Diane Lewis (architect)
Diane Lewis (1951 – May 2, 2017)[1] was an American architect, author and academic.
Biography
Lewis received her bachelor's degree in architecture from Cooper Union in 1976. In 1977, Lewis was awarded the
In 1993 she became the first female architect to be appointed to the full-time faculty at Cooper Union.[4] She also taught at other colleges and universities including Yale University, the University of Virginia, and the University of Toronto, where in 2006 she was the "Frank Gehry visiting chair".[5]
In 2006 Lewis received the John Q. Hejduk award from The Cooper Union Alumni Association
Lewis's built work was limited mostly to interior design most notably the "studiolo" she created for her fellow architects Mark Wigley and Beatriz Colomina.[8]
Lewis is the author of numerous books,[9] including; "Diane Lewis: Inside Out: Architecture New York City" (Charta 2006) which also incorporates contributions by the architects Richard Meier and Anthony Vidler as well as the historian Daniel Sherer and the artist Carl Andre co.[10]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Diane Lewis, 1951-2017, Teacher and Architect Extraordinaire".
- ^ "Judge for yourself: Diane Lewis' resume'".
- ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Diane Lewis".
- ^ "In Memoriam: Diane Lewis, AIA | News - What's New at AIANY and the Center for Architecture". main.aiany.org. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12.
- ^ "Diane H. Lewis (1951–2017) - artforum.com / news". www.artforum.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-03.
- ^ "Diane Lewis | Real Estate Women's Forums".
- ^ "New York architect and professor Diane Lewis passes away". 2 May 2017.
- ^ "Diane Lewis, 1951-2017".
- ^ "Books by Diane Lewis (Author of Escape the Revolution)".
- ISBN 978-8881585854.
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