| Curriculum Vitae July 2001. |
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| KEVIN SAMUEL ALTER
School of Architecture Born 8 June, 1963 |
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| EDUCATION: | Harvard Graduate School of Design, Master of Architecture, 1990 Design Thesis: "The Haymarket" received thesis distinction Critics: Rafael Moneo, Scott Cohen Bennington College, |
| TEACHING EXPERIENCE: | The University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture Richardson Professor of Architecture, Summer 2001 to present Associate Professor with Tenure, Fall 2000 to present Assistant Professor, 1994 to Spring 2000 Lecturer in Architecture, 1991 to 1994 Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Tulane University, School of Architecture The Catholic University of America, Department of Architecture Bennington College, July Program Boston Architectural Center Harvard Graduate School of Design |
| PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: | DOCOMOMO / US - documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the modern movement Board of Directors, 1997 to present American Institute of Architects |
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: | Mitra House , Austin, 2000 2300 sq. ft. private residence in Lakeway, TX presently in construction Texas Hillel Foundation, Austin, 2000 18,000 sq. ft. institution presently in design development Christopher Compound, Austin, 2000 10,000 sq. ft. compound of four buildings presently in schematic design Apartment Building, Austin, 2000 8,000 sq. ft. presently in construction documents By George , Austin, 1998-2000 2200 sq. ft. renovation and 2100 sq. ft. extension to clothing store completed through construction documents Barrier House , Austin, 1999-2000 2400 sq. ft. renovation and 1400 sq. ft. addition to private residence completed 2001 Tonnessen House, Austin, 1996-8 2600 sq. ft. private residence in the Texas Hill Country (with David Heymann) completed June, 1998 Harlin House, Austin, 1998 Milanos, Austin, 1997 Greenport Waterfront Park Competition,1996 Al-Yassin House, Amman, Jordan, 1996 Pomeroy House, Brennam - 1994 -5 Cowboy Artists Museum, Kerrville - 1993 Art in Public Places; Austin - 1992 Peterson House; Dripping Springs - 1992 Spreebogen Government Center, Berlin - 1993 New Jersey House Addition, Bound Brook - 1990,1 Rupple Addition, Larchmont - 1989,90 |
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published writings |
DOCOMOMO / US Newsletter, Fall 1998; Editor (with Helene Lipstadt) “Hi Tech Unrevealed,” pp. 28-31 Texas Architect, 1/2 2001 (with D. Andrew Vernooy) “Half a World Away: notes on the work of Glenn Murcutt,”pp. 34-40 Architalx, 2000 “New Light :The Audrey Jones Beck Buliding,” p.5 Texas Architect, May/June 1999 “Teaching By Design: Kevin Alter,” Bennington Alumni Magazine, Fall 1999 article on K. Alter featuring four pages on the Al-Yassin House “Looking Forward: at 72, Modern Master Peirre Koenig is still going strong,” “Interview with Pierre Koenig,”pp.75-81 Architecture, October, 1999 “Tel Aviv: A Popular Modernism,” pp. 5,10 Platform, Austin, Spring 1999 ”A Modernist Legacy 2 The Eichler Homes: Building the California Dream,” p.6 Newsline, New York City, Spring 1999 “Introduction,” p.5 The Modernist Legacy of the Eichler Homes: Building the California Dream, Books on Tap, Manitoba, 1998 (with Herbert Enns) Reprinted in Warehouse 8, pp. 186 Ü 191, the University of Manitoba faculty of architecture journal “Modern Life,”pp.9-14 The Modernist Legacy of the Eichler Homes: Building the California Dream, Books on Tap, Manitoba, 1998 Reprinted in Warehouse 8, pp. 186 Ü 191, the University of Manitoba faculty of architecture journal Texas Architect, July/August 1998 "Inside Out" with David Heymann Cite 40,Winter 1997-98 Not Only, But Also: Proceedings from the 14th National Conference of the Beginning Design Student, Pittsburgh -- 1997 REFLECTIONS ON HERITAGE AND MODERNITY: Proceedings from the 1997 ACSA Northeast Regional Conference, forthcoming Texas Architect on line, Austin, TX - 1997 Building(s) in the City: Work of Enrique Norten, Harvard Graduate School of Design catalogue, Cambridge - 1997 Moonlight 1895 - 1995, forthcoming Into the Abyss: Proceedings of the 13th National Conference of the Beginning Design Student Proceedings, Baton Rouge - 1996 Proceedings of the 84th ACSA Annual Meeting and Technology Conference, Boston - 1996 Center #9: Regarding the Proper, The University of Texas Press, Austin - 1995 Progressive Architecture, February 1995 Newsline, November/December 1994 Construction Intention Detail: Five Swiss Architects, Artemis, Zurich / London - 1994 Platform: Architecture News, Austin - 1993 University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Newsletter - 1993 University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture Newsletter - 1992 Harvard Architecture Review #9; Rizzoli -1990 6B, Cambridge - 1989-90 |
| published photographs |
A Modernist Legacy 1: O'Neil Ford at Trinity University, exhibition with Chris Macdonald and Brian Lemond Building(s) in the City: Work of Enrique Norten, Harvard Graduate School of Design catalogue, Cambridge - 1997 American Short Fiction 21 - 1996 Enrique Norten and Mexico City, exhibition Moonlight 1896 - 1995, exhibition and forthcoming catalogue Progressive Architecture, February - 1995 Conception and Construction: Five Swiss Architects The Work of Alvaro Siza |
| exhibitions | Sinte Gleska University: the process and the project, April, 1998 with Michael Rotondi and RoTo Architects The Good Building Inbetween 1 A Modernist Legacy 2: Building the California Dream A Modernist Legacy 1: O'Neil Ford at Trinity University Enrique Norten and Mexico City Moonlight 1895 - 1995 Conception and Construction: Five Swiss Architects Five Architects, Five Buildings in Texas The Work of Alvaro Siza |
| invited lectures |
Work . RMIT University, Melbourne Australia, 1999 invited lecture O Neil Ford and Technology Society of Architectural Historians Annual Meeting 1999 refereed paper AVision of Modern Life Modernist Vision The University of Texas at Austin, April, 1999 Texas Society of Architects Annual Meeting, 1998 symposium lecturer, panelist Simple Luxuries & Seamless Living 87th ACSA Annual Meeting 1999 (with Herbert Enns, Rafael Gomez-Moriana and Shirley Madill) refereed paper Building the California Dream Tulane University, 1999 invited lecture Modern Life The University of British Columbia, 1999 Arizona State University & The Phoenix Public Library, 1999 invited lecture (text to be included in UBC Alumni Newsletter) Building the California Dream Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1999 invited lecture Building the California Dream The University of Manitoba, 1998 invited lecture Montana State University REFLECTIONS ON HERITAGE AND MODERNITY: 1997 ACSA The Austin Chapter of The American Institute of Architects Not Only But Also: The 14th National Conference of the Beginning Design Student- 1997 ACSA Southwest Regional Conference- 1996 The 13th National Conference of the Beginning Design Student- 1996 ACSA National Conference- 1996 The State University of New York at Buffalo The University of Virginia ACSA Southwest Regional conference- 1993 Texas Tech University The University of Texas at Austin University Honors Colloquium, The University of Texas at Austin Florida A & M University The Catholic University of America The University of California at Los Angeles Bennington College |
| symposia | The Good Building, The Good City and the Future The Center for American Architecture and Design, Austin - April, 1998 with Michael Benedikt Pressing Style New Visions: Tel Aviv Weissenhof Re-visited Regarding the Proper in Architecture: An Alternative Discourse |
| design: publications & exhibitions |
Digital Graphics- April 1998 Milano's Gelateria: cover photograph, photographs and references in "Emerging Markets: Interior Graphics" Texas Architect - July, 1998 OZ, Volume 19, Kansas State University - 1997 The University of Texas at Austin, - 1996 Susan Usdan Gallery, Bennington College, - 1995 Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin - 1995 The University of Texas at Austin,- 1993 Art in Public Places - 1992 A+U, March 1992 Stanley Rosen Exhibition at Bennington College, Bennington - 1991 Harvard Graduate School of Design Student Archives - 1990 Harvard Graduate School of Design Student Archives - 1990 Harvard Graduate School of Design Student Archives - 1987 Daniel Wolf Gallery, NYC, - 1986 Dimensions in Time Gallery, Northhampton |
| reviews | Platform, Spring 1998 "The Eichler Homes: An Exhibition and Review" - D. Andrew Vernooy Review of the exhibition A Modernist Legacy 2: Building the California Dream; The Eichler Homes (the review includes substantial portions of my text from the exhibition) Cite, Winter 1997-98 The Austin American Statesman, November 17, 1997 The Austin American Statesman, November 22, 1997 The Dallas Morning News, November 26, 1997 On Campus, November 25, 1997 Acalade, forthcoming AlumNews, Spring, 1998 Progressive Architecture, April 1996 Architecture News, Spring, 1993 |
| professional practice |
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| grants & awards |
AIA Austin: 1998 Design Awards Honor Award for Tonnesen House with David Heymann AIA Austin: 1998 Design Awards Lannan Foundation, 1998 Faculty Travel Grant ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award, 1996 1996 American Association of Museums Publications Competition The University of Texas - 1996 City of Austin - 1995 AIA Austin: 1995 Design Awards Art In Public Places - 1993 Swiss Air- 1993 The University of Texas Union - 1993 The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - 1992 Harvard Graduate School of Design- 1990 |
| service | American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Paper submission reviewer for the 1998 international conference - Berlin (papers regarding theory, invited by Ruth Verde Zein) American Collegiate Schools of Architecture American Collegiate Schools of Architecture DOCOMOMO / US |
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