Deborah Berke
Deborah Berke | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize |
| Practice | Deborah Berke & Partners Architects Yale School of Architecture |
Deborah Berke (born 1954) is an American architect and academic. She is the founder of Deborah Berke & Partners Architects, a New York City-based design firm. Berke has served as an adjunct professor of architectural design at Yale University since 1987; as of July 2016 she became the dean of the Yale School of Architecture, making her the first woman to head the university's School of Architecture.[1]
Life
Berke received her education at the Rhode Island School of Design. She has a bachelor's degree in both fine art and architecture. She received an honorary doctorate from the school in 2005.[2]
In 2012, she became the first Berkeley-Rupp Architecture Professorship and Prize laureate.[3]
Selected works
- 1982, Rob Krier : urban projects, 1968-1982 (with Rob Krier; Kenneth Frampton; Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies)
- 1984, Visual analysis (with University of Maryland, College Park. School of Architecture)
- 1985, 32 buildings (with Mark McInturff; University of Maryland, College Park. School of Architecture)
- 1990, 30 buildings (with Mark McInturff; University of Maryland, College Park. School of Architecture)
- 1997, Architecture of the everyday (with Steven Harris)
- 2008, Deborah Berke (with Tracy Myers)
- 2016, House rules : an architect's guide to modern life
In popular culture
Berke is referenced extensively in the 2017 film Columbus by director Kogonada. The female protagonist, Casey, is a fan of her work, citing Berke's Irwin Union Bank as her third favorite building.[4]
Burke ate Beans on Toast with Ina Garten in a 2017 episode of Barefoot Contessa.
References
- ^ McDonald, Amy Athey (25 September 2015). "Architect Deborah Berke to be next dean of Yale School of Architecture". Yale News. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ McKeough, Tim (25 September 2015). "Deborah Berke Named Dean of the Yale School of Architecture". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Walter, Alexander (11 September 2012). "New York Architect Deborah Berke Selected for Berkeley-Rupp Prize". archinect.com. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Michael. "'Columbus' explores a city's personal relationship with its architecture". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
