John CJ Doak Architect and Managing Principal
Birthplace Glasgow, Scotland, 1954
Nationality British with Caymanian Status
Qualifications Glasgow School of Art and Mackintosh School of Architecture, University of Glasgow
- Bachelor of Architecture - B.Arch (Glasgow)
- Diploma in Advanced Arch’l Studies - Dip.Arch (Glas)
Rhodec International School of Design - Diploma in Interior Design – RI Dip.

Registrations and Associations
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) - member

Awards and Recognitions
1977 - Art Into Landscape, International Competition (UK)– 1st prize
1978 - Measured Drawings National Competition (UK) - Top award
1979 - “Facelift” Ideas Competition (Sunday Times) - Commended
1980 - Winner of Design Competition -  Retreat Condominiums (Cayman)
1983 - Winner of Design Competition - FJ Harquail Theatre (Cayman)
1987 - Commonwealth Assoc of Architects Award - Moyle House(Cayman)
1990 - AmericanExpress(Caribbean)Preservation Award - National Museum
1993 - “Wreck of Ten Sails” Art Competition (Cayman) - winner
1994 - AmericanExpress(Caribbean)Preservation Award - “Cayman Style”
1995 - CI Vocational Services Award from Rotary Club of Grand Cayman
1997 - Winner of Design Competition (Cayman) for UBS House
1999 - National Trust Awards - Doak House,Wikborg House,Chomyn House
2000 - National Trust Awards - Belden House, Els House, Port Authority Bldg
2002 - National trust Awards - Goetz House, Lewis House, Dart Foundation Park

Affiliations
Cayman Society of Architects, Surveyors and Engineers - member and past Chairman
- Architects Registration Board (ARB) - member and registered architect in UK
- Caribbean Historic Architecture Preservation Society - member

Profile
John Doak graduated from the Mackintosh School of Architecture, Glasgow in 1979, the same year as he arrived in the Cayman Islands. John joined the company of OBM International, a leading firm of architects with offices throughout the Caribbean, where he held the position of International Director of Design and MD of the Cayman Office until December 2000. With OBM, John specialized in Commercial, Resort and Private Residential projects including FJ Harquail Theatre, CNB and Cayman National Corp. HQ., Coutts, British American Centre, Port Authority Building, CI National Museum, Ugland House, UBS House, Genesis, Wikborg House, Agape Worship Centre, Retreat at Rum Point, Gyst Building, Morritts Grand Hotel, Vista Del Mar, the Beach Houses and many private residences. His work with OBM also extended throughout the Caribbean, including TCI, Bermuda, St Kitts, Antigua, Dominican Republic and Cuba.

In January 2001 he formed his own firm of architects, Cayman Style (now known as John Doak Architecture), where he now leads with an energy and informed opinion gained from over twenty years of project design and management in the Caribbean and Cayman Islands. His consistently successful methodology places equal importance on budgeting/scheduling/project management as it does on creative design.

John is currently Vice Chairman of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands and has served on Government Boards including the National Cultural Foundation, National Museum, National Trust and the Historic Building Committee. John is the leading authority on historic buildings in the Cayman Islands / Caribbean style design and is the author of a number of articles for local and international media publications.

John has four children, all born in the Cayman Islands. His wife Jackie is Executive Vice President for Dart Realty, the developers of Camana Bay.