Peter Bohlin

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Peter Q. Bohlin (born 1937, New York, USA) is an American architect and the winner of the 2010 Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects.[1] He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)[2] and a founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, established originally in 1965 as Bohlin Powell in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has five offices in Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle and San Francisco. In 1994, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was honored with the Firm Award presented by the American Institute of Architects.[3] 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[4] and his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He was inducted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.[4]

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Selected Projects [edit]

Awards and honors [edit]

  • 2010 AIA Gold Medal[35] 66th Award Medalist
  • 2010 named a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council.[36]
  • Nine American Institute of Architects Honor Awards
  • 2008 Cote Top Ten Green Project Award for Pocono Environmental Education Center[37]
  • 2008 American Institute of Architects Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction[38]
  • 2006 Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute Confers Honorary Doctoral Degree[39]
  • 2004 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Alumni Key Award[40]
  • 1994 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Thomas W. Phelan Fellows Award[41]

Books [edit]

Some of the books about Peter Bohlin's firm:

They are also in many magazines & other books.

References [edit]

  1. ^ Pugh + Scarpa is honored December 4, 2009 Los Angeles Times
  2. ^ Architectural Digest
  3. ^ http://www.aia.org/practicing/awards/AIAS075259 AIA Firm Award Recipients List
  4. ^ a b "Peter Q. Bohlin". RPI Hall of Fame. Retrieved 31 March 2012. 
  5. ^ http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/0819/design_1-1.html Architecture Week 08-19-2009
  6. ^ a b c d e f http://folio.aiaseattle.org/bohlin-cywinski-jackson
  7. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/fifthavenue/
  8. ^ http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/archawards/2007/applestorefifthavenue.html Chicago Anthenaeum Award 2007
  9. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/soho/
  10. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/upperwestside/
  11. ^ http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2009/11/11/apple-raises-curtain-on-spectacular-nyc-store/
  12. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/west14thstreet/
  13. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/boylstonstreet/
  14. ^ http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/
  15. ^ http://www.apple.com/fr/retail/carrouseldulouvre/
  16. ^ http://www.apple.com/au/retail/sydney/
  17. ^ http://www.apple.com/jp/retail/ginza/
  18. ^ http://www.apple.com/jp/retail/shinsaibashi/
  19. ^ a b http://www.apple.com/retail/sanfrancisco/
  20. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/scottsdalequarter/
  21. ^ http://www.apple.com/retail/northmichiganavenue/
  22. ^ http://www.peec.org/aboutpeec.html
  23. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/32.html
  24. ^ http://www.archinnovations.com/news/architecture-practice/a-retrospective-view-of-2010-aia-gold-medalist-peter-bohlin/
  25. ^ http://www.addidea.com/Article/file/hjshow/jzsj/20070330054314.html
  26. ^ a b http://www.aiapa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=119
  27. ^ http://www.aiapa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=120
  28. ^ http://archrecord.construction.com/residential/quarterly/0801shawangunks-1.asp
  29. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/87.html
  30. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/36.html
  31. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/107.html
  32. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/34.html
  33. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/10.html
  34. ^ http://www.bcj.com/public/projects/project/67.html
  35. ^ http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB081896 American Institute of Architects Press release 2010 Gold Medal AIA 2010 Award Announcement
  36. ^ Design Futures Council Senior Fellows http://www.di.net/about/senior_fellows/
  37. ^ http://www.aiatopten.org/hpb/ AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
  38. ^ http://www.aiapa.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=100
  39. ^ http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=1559
  40. ^ http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/board/awards/alumni_key.html
  41. ^ http://www.alumni.rpi.edu/board/awards/fellows_award.html

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