Laurie Hawkinson
Laurie Ann Hawkinson (born March 25, 1952) is an American architect. She worked at Institute for Architecture and Urban Studies and is a partner at Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects. Hawkinson is also a Professor of Architecture at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture.
Laurie Hawkinson | |
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| Born | Laurie Ann Hawkinson March 25, 1952 California, USA |
| Education | B.A., M.A., University of California, Berkeley AR., 1983, Cooper Union |
| Occupation | architect |
| Spouse | Henry H. Smith-Miller (m. 1997) |
Early life and education edit
Hawkinson was born on March 25, 1952.[1] She was educated at the University of California, Berkeley where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master's Degree.[2] After graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, Hawkinson travelled to New York to enrol in the Whitney Museum's Independent Study Program. While there, she was encouraged by director Jane G. Rice to apply as an art handler, which she accepted. According to the New York Times, Hawkinson was the only woman art handler in a major New York museum at the time.[3]
Career edit
After graduating from Cooper Union, Hawkinson co-founded an architecture firm with Henry H. Smith-Miller in 1983.[4] The following year, Hawkinson collaborated with Erika Rothenberg and John Malpede to create the Freedom of Expression National Monument, in Battery Park City for its Creative Time Art on the Beach project. Their monument was a giant megaphone aimed at encouraging people to voice their opinions.[5] In 2004, their monument was again exhibited in Lower Manhattan from August to November.[6] During this time, Hawkinson sat as a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts in Architecture, Planning and Design from 1986 until 1989.[7]
In 1987, Hawkinson (AP) and Smith-Miller were selected to design the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania.[8] They were subsequently awarded the 1989–1990 Faculty Design Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.[9] The following year, Hawkinson was named an Eeero Saarinen Visiting Professor at Yale University.[10] She then spent three years at the Southern California Institute of Architecture as a Visiting Critic and Graduate Thesis Advisor.[1]
While serving as the director of Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), Hawkinson collaborated with Vishaan Chakrabarti to connect New York's Financial District to Governors Island through a land bridge made of landfill.[11] In 2016, she was appointed to the Public Design Commission by New York mayor Bill de Blasio.[12]
References edit
- ^ a b "Laurie Ann Hawkinson (Architect)". pcad.lib.washington.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Laurie Hawkinson". nyc.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Art People". The New York Times. October 1, 1976. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Hasanovic, Aisha (2006). 2000 Architects, Volume 1. Images Publishing. p. 560. ISBN 9781920744939. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Glueck, Grace (July 13, 1984). "ART: SCULPTURE ON THE SANDS OF BATTERY PARK CITY". New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Four Temporary Public Art Projects Debut in City Parks". nycgovparks.org. August 2, 2004. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "Hawkinson to present Ekdahl Distinguished Lecture for College of Architecture, Planning & Design". k-state.edu. February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "University preparing new museum space". Doylestown Intelligencer. Pennsylvania. June 16, 1987.
- ^ "Awards Archive". acsa-arch.org. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Eero Saarinen visiting professorship". bulletin.yale.edu. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "The Speculation Studio: Governors Island, The Sixth Borough?". urbanomnibus.net. January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ Martin, Olivia (November 3, 2016). "Mayor Bill de Blasio appoints architect Laurie Hawkinson to the Public Design Commission". archpaper.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.