ONYX CONSTRUCTION
INC

mark goldman, of onyx construction inc, has been a licensed commercial and residential general contractor in Taos, NM since 1988, is a registered NCARB architect + is currently a Professor of Green Building Technology at UNM Taos, where he teaches Carpentry, Computer Architectural Graphics + a Sustainable Building Systems Lab. He was mentored by registered architect Ned Cherry of Albuquerque for 6 years.

  • LAMA FOUNDATION // STONE + TIMBER

  • SANDERSON RESIDENCE // ADOBE

  • VETERAN'S OFF GRID // MULTIPLE DWELLINGS

  • DOLGINAW RESIDENCE // PUMICE CRETE

  • FRANKLIN RESIDENCE // STRAWBALE

  • COYOTE // PUMICE CRETE SCULPTED HOME

  • CASA + THE STAKEOUT // ADOBE HORNO

  • ANDERSON // RAMMED EARTH

  • LYMAN RESIDENCE // ADOBE

  • HABITAT FOR HUMANITY // ADOBE

  • DREAMTREE PROJECT // ADOBE

  • BEALERS RESIDENCE // PUMICE CRETE

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history

1982 // ba studio art // University of california at Santa Barbara
1988 // b arch // boston architectural college
-cascieri scholar
-aia foundation scholar
1988 // Intern Architect Greater Boston Design Associates, Boston, MA
1993 // founded onyx construction
2004 // distinguished alumni for architectural practice, boston architectural college
2009-2022 // Adjunct Faculty UNMTaos Construction Technology Dept
ncarb architect registered in new mexico
2023 // UNSUNG HERO OF TAOS

selected PROJECTS

Yaxche School, Las Colonias, NM (former R.C.Gorman Residence)
Taos County Economic Development Center, Town of Taos,
(Mobile Matanza, etc) (w/ Ned Cherry)
Vista Grande School, Master Planning (w/ Ned Cherry)
DreamTree Project, Design/Build Residential/Administrative
congregate housing (w/ Ned Cherry)
Taos Mosaic Art Gallery
Anansi charter School, Arroyo Seco, NM (Classroom Expansion) (w/ Ned cherry)
Mandala Arts Center, Town of Taos, NM
Lyman Residence, Llano Quemado, NM historic rebuild or duran hacienda
Brannon Residence, El Salto, NM (reproduction of old casa fresen bakery building)
Kipnes Residence, Taos County, NM
hitchcock spec house pattison loop taos ski valley purchased by NM Governor Gary Johnson Residence, Taos Ski Valley
Anderson Residence, Arroyo Hondo, NM rammed earth
Donaldson Residence, Taos County, NM
Robinson Residence, Pilar, NM historic adobe remodel
Cerro Montoso Bison Ranch Guesthouse, Tres Piedras, NM design project
Sanderson Residence, Arroyo Seco, NM
Taos Habitat for Humanity Admin. Office & ReStore, Taos, NM design and contracting
new mexico mortgage finance authority, consulting architect

features

Publications:
Good Deeds, Good Design, Community Service Through Architecture, Princeton
Architectural Press, Bryan Bell editor (Mark Goldman contributing author)
fine home building magazine
the princeton university architectural press
new mexico magazine
the new mexico green guide

features:
new mexico solar energy association tours
sustain taos film festival

lectures:
solutions to Global Poverty Conference at the university of colorado, boulder
taos bioneers conference
Taos center for the arts (Tca)- unm taos CNST lecture
the university of new mexico graduate school of architecture
UNM Harwood Museum of Art
UNM Taos Lecture Series on Sustainable Architecture-Taos Community Auditorium
Public Interest Design Institute-Austin, TX
EarthUK, Norwich Cathedral, United Kingdom
Pratt Institute, Film Festival-NYC ( Documentary Film-Teens Building for Teens-construction of The DreamTree Project, Taos, NM)
2023 la Hacienda de los martinez // Taos Adobe Construction Education
2023 // Taos Fall Arts Festival // Alternative Construction in Taos