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PETER H. WIEDERSPAHN 45 Moore Street Somerville, MA 02144 [phone removed] [email removed] EDUCATION Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA 1987-1989 M. Arch. II, Master of Architecture Syracuse University, School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY 1978-1983 B. Arch., Bachelor of Architecture ACADEMIC POSITIONS Northeastern University, School of Architecture, Boston, MA: Associate Professor 1997-present Dartmouth College, Studio Arts Department, Hanover, NH: Visiting Professor Winter 1997 Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA: Visiting Design Critic 1996 The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Architecture, University Park, PA: Assistant Professor 1990-1995 ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE Wiederspahn Architecture, LLC, Somerville, MA: Sole Practitioner 1990-present PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS Richard Meier and Partners, Architects, New York, NY: Architect Summer 1988 Gwathmey Siegel Associates, Architects, New York, NY: Architect 1985-1987 Hobart Betts Associates, Architects, New York, NY: Project Manager 1983-1985 PUBLICATIONS JURIED ARTICLES "e3co Systems: A Search for a Twenty First Century Construction Type," Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture "Wood Frame Multi-Family Housing in Boston, 1865-1900," AEEA/EAAE “Mutable Domestic Space: The Choreography of Modern Dwelling,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture “Pedagogy Plus Practice: Engaging Boston’s Housing Crisis in the Design Studio,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture “Beyond an Iconographic History of Rome,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture “Embodied Time in the Urban Artifacts of Rome,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture RESEARCH GRANTS The Boston Society of Architects, Boston, MA, “Housing Designs for Proposed Smart Growth Overlay Zoning Districts
in Metro-Boston.” Grant amount: $9,600 June 2004 The Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Chicago, IL, “Wood Frame Multi-Family Housing in Boston, 1865-1900.” Grant amount: $10,000 June 2001 HONORS / AWARDS Small Firms/Small Projects Design Award from the Boston Society of Architects/American Institute of Architects (BSA/AIA), for the “Home/Work Space: Wiederspahn Architecture Studio, Somerville, MA” March 2006 Interior Architecture/Interior Design Honor Award from the Boston Society of Architects/American Institute of Architects (BSA/AIA), for the “High Rise House: 3000sf Duplex on Upper East Side, New York” May 2002 Young Architects Jury Exhibit Citation Award from the Boston Society of Architects/American Institute of Architects, (BSA/AIA), for the “Datum House: Single-family House in Usonia, Pleasantville, NY” October 1998 Second Prize in a Juried National Competition: “Battery Park City Memorial Fountain,” sponsored by the Battery Park City Commission to commemorate the police officers of New York killed in the line of duty Sept. 1990 First Prize in a Juried Competition: “Soling Architecture Student Design Competition,” Project: Multiuse Skyscraper for the Theater District, New York, NY, including a Broadway theater, office space, and a hotel January 1983 EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN WORK McGowan Fine Art, Concord, NH, Craft, a multi-artist gallery exhibition of furniture design November 2002 Roger Williams University, Main Gallery of the School of Architecture, Art, and Historic Preservation, Bristol, RI, Domestic Space, Domestic Objects: Architecture and Furniture by Peter H. Wiederspahn, a one-person retrospective February-March 2002 Dartmouth College, Barrows Exhibition Rotunda, Hopkins Center, Hanover, NH, Furniture Glyphs: Furniture Design by Peter H. Wiederspahn, a one-person exhibition of furniture design work October-December 2001 Northeastern University, Ryder Hall Atrium, Boston, MA, Domestic Space, Domestic Objects: Architecture and Furniture by Peter H. Wiederspahn, a one-person retrospective September 2001 University of Tennessee, Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, College of Architecture and Design, Knoxville, TN, Domestic Space, Domestic Objects: Architecture and Furniture by Peter H. Wiederspahn, a one-person retrospective September 2000 Northeastern University, Ryder Hall Atrium, Boston, MA, Between Representation and Reality: 2D and 3D Work by New Faculty, a two-person exhibition with architecture by Peter Wiederspahn and graphic design by Thomas Starr March-April 1998 Casa di Dante, Florence, Italy, Ten Drawings by Ten Architects: Architectural Drawings in Florence, Now-4, Disegni di Architettura, a group show of international architects December 1995 L'Academia, Florence, Italy, American Architectural Education: Student Projects from American Universities. Project: Skyscraper for the Theater District, New York May 1984
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE NATIONAL American Institute of Architects (AIA), Washington, DC: Member 1999-present National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB), Visiting Team Member: Four day review of accreditation compliance The Pennsylvania Sate University, School of Architecture February 2005 National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB), Washington, DC 1987-present Registered Architect: States of current registration: Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania Rotch Travelling Scholarship, Boston, MA: The Rotch Travelling Scholarship was founded in 1883 Secretary of the Committee and Member of Board of Directors Spring 2007-present Responsibilities include the annual coordination of the Preliminary Competition, the Final Competition, and the Studio Competition REGIONAL Design Review Committee, City of Somerville, MA Member 2005-present This is a board of design professionals that review all major projects for design quality for the City of Somerville in monthly public meetings Boston Society of Architects (BSA), Boston, MA, regional chapter of the AIA: Member 1999-present Elected to BSA Board of Directors November 2007-2009 Commissioner of Building Technology Chair of Search Committee for New Executive Director of the BSA Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Search Committee to replace Richard Fitzgerald, Executive Director for 23 years