Paul Gilger

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Paul Gilger (born October 13, 1954 in Mansfield, Ohio) is an American architect, set designer, and playwright. He conceived the off-Broadway Jerry Herman musical revue Showtune.

A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Gilger designed the Industrial Light and Magic Film Studios in San Rafael, California for filmmaker George Lucas (Star Wars, Indiana Jones) in 1991, and he assisted in the conceptual designs for the Disney/MGM Film Studios in Tokyo, Japan.

With Nomad Productions Scenic Studios in San Francisco, Gilger designed stage sets and concert touring sets for Madonna, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Carlos Santana, Alabama, Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony Newley, the Super Bowl broadcast, and numerous sets for television and theatre.

Gilger's recent architectural work includes the landmark Edgewater House in Mill Valley in Marin County, California, built in 2003 by Lehman Brothers of New York.

In addition, Gilger chairs the Lincoln Highway Association National Mapping Committee. In 2007, the 18 member committee completed the research and cartography of the original route of the Lincoln Highway, the first road across America, and all of its subsequent realignments (over 5869 miles), a project which took more than 5 years.

Gilger resides in Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California.