Robert E. Comet, Jr., AIA, LEED AP

Robert E. Comet Jr. (Arch ’76 CM), a principal with Quinn Evans, has retired after an architectural career that spanned more than 40 years with numerous award-winning projects throughout Virginia. A 2002 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award from the Virginia Society of the AIA, Comet spent his career in Richmond, where he oversaw dozens of high-profile planning and design projects for school systems, local and state government agencies, churches and non-profit organizations. A founding partner of BCWH Architects, he served as president of the firm until it merged with Quinn Evans in late 2018.

Rob Comet (Arch ’76) a principal with the Richmond, Virginia, office of Quinn Evans Architects, has been appointed by the Virginia House of Delegates to serve a three-year term on the Capitol Square Preservation Council. This is Comet’s second time serving on the council; he was also a member of the founding group that began serving in 2000. He is representing the Historic Richmond Foundation, of which he is also a board member.