Marshall Emmiett Purnell FAIA NOMA (born June 8, 1950)[1] is an American architect.
[citation needed] Though he was recruited by the Boston Red Sox, he chose not to pursue sports.
[citation needed] Following that, he joined the American Institute of Architecture in 1974, working as an executive in the headquarters in Washington, D.C., until 1978.
[4] He served as the design principal and vice president of the firm for thirty-five years, until the death of the co-founder, Paul S. Devrouax in 2010.
[5] In 2014, Purnell joined the College of Design at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.