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Chad Floyd

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John Paul Chadwick Floyd, usually credited as Chad Floyd, is an American architect (born November 11, 1944) and a founding partner of Centerbrook Architects & Planners of Essex, Connecticut.[1] Floyd’s work consists of academic, arts,[2] civic,[3] and residential projects.[4] He is a member of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects and a fellow of the Institute of Urban Design.[5]

Education and early career

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Floyd graduated from Yale College in 1966 and Yale School of Architecture in 1973.[6] He received a Winchester Fellowship from Yale[7] and a National Endowment for the Arts grant to study celebration spaces in 1974.[8] He has been recognized for the use of interactive techniques, including live television, to engage citizens in urban design[9] and architecture.[10]

Centerbrook

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Founded in 1975, Centerbrook grew out of a firm established by Charles W. Moore,[11] formerly the Dean of the Yale School of Architecture.[12] Centerbrook was named Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects in 1998.

Notable projects

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  • Thompson Exhibition Building, Mystic Seaport Museum, Connecticut[13]
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center expansion, Connecticut[14]
  • Palmer Events Center, Texas[15]
  • Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth, New Hampshire[16]
  • Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy Andover, New Hampshire[17]
  • Health Care REIT Headquarters, Ohio[18]
  • Krieble Gallery at Florence Griswold Museum, Connecticut[19]
  • Norton Museum of Art, Florida[20]
  • Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College[21]

National recognition

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  • AIA Honor Award for Architecture, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, 1987[22]
  • AIA Honor Award for Urban Architecture, Watkins Glen Waterfront Plan, New York, 1988
  • AIA Honor Award for Architecture, Seneca Pier Pavilion, Watkins Glen, New York, 1989[23]
  • AIA Honor Award for Interiors, House in the Country, 1993
  • Residential Architect Design Awards, Grand Award, Floyd House, Essex, Connecticut, 2006
  • Architectural Digest, Top Architects, Adler House, 2008[24]

References

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  1. ^ Architects of the New Millennium. Images Publishing. 2000. pp. 52–53. ISBN 1-8647007-9-3.
  2. ^ Neuman, David J. (June 2013). Building Type Basics for College and University Facilities, Second Edition. Wiley. p. 351. ISBN 978-1-118-00802-7.
  3. ^ Jost, Daniel (September 2011). "The Many Memorial to 9/11". Landscape Architecture.
  4. ^ "An Exclusive Look at Houses from the World's Top Architects". Architectural Digest. October 2008.
  5. ^ "Institute for Urban Design". Archived from the original on October 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "Essex Library". 2009-01-18.
  7. ^ "Yale Bulletin".
  8. ^ Architectural Record: 85. July 1976. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ^ Progressive Architecture: 84. January 1977. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. ^ Keim, Kevin (1996). An Architectural Life: Memoirs and Memories of Charles W. Moore. Bullfinch Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0821221679.
  11. ^ The Architect's Newspaper: 8–9. July 7, 2010. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Keim, Kevin (1996). An Architectural Life: Memoirs and Memories of Charles W. Moore. Bullfinch Press. pp. 10, 141–154. ISBN 978-0821221679.
  13. ^ "Thompson Exhibition Building Structure". Architect Magazine.
  14. ^ "O'Neill Center plans expansion". The Day.
  15. ^ "Texas Architect".
  16. ^ "Hood Museum". Archived from the original on 2014-09-10. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  17. ^ Wilkin, Karen (November 16, 2010). "Pride of a Prep School". Wall Street Journal.
  18. ^ "In Habitat". Archived from the original on 2014-07-05. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  19. ^ Charles, Eleanor (2002-06-30). "In the Region/Connecticut; Adding New Gallery at Florence Griswold Museum". New York Times.
  20. ^ Matthew Gurewitsch (April 17, 2003). "A New Wing For the Norton Museum". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  21. ^ Meacham, Scott (2008-04-17). Dartmouth College: an architectural tour. ISBN 9781568983486.
  22. ^ Architecture Magazine. January 1986. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  23. ^ Architecture Magazine. May 1989. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  24. ^ "STEPPING UP TO THE VIEWS". Architectural Digest. October 2008.
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