M. Rosaria Piomelli

M. Rosaria Piomelli
Born M. Rosaria Piomelli (Agrisano)
(1937-10-24) October 24, 1937
Naples, Italy
Nationality United States
Alma mater Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Occupation Architect, Professor
Practice Warner, Burns, Toan & Lunde
I.M. Pei & Partners, Architects
Buildings Sciences Library (Brown University)
Pierson School in Tarrytown, New York

M. Rosaria Piomelli (born Agrisano on October 24, 1937)[1][2] is an Italian architect.[1] She became the first woman to hold the position of dean at any architectural school in the United States when she was appointed dean of the CCNY School of Architecture in 1980.[1][3][4]

Early life

M. Rosaria Piomelli (née Agrisano) was born in Naples, Italy.[1][2] She received her education in Naples at the Instituto d'Arte, where she finished her Bachelor of Arts in 1954 and at the Accedemia d'Arte where she finished her Master of Arts in 1955.[1][2] She also obtained her Bachelor of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1960.[1][2] She has a daughter, Fosca Francesca Piomelli.[4]

Career

Piomelli worked as a project architect in several offices in Italy, the United States and the Netherlands through the 1960s and 1970s; from 1971 to 1974 she was a project architect for the firm I.M. Pei and Partners. She opened her own firm in New York City in 1974.[1][5] Piomelli has worked as a professor[4] and also served many terms at various positions in the United States.[1][6] After earning her professional license to practice in New York in 1969, she joined the professional body of the American Institute of Architects.[7] In her capacity as director of Equal Opportunity Committee for the American Institute of Architects, Piomelli organized an exhibition in New York City in the Spring of 1974 title "Women in the Design of the Environment."[8] In fact, she has devoted herself broadly to promoting the work of women in the architecture field.[1][2] She has also written books about the work of women in American architecture.[1][2]

Teaching

Since 1971 Piomelli has held academic positions at several institutions.

1971 to 1976: City College of New York (CCNY) School of Architecture, Adjunct Associate Professor

1974 to 1979: Pratt Institute, Chair of the Faculty, 1976 to 1979

1979 CCNY, Distinguished Professor,

1980-1983: CCNY School of Architecture, Dean

1984: University of California, Berkeley, Visiting Distinguished Professor

1985-present: CCNY School of Architecture, Professor

Piomelli was the first woman to hold a deanship at any school of architecture in the United States.[5]

Partial Project List

  • Academy Hill Development (Hudson, NY)[5]
  • Pierson School (Tarrytown, NY)[9]
  • Schiff House, Montauk, NY[5]

Further reading

  • Torre, Susana, 1944, and Architectural League of New York. Women in American Architecture: A Historic and Contemporary Perspective. Whitney Library of Design, New York, 1977.

Bibliography

  • Piomelli, Rosaria. "Canary Wharf: London in the Third Millenium." Zodiac, Volume 5, March 1991, London.[1]
  • Gehl, Jan. Vitta in Citta. 1992[1]. [Translator]

Papers

The M. Rosaria Piomelli Architectural Papers, 1960-1995, are held in Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va, under the collection number MS1995-007.[10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "M. Rosaria Piomelli Architectural Papers, 1960-1995". Spec.Lib.Vt. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University". Lib.Virginia.edu. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  3. ↑ "MAKING CITIES LIVABLE-Speakers". Livable Cities.org. 1988-03-12. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  4. 1 2 3 "WEDDINGS; Fosca Piomelli, William White". NewYorkTimes. 2000-05-14. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Virginia Tech University Special Collections Department. "A Guide to the M. Roaria Piomelli Architectural Papers". Virginia Heritage. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  6. ↑ "Progress and Achievements of Women in Architecture". Arch.Uiuc.edu. 2005-04-03. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  7. ↑ CCNY Libraries. "Women At City College: A Fifty Year Anniversary Exhibit". Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  8. ↑ Torre, Susana (1977). Women in American Architecture: A Historic and Contemporary Perspective. New York: Whitney Library of Design. p. 151. ISBN 9780823074853.
  9. ↑ "Virginia Tech University Image Base". Virginia Tech University Image Base. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  10. ↑ http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00578.xml;query=
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