Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is a United States-based architectural practice that was founded in 1965 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania by Peter Bohlin and Richard Powell. Bohlin's firm then merged with Bernard Cywinski's Philadelphia-based architectural practice in 1979.[1] It is recognized for its distinguished portfolio of residential, university, commercial, cultural and government projects.
Design
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is known for emphasizing a strong relationship between buildings and their physical surroundings. They were an early advocate of sustainable design and subsequently received national awards from the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment.[2] Their buildings include the Liberty Bell Center,[3][4] the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue in New York City,[5] Seattle City Hall[6] and the Discovery and Visitor Center at Grand Teton National Park.[7][8]
Architects
Principal architects of the firm include Peter Bohlin, Bernard Cywinski, Jon Jackson, W. Dandridge Haden, Frank Grauman, William Loose, Cornelius Reid, Karl Backus, Gregory Mottola, Roxanne Sherbeck, Robert Miller and Raymond Calabro.
History
The modern firm was created in 1979 through the merger of the firms of Philadelphia-based architect Bernard Cywinski and Peter Bohlin, whose architectural firm was based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, at the time.[1] According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bohlin and Cywinski had been drawn together through a shared interest in sketching .
Awards
In 1994, the practice received the American Institute of Architects Firm Award,[9] which recognizes the design work of an entire firm. In 2010, founding partner Peter Bohlin, FAIA received the AIA Gold Medal, the highest honor given by the American Institute of Architects to an individual.[10] The firm has received numerous awards for the designs of libraries, visitor centers, housing, and sustainable design.[11]
Projects
- Copperhill Mountain Lodge: Åre, Sweden
- Grand Teton National Park Discovery and Visitors Center: Jackson, Wyoming[8][12][13]
- Apple Store: Fifth Avenue[14][15]
- Apple Store: SoHo[16]
- Apple Store: Upper West Side[17][18]
- Apple Store: 14th Street[19]
- Apple Store: Boylston Street[20]
- Apple Store: Regent Street, London[21]
- Apple Store: Carrousel du Louvre, Paris[22]
- Apple Store: Sydney, Australia[23]
- Apple Store: Ginza, Japan[24]
- Apple Store: Shinsaibashi, Japan[25]
- Apple Store: San Francisco[26]
- Apple Store: Chestnut Street[26]
- Apple Store: Scottsdale, Arizona[27]
- Apple Store: North Michigan Avenue[28]
- The William J. Nealon Federal Building and Courthouse: Scranton, Pennsylvania
- The Pocono Environmental Education Center: Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania[29]
- Seattle City Hall: Seattle, Washington[13](in joint venture with Bassetti Architects)
- Mills College, Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School of Business: Oakland, California
- Pixar Animation Studios & Headquarters: Emeryville, California
- Adobe Systems: San Francisco, California
- Liberty Bell Center: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[4]
- The Barn at Fallingwater, for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
- Ballard Library & Neigborhood Service Center: Ballard, Seattle[13]
- Williams College, North & South Academic Buildings: Williamstown, Massachusetts
- Forest House: Connecticut[30][31]
- The Ledge House: Maryland[32]
- Creekside House: California[33]
- Umerani Residence: California[34]
- House at the Shawangunks: New York[35]
- Combs Point Residence: New York[33]
- Envelope House: Washington[13][36]
- Gosline House: Washington[37]
- Woodway Residence: Washington[13]
- Lily Lake Residence: Pennsylvania[38]
- House in the Blue Mountains: Pennsylvania
- House in the Endless Mountains: Pennsylvania[39]
- Waverly: Pennsylvania
- Point House: Montana[13][40]
- House on Lake Tahoe: Nevada
- Farrar Residence: Utah[41][42]
- Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
External links
Publications
- Liberty Bell Center: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2006 ISBN 9780974680040
- Grand Teton: A National Park Building, 2009 ISBN 9780981462813
- Details in architecture: creative detailing by some of the world's leading architects. 1999 ISBN 9781876907808 [43]
- Arcadian Architecture: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson-12 Houses, Oscar Riera Ojeda, Thomas Fisher, 2005 ISBN 9780847826964
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: The Nature of Circumstance: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 2010 ISBN 9780847832934
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Farrar: Ojeda, Fisher (Introduction), Lehoux, 2007 ISBN 9780977467273
References