas
General Store
General Motors, Arlington, Texas
Advisors Centers
Base Coat/Clear Coat Paint Facility
Museum of Living Art (MOLA), Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, Texas
1983 B/D Car Model Changeover
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, Texas
CMM Facility
World Trade Center Artifact, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History,
Fort Worth, Texas
1986 Robotic Paint Shop and CMM Building
Ishida Aerospace Center, Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, Texas
Somervell County, Texas Amphitheater Expansion, Glen Rose, Texas
Aircraft Component Assembly Facility (GTE),Kelly Air Force Base,
San Antonio, Texas
Advanced Technology
Bread Plant Relocation, Mrs Baird’s Bakery, Fort Worth, Texas
BNSF Railway Corporate Headquarters, Fort Worth, Texas
Naval Air Station, T-45 TS Trainer Facility, Meridian, Mississippi
Network Operations Center
Network Control Systems Operations Center
Medical
Interim Dispatch Center
NCSOC Data Center
Training Room Renovation, James L. West Alzheimer Center, Fort
Worth, Texas
Telecommunications Network Operations Center
Medical Office Suites, Dublin Medical Center, Dublin, Texas
Information Systems Operations Center
Eagle Mountain Area Suburban Hospital, Azle, Texas
Harris Methodist, Fort Worth, Texas
BNSF Railway Radio Shop Consolidation, Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City Dispatch Center, Kansas City, Kansas
Medical Lab, Reference Lab
San Bernardino Dispatch Center, San Bernardino, California
Radiology Department Expansion
Ryder Logistics, TMC Center, Fort Worth, Texas
Renovations and Corporate Office Building Facelift
TXDOT TransVISION Traffic Management Center/Regional Training Center,
Fort Worth, Texas
Child Care Center
Addition of Electron Microscope Facility
Addition of a C.A.T. Scanner Facility
Addition of Digital Angiography Facility
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STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
J. Bruce Benner, AIA
Principal, President & COO
Reference Laboratory Building
Renovation of Nursery Facilities
Renovation and Expansion of Neonatal Facility
Heart Center of North Texas, Fort Worth, Texas
Physician Leasehold Improvements (80,000 sf Tenant Suite Design),
Medical Arts Office Building, Fort Worth, Texas
All Saints Outpatient Radiology Department, Medical Arts Building,
Fort Worth, Texas
Interior and Exterior Facelift, Mexia General Hospital, Mexia, Texas
Professional Office Building, Meridian Medical Center, Meridian,
Texas
Alterations to Ambulatory Care Center, Texas College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas
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