Gary Gaston is the Nashville Civic Design Center's Associate Design Director. Gary’s is a principal contributor to The Plan of Nashville and the Center’s publication The Plan of Nashville: Avenues to a Great City. Gary holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Following graduation, Gary moved to London for a year, pursuing his interests in architecture and travel. In the summer of 2000 he moved to Nashville and worked as an intern architect for Gresham Smith & Partners. In the Fall of 2001, Gary accepted a position with the UT College of Architecture and Design as Lecturer and Coordinator of Communications, where he served until joining the Nashville Civic Design Center (2002-2006). Gary recently returned to the Nashville Civic Design Center after working at Looney Ricks Kiss Architects as an urban designer. Gary co-chaired the Live It Up Downtown Home Tour for four years and serves on the Board of Directors of Nashville Cares and the GLBT Chamber of Commerce.