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.[9] He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA)[10] and a founding principal of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, established originally in 1965 as Bohlin Powell in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Peter Q. Bohlin
Born (1937-03-27) March 27, 1937 (age 87)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
AwardsAIA Gold Medal (2010)[2]


Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council (2010)[3]
Nine American Institute of Architects Honor Awards
AIA Cote Top Ten Green Project Award (2008)[4]
AIA Pennsylvania Medal of Distinction (2008)[5]
RPI confers Honorary Doctoral Degree (2006)[6]
RPI Alumni Key Award (2004)[7]

RPI Thomas W. Phelan Fellows Award (1994)[8]
BuildingsPixar Animation Studios: Emeryville, California
Adobe Systems: San Francisco, California
The Barn at Fallingwater, for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Liberty Bell Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Seattle City Hall: Seattle, Washington[1]
ProjectsApple Store
The entrance to Apple Fifth Avenue in New York City is a glass cube, housing a cylindrical glass elevator and a glass spiral staircase to the underground store.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has six offices in Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and New York City. In 1994, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson was honored with the Firm Award presented by the American Institute of Architects.[11] 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[12] and his Master of Architecture degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art. He was inducted into RPI's Alumni Hall of Fame in 2011.[12]

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Awards and honors edit

Books edit

Some of the books about Peter Bohlin's firm:

  • Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance, 2010 ISBN 978-0-8478-3293-4
  • Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009 ISBN 978-0-9814628-1-3
  • Farrar: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2007 ISBN 978-0-9774672-7-3 (one of their residential projects)
  • Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006 ISBN 978-0-9746800-4-0
  • Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: 12 Houses, 2005 ISBN 978-0-8478-2696-4
  • Ledge House: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1999 ISBN 978-1-56496-521-9
  • The Architecture of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 1994 ISBN 978-1-56496-112-9

References edit

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  2. ^ a b http://www.aia.org/press/releases/AIAB081896 American Institute of Architects Press release 2010 Gold Medal AIA 2010 Award Announcement
  3. ^ a b Design Futures Council Senior Fellows "Senior Fellows :: DesignIntelligence". Archived from the original on 2007-11-06. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  4. ^ a b "AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects - Home". Archived from the original on 2004-05-01. Retrieved 2004-05-01. AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects
  5. ^ a b [1][dead link]
  6. ^ a b "An Overview of Rensselaer's 200th Commencement - News & Events". news.rpi.edu.
  7. ^ a b "RAA Awards - Alumni Key". www.alumni.rpi.edu.
  8. ^ a b "RAA Awards". www.alumni.rpi.edu.
  9. ^ Pugh + Scarpa is honored December 4, 2009 Los Angeles Times
  10. ^ "Architectural Digest". Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  11. ^ "AIA Firm Award Recipients List". Aia.org. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  12. ^ a b "Peter Q. Bohlin". RPI Hall of Fame. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Architecture Week 08-19-2009". Architectureweek.com. 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
  14. ^ "Fifth Avenue - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  15. ^ "2007 American Architecture Awards". Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved 2010-01-18. Chicago Anthenaeum Award 2007
  16. ^ "SoHo - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  17. ^ "Upper West Side - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  18. ^ "Apple Raises Curtain on Spectacular NYC Store". Archived from the original on 2011-04-01. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  19. ^ "West 14th Street - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  20. ^ "Boylston Street - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  21. ^ "Regent Street - Apple Store". Apple (United Kingdom).
  22. ^ "Carrousel du Louvre - Apple Store". Apple (France).
  23. ^ "Sydney - Apple Store - Apple (AU)". Apple.
  24. ^ "銀座 - Apple Store". Apple(日本).
  25. ^ "心斎橋 - Apple Store". Apple(日本).
  26. ^ a b "Union Square - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  27. ^ "Scottsdale Quarter - Apple Store - Apple". Apple.
  28. ^ "Apple Michigan Avenue". Apple.
  29. ^ "Providing a 'Beautiful Central Stair' and Convincing People to Use It: Exploring the Notion of 'Active Design'". Archived from the original on 2013-07-30. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  30. ^ "PEEC: Pocono Environmental Education Center". Archived from the original on 2012-05-06. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  31. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Forest House". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  32. ^ "A retrospective view of 2010 AIA Gold Medalist, Peter Bohlin - Part 1". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  33. ^ "Bcj作品-Ledge别墅 . +IDEA视觉". Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
  34. ^ a b "AIA Pennsylvania: Events - Awards - Architectural Excellenance - 2009 Winners (Page 1)". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  35. ^ "AIA Pennsylvania: Events - Awards - Architectural Excellenance - 2009 Winners (Page 2)". Archived from the original on 2010-09-17. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
  36. ^ "House at the Shawangunks".
  37. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Envelope House". Archived from the original on 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  38. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Gosline House". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  39. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Lily Lake Residence". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  40. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - House in the Endless Mountains". Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  41. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Point House". Archived from the original on 2012-06-24. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  42. ^ "Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - Farrar Residence". Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-06-10.
  43. ^ "Princeton Home Designed by Apple Store Architect Peter Bohlin on the Market for $1.75M". realtor.com News. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2020.

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