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T. Kelly Wilson Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Architecture |
Curriculum Vitae
| DEGREES | |
| 1981 | Master in Architecture
Harvard University |
| 1978 | Bachelor in Architecture Auburn University |
| 1977 | Special Student Status Graduate Architecture Studio University of Virginia |
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TEACHING: |
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| 2000- | Adjunct Associate Professor
of Architecture Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University Teaches Core Studio Design and Visual Studies |
| 1996-2000 | Assistant Professor of
Architecture Graduate School of Design (GSD), Harvard University |
| 1997- | Harvard Rome Study Program
Program Director and Chief Critic |
| 1996 | MIT Rome Summer Program
Drawing Critic |
| 1995 | MIT Graduate School
of Architecture Visiting Assistant Professor Seminar: "Drawing Architecture I", Fall 1995 Seminar: "Drawing Architecture II", Fall 1995 |
| 1993-96 | Yale University Graduate
School of Architecture Visiting Critic: First year Design Studio Critic, Spring 1993 Advanced Design Studio Critic, Fall 1993 Seminar: "Drawing from the Urban Realm", Fall 1994 First Year Design Studio critic, Spring 1994 First Year Design studio coordinator and critic, Spring 1995 Seminar to Yale College: "Drawing Architecture", Spring 1995 Rome Program Abroad: Critic, Summer 1995 |
| 1987-95 | Rhode Island School of Design
Sophomore Design studio critic, Fall 1989-92 Seminar: "The Structure of Drawing", Spring 1987-1989 Drawing critic, Freshman Foundation Program, Fall 1990-94 Sophomore Architectural Design Critic and Coordinator, Spring 1991-95 |
| 1978 | Auburn University Critic, Sophomore and Freshman Design Studio |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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| 1987-Present | Independent Practice Cambridge, MA. Designer Fisher Residence, Provincetown, MA. Renovation of existing beachhouse. Fasano Artist Studio, Boston, MA. Renovation and modification of existing warehouse into studio and residence. "Write Now" Office Supply Showrooms, Boston MA. Renovation and Modification of a downtown office building into display showrooms. Omni Travel Agency, Cambridge, MA. Renovation of two floors in a Cambridge office building. Canary Wharf Urban Design, London, UK. Urban design schemes for the lower reaches of the Thames river including Blackwall Peninsula. Inner Belt Warehouse Facade and Entrance Renovation, Somerville, MA. Currently in schematic design phase. 125 Pearl Street Facade and Entrance Renovation, Boston, MA. Completed design and contract documents for a downtown commercial building. Artist Studio Loft, Somerville, MA. Completed design drawings for a 1500 sq. ft. interior renovation; completed construction. |
| 1983-1987 | Schwartz/Silver Architects,
Boston, MA., Associate. The Wheeler School Library, Providence, RI. Project Architect for the schematic and design development phases of a 16,000 sq. ft. library of new construction. 121 High Street, Boston, MA. Project Architect for all phases of the renovation and addition to a historical registered office building. 250 Summer Street, Boston, MA. Project Architect for all phases of the renovation of 110,000 sq. ft. of two grade B office buildings on Boston's Fort Point Channel. 52 Temple Place, Boston, MA. Project Architect for the facade and lobby renovation of a downtown office building. Completed all phases of the work. 313 Congress Street, Boston, MA. Designer for the schematic and design development phases of a 75,000 sq. ft. warehouse building converted to office space. 84 State Street, Boston, MA. Co-designer for the schematic and construction documents for a facade renovation to an 11-story Beaux Arts office building in the Custom House trade district. The Hebrew Academy, Lowell, MA. Designer for the schematic phase of a school addition to the Lowell Synagogue, Lowell, MA. |
| 1982- | The Architects Collaborative, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Main Administration Building, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. Assistant Project Architect for the schematic and design development phases. Main Fire Station, Baghdad, Iraq. Junior Architect for the schematic design phase. |
| 1980-1982 | Fred Koetter and Associates
Boston, MA. Eagleridge Ski Resort Competition, Steamboat Springs, CO. Schematic design and presentation drawings. Codex Corporate Headquarters Competition, Blue Hills, MA. Rendering and presentation drawing. The Boston Plan and the Chicago Tribune Late Entrees Exhibition. Design, rendering, and presentation drawings. |
| 1981 | Sert Jackson and Associates
Cambridge, MA. |
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EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2006 | RISD Gallery, solo show |
| 2005 | Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, “In + Around”, solo show |
| Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, NY, solo show | |
| 2004 | Gund Hall Gallery, Harvard Univ., ‘Resource Material, Location: Rome’, two person show |
| Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, New Work, solo show | |
| McCormick Gallery, Boston, MA, Group Show | |
| Art Access Gallery, Columbus, OH, ‘Venice, Two Views’, two person show | |
| 2003 | McCormick Gallery, Boston,MA, Group Show |
| Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, Sites + Sights, solo show | |
| 2002 | Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, Recent Paintings, solo show |
| Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, “Mass to Light”. solo drawing show | |
| 2001 | Gurari Collections, Boston, MA, “Above and Below, Boston’s Big Dig”, two person show. |
| University Of Arkansas Gallery, Fayetesville, AK, ‘Figured Light’, solo show | |
| Bryan Roberts Gallery, Columbus, OH, ‘Figured Light’, solo show. | |
| 2000 | Northeastern University, Boston, MA, ‘Big Dig Shadows’, Solo Show |
| Harvard University, GSD, Cambridge, MA, ‘Solid Fragments, Drawing Rome’, solo show | |
| BEB Gallery, RISD, Providence RI, ‘Industrial Landscape’, three person show | |
| 1999 | Wright State University Gallery, Columbus, OH, national juried drawing show |
| Bentley College Gallery, Waltham, MA, “Boston Artists and the Big Dig”. | |
| Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, “100 Drawings by 50 Living Artists”. | |
| Boston University Art Gallery, Boston, MA, “Boston Artists and the Big Dig”. | |
| Harvard University, GSD, Boston, MA, ‘Boston and Rome’, solo show | |
| 1998 | Wright State University Gallery, Columbus, OH, national juried drawing show. |
| 1997 | Wright State University Gallery, Columbus, OH, national juried drawing show. |
| University of Arkansas Gallery, Fayeteville, AR, solo show. | |
| 1996 | Tulane School of Architecture Gallery, New Orleans, LA, solo show. |
| 1995 | Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA, group show. |
| RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI, group show. | |
| Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, MA, group show. | |
| 1994 | McKillop Gallery, Newport, RI, group show. |
| R.I.S.D. BEB Gallery, Providence, RI, three man show. | |
| Yale A+A Gallery, New Haven, CT, group show. | |
| 1993 | Payette Gallery, Boston, MA, one man show. |
| 1992 | Pertutti Gallery, Boston, MA, group show. |
| 1991 | Northeastern University Gallery, Boston, MA, two man show. |
| Syracuse University Gallery, Syracuse, NY, solo show. | |
| McGill University Gallery, Montreal, Canada, two man show. | |
| Nesto Gallery, Milton Academy, Milton, MA, group drawing show. | |
| Transportation Building Gallery, Boston, MA, solo show. | |
| 1990 | Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, MA, juried group show. |
| 1989 | R.I.S.D. BEB Gallery, Providence, RI, solo show. |
| 1988 | Oasis Gallery, Boston, MA, solo show. |
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COLLECTIONS |
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| The Boston Public Library Collection of Prints and Drawings. | |
| The Rhode Island School of Design, Office of the President. | |
| Harvard University School of Design, Office of the Chairman | |
| The Ralph Lauren Collection, New York, New York | |
| Bain Capitol, Blasberg Collection, Boston | |
| Curtis Collection, Boston | |
RESIDENCY AWARDS |
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| Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel. Spring 2006 | |
GRANT AWARDS |
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| 1996-2005 | Harvard Junior Faculty Grant |
| 1992 | RISD Faculty Grant |
| 1989 | RISD Faculty Grant |
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LECTURES |
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| 2005 | Arkansas University, “ The Advancing Wall of Modernism” |
| 2004 | Arkansas University, “ Perspective and Architecture”, workshop and lecture |
| 2003 | Arkansas University, “Structuring Perspective”, workshop and lecture |
| The National Gallery of Bermuda, “Drawing it Wrong to get it Right; The Roman drawings of Ingres” | |
| 2002 | Auburn University, “Origins”, recent work and symposium |
| 2001 | Arkansas University, “Drawing”. |
| Harvard University; Keynote speaker, ‘ Career Discovery’ | |
| 2000 | Northeastern University, ‘Painting the Figure of Light’ |
| RISD, ‘Expression by Distortion in the Art of J.A.D. Ingres’ | |
| Harvard University; Alumni Council Address, ‘Drawing and Architecture’ | |
| 1997 | University of Arkansas, "Freehand Drawing and the Architect". |
| 1996 | American University in Cairo, "Drawing on the Urban Realm". |
| 1996 | Tulane School of Architecture, "Buildings, Drawings, and Renderings". |
| 1995 | University of Massachusetts, "Piranesi and his five ideas". |
| 1995 | MIT Graduate School of Architecture, "The Idea of Drawing". |
| 1994 | University of Massachusetts, "Bridges". |
| 1993 | Yale Graduate School of Architecture, "A History of Personal Work". |
| 1992 | The Rhode Island School of Design, "Drawing is the Probity of Art". |
| 1991 | Syracuse University School of Architecture, "The Role of the Sketch in Architecture" |
| 1991 | Society of Architectural Archivists, "Drawings from the Deconstruction of Interstate 93". |
| 1991 | The Boston Architectural Center, "Introduction to the Types of Drawing". |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2004 | The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Show review. |
| 2003 | Arts Media, Boston, Show review |
| 2002 | Beacon Hill Times, Arts Section, May, Show review |
| 2001 | New York Times, Traveler Section, featured gallery and mention |
| Arts Media Magazine, review of “Mass to Light” drawing show | |
| 1999 | Boston Globe, Living Arts Section, group show at BU |
| 1997 | RISD Works In Progress; Fall Issue, ‘The Roman Sketchbook’ |
| Harvard Design Magazine, October Issue, Drawing Portfolio and essay | |
| 1992 | Architectural Rendering, Quarto Books, Rotovision Publishers, Mies, Switzerland. Feature artists pg. 172. |
| 1992 | Architecture; Wheeler School Library, Providence, RI. Publication of award winning design. |
| 1991 | Architectural Record; Codex Corporate Headquarters. Rendering of the Great Atrium, Koetter-Kim Architects. |
| 1990 | Boston: Past and Future, publication edited by Alex Krieger. Designs and drawings executed for the Boston Plan of Fred Koetter. |
| 1980 | The Harvard Advocate, Advocate House Publishers, Cambridge, MA. Coverpiece. |
| 1980 | Biennale de Paris; Urban Design Exhibition. Three projects exhibited from the Boston Plan. |
| 1980 | Tribune Tower Competition Late Entries, Vol.2, Rizzoli, NY. Collaboration with Fred Koetter. |
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AWARDS |
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| 1989 | First Place submission; Union Office Supply Showrooms, Adams Wilson Architects, awarded contract. |
| 1989 | Boston Society of Architects Award, for the design of the Wheeler School Library, Providence, RI. |
| 1987 | Performance Award from the Build Massachusetts Awards for the renovation and design of 313 Congress Street, Boston for Schwartz/Silver Architects. Project Designer. |
| 1986 | Second Place submission of 123 Center Plaza, The Beacon Companies, Boston, MA. Awarded to Schwartz/Silver Architects as Project Designer. |
| 1985 | First Place submission, The Hanover Common, MA, with Robert Miklos. |

