Peter Bohlin
American architect
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Peter Q. Bohlin (born 1937 in New York City, United States) is an American architect and the winner of the 2010 Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.[9] He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)[10] and a founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, established originally in 1965 as Bohlin and Powell in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council (2010)[2]
Nine American Institute of Architects Honor Awards
AIA Cote Top Ten Green Project Award (2008)[3]
AIA Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction (2008)[4]
RPI confers Honorary Doctoral Degree (2006)[5]
RPI Alumni Key Award (2004)[6]
Adobe Systems: San Francisco, California
The Barn at Fallingwater, for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Liberty Bell Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Seattle City Hall: Seattle, Washington[8]
Peter Q. Bohlin | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1937 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | AIA Gold Medal (2010)[1]
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| Buildings | Pixar Animation Studios: Emeryville, California Adobe Systems: San Francisco, California The Barn at Fallingwater, for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Liberty Bell Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Seattle City Hall: Seattle, Washington[8] |
| Projects | Apple Store |
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has six offices in Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, and San Francisco.[11] In 1994, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was honored with the Firm Award presented by the American Institute of Architects.[12] Peter Bohlin has been a guest design critic and a visiting professor at architecture schools. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1958[13] and his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He was inducted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.[13]
Selected projects
- Copperhill Mountain Lodge: Åre, Sweden
- Grand Teton National Park Discovery and Visitors Center: Jackson, Wyoming[8][14]
- Apple Store: Apple Fifth Avenue[15][16]
- Apple Store: SoHo[17]
- Apple Store: Upper West Side[18][19]
- Apple Store: 14th Street[20]
- Apple Store: Boylston Street[21]
- Apple Store: Regent Street, London[22]
- Apple Store: Carrousel du Louvre, Paris[23]
- Apple Store: Sydney, Australia[24]
- Apple Store: Ginza, Japan[25]
- Apple Store: Shinsaibashi, Japan[26]
- Apple Store: San Francisco[27]
- Apple Store: Chestnut Street[27]
- Apple Store: Scottsdale, Arizona[28]
- Apple Store: North Michigan Avenue[29]
- Eggers Hall, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, NY[30]
- The William J. Nealon Federal Building and Courthouse: Scranton, Pennsylvania
- The Pocono Environmental Education Center: Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania[31]
- Seattle City Hall: Seattle, Washington[8]
- University of California, Santa Cruz Digital Arts Facility: Santa Cruz, California
- Mills College, Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business: Oakland, California
- Pixar Animation Studios & Headquarters: Emeryville, California
- Adobe Systems: San Francisco, California
- Liberty Bell Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- The Barn at Fallingwater, for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
- Ballard Library & Neighborhood Service Center: Ballard, Seattle[8]
- Williams College, North & South Academic Buildings: Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Forest House: Connecticut[32][33]
- The Ledge House: Maryland[34]
- Creekside House: California[35]
- Umerani Residence: California[36]
- House at the Shawangunks: New York[37]
- Combs Point Residence: New York[35]
- Envelope House: Washington[8][38]
- Gosline House: Washington[39]
- Woodway Residence: Washington[8]
- Lily Lake Residence: Pennsylvania[40]
- House in the Blue Mountains: Pennsylvania
- House in the Endless Mountains: Pennsylvania[41]
- Waverly: Pennsylvania
- Point House: Montana[8][42]
- House on Lake Tahoe: Nevada
- Farrar Residence: Utah[43]
- Thomas M. Siebel Center for Computer Science, University of Illinois
- Princeton Barn: New Jersey[44]
Awards and honors
- 2010 AIA Gold Medal[1] 66th Award Medalist
- 2010 named a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.[2]
- Nine American Institute of Architects Honor Awards
- 2008 AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Award for Pocono Environmental Education Center[3]
- 2008 American Institute of Architects Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction[4]
- 2006 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Confers Honorary Doctoral Degree[5]
- 2004 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Key Award[6]
- 1994 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thomas W. Phelan Fellows Award[7]
Books
Some of the books about Peter Bohlin's firm:
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance, 2010 ISBN 978-0-8478-3293-4
- Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009 ISBN 978-0-9814628-1-3
- Farrar: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2007 ISBN 978-0-9774672-7-3 (one of their residential projects)
- Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006 ISBN 978-0-9746800-4-0
- Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 12 Houses, 2005 ISBN 978-0-8478-2696-4
- Ledge House: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1999 ISBN 978-1-56496-521-9
- The Architecture of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1994 ISBN 978-1-56496-112-9