Douglass Alligood is a planner and architect, licensed in ten states. He is a partner at the international firm BIG, leading the design for the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas and has recently worked in a leadership role on award winning projects around the world, including the 2023 Best Tall Building in the Americas award from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat for The Spiral in New York City, the 2021 Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award from the Urban Land Institute for The Smile in New York City, the 2018 AIA Award of Excellence for the UCONN Innovation Partnership Building in Storrs, CT, and International Property Awards for Talan Towers in Astana, Kazakhstan. His experience encompasses a wide range of project types including supertall towers, residential towers, interior design, museums, airport terminals, healthcare, science research, sports, resiliency, masterplans and adaptive reuse projects. Douglass is a member of the Board of Trustees in his community, re-writing the village Sustainability Code. Douglass is also a LEED accredited professional, a member of NOMA, Urban Land Institute, Urban Design Forum and was elevated to the College of Fellows in the AIA in 2024.