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Sommer received a [[Bachelor of Architecture]] and a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from [[Rhode Island School of Design]]<ref>{{Citation|title=List of Rhode Island School of Design people|date=2021-07-09|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_people&oldid=1032799504|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-09-14}}</ref>, and a [[Master of Architecture]] at [[Harvard Graduate School of Design|Harvard University's Graduate School of Design]], where the architect [[Rafael Moneo|Jose Rafael Moneo]] served as his thesis advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-04-24|title=Professor Richard M. Sommer appointed as Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto|url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/professor-richard-m-sommer-appointed-as-dean-john-h-daniels-faculty-of-architecture-landscape-and-de/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Canadian Architect|language=en-US}}</ref> |
Sommer received a [[Bachelor of Architecture]] and a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from [[Rhode Island School of Design]]<ref>{{Citation|title=List of Rhode Island School of Design people|date=2021-07-09|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=List_of_Rhode_Island_School_of_Design_people&oldid=1032799504|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-09-14}}</ref>, and a [[Master of Architecture]] at [[Harvard Graduate School of Design|Harvard University's Graduate School of Design]], where the architect [[Rafael Moneo|Jose Rafael Moneo]] served as his thesis advisor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-04-24|title=Professor Richard M. Sommer appointed as Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto|url=https://www.canadianarchitect.com/professor-richard-m-sommer-appointed-as-dean-john-h-daniels-faculty-of-architecture-landscape-and-de/|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Canadian Architect|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:16, 17 March 2023
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Richard Sommer | |
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| Alma mater | Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rhode Island School of Design |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Global Cities Institute, University of Toronto, Professor (Dean Emeritus), John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto |
| Spouse | Laura Miller |
| Awards | Distinguished Professor Award (The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, 2020), Arthur Wheelwright Fellowship (Harvard University, 1994) Legislative Award for Teaching Excellence (Iowa State University, 1991) |
Richard M. Sommer is a Professor of Architecture and Urbanism and the Director of the Global Cities Institute at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto. From 2009 until 2020, he was the Dean of the Daniels Faculty.[1] Sommer was born in Philadelphia, and now resides in Toronto, Canada. Trained as an architect and urbanist, Sommer is a leader in architectural education and is a designer and scholar of the built environment.[2][3]
Career
Prior to his appointment as Dean at the Daniels Faculty, Sommer was a member of the faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Design for eleven years, and served as Director of the school's Urban Design programs.[4] He has held several other academic appointments including the O’Hare Chair/Visiting American Scholar at the University of Ulster, Scholar-in-Residence at the California College of the Arts, as well as visiting professorships at the Cooper Union, K.U. Leuven, Washington University, Columbia University and Iowa State University.[4] In 1995 he co-founded a design practice: borfax/B.L.U. Sommer has served as a visiting critic and lectured internationally.[5]
Education
Sommer received a Bachelor of Architecture and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design[6], and a Master of Architecture at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where the architect Jose Rafael Moneo served as his thesis advisor.[7]
Notable projects
- Co-curated the Housing Multitudes: Reimagining the Landscapes of Suburbia study and exhibition, held at the Daniels Architecture and Design Gallery, and the World Urban Pavilion at Regent Park.[8]
- Co-curated New Circadia (Adventures in mental spelunking), a collaboration with Pillow Culture, NYC and the inaugural exhibition at the Architecture and Design Gallery at the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design[9]·
- Led the expansion of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, adding five new programs including a renewed undergraduate program in Architectural Studies, a PhD in Architecture, Landscape, and Design, and amalgamating UofT's programs in Art/Visual Studies and Forestry[1]
- Led the transformation of 1 Spadina Crescent[10] with NADAAA Architects[11]
Awards
In 2020 Sommer received a Distinguished Professor Award from The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.[2] In 1994 he was awarded Harvard's Arthur W. Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship (now called the Wheelwright Prize). In 1991 he received the Legislative Award for Teaching Excellence from Iowa State University.
Sommer's research has been supported by awards and grants including: the National Endowment for the Arts, the LEF Foundation, the Wheelwright Fellowship, the Tozier Fund and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Richard Sommer to conclude his appointment as dean of the Daniels Faculty on June 30". Daniels. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
- ^ a b "ACSA Announces 2020 Architectural Education Award Winners". Architect Magazine. February 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ Architect, Canadian (2009-04-24). "Professor Richard M. Sommer appointed as Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto". Canadian Architect. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ a b "Professor Richard M. Sommer appointed as Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto". Canadian Architect. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
- ^ "Afterall - Richard Sommer, Barbara Fischer and Charles Stankievech". Afterall. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ "List of Rhode Island School of Design people", Wikipedia, 2021-07-09, retrieved 2021-09-14
- ^ "Professor Richard M. Sommer appointed as Dean, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto". Canadian Architect. 2009-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ Bozikovic, Alex (2022-11-21). "Not Markham or Manhattan, but something else: a new vision for the landscapes of suburbia at Toronto gallery show". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Roussy, Kas (December 15, 2019). "Napping has been redeemed by health experts, but don't overdo it". CBC News.
- ^ "Daniels Building by NADAAA | 2018-11-01 | Architectural Record". www.architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
- ^ Bozikovic, Alex. "Merging the Past with the Future". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
External links
- Dy-no-mite Fiends: The Weather Underground at Chicago's Haymarket by Richard M. Sommer with Glenn Forley
- Four Stops along an Architecture of Postwar America, Richard M. Sommer, Perspecta, Vol. 32, Resurfacing Modernism (2001), pp. 76
- Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design
- Housing Multitudes at The University of Toronto imagines the future of Suburbia