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 

TEACHING:
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

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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.

EXHIBITIONS
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.

COLLECTIONS
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
Jerusalem Studio School, Jerusalem, Israel. Spring 2006

GRANT AWARDS
1996-2005 Harvard Junior Faculty Grant
1992 RISD Faculty Grant
1989 RISD Faculty Grant

LECTURES
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".

PUBLICATIONS
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.

AWARDS
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.