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Peter Bohlin

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. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) and a founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, established originally in 1965 as Bohlin and Powell in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has six 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. 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 and his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He was inducted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.

Selected projects

Awards and honors

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

Books

Some of the books about Peter Bohlin's firm:

  • Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance, 2010
  • Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009
  • Farrar: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2007 (one of their residential projects)
  • Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006
  • Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 12 Houses, 2005
  • Ledge House: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1999
  • The Architecture of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1994

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