Roberta M. Feldman
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Roberta Feldman is an American architect and educator. She is Professor Emerita at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Architecture. She worked with Chicago housing and community organizations to revitalize and preserve low-income neighborhoods.[1][2]
Feldman received her PhD at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.[3]
Career
[edit]Feldman spent her academic career at the School of Architecture, University of Illinois at Chicago. She was the co-founder of the City Design Center at the University of Chicago in 1994,[4] an interdisciplinary center that encompasses research, design, and community engagement.[citation needed] Her works are based on communities methodological approach of participatory design and action research.[citation needed] During her time in university, she served as Director of Architecture Graduate Studies and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.[citation needed]
Feldman, along with her colleagues Bryan Bell, Sergio Palleroni, and David Perkes, received a grant from the 2011 Fellows of the American Institute of Architects' Latrobe Prize to study public interest strategies in architecture in the U.S. and internationally. Their report, "Wisdom From the Field": Public Interest Architecture in Practice, describes the work of 100 public interest design and research practitioners and 50 of their community and governmental partners, particularly focusing on 'how to' engage in this type of work.
Feldman's research has focused on affordable and public housing design. She has served on the boards of the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, the Environmental Design Research Association, and the National Public Housing Museum.
Awards
[edit]In addition to the awards she has won, Feldman also has an award named after her: the Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award, established in 2020 and awarded by AIA Chicago.[5][6]
- Association for Community Design Award for Excellence, 2001
- EDRA/Places Research Award, 2005
- Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Collaborative Practice Award, 2007-2008[7]
- AIA Chapter Distinguished Service Award, 2008
- ACSA Collaborative Practice Award, 2008
- EDRA/Places/Metropolis Award for Research, 2008
- ACSA Service Award, 2011
- Latrobe Prize with Sergio Palleroni, David Perkes, and Bryan Bell, 2011[8]
- The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Collaborative Practice Award with Charles Leek. 2011[8]
- Environmental Design Research Association Career Award, 2014[9]
- Women in Architecture award, 2016[10]
Selected publications
[edit]- co-author of The Dignity of Resistance: Women Residents’ Activism in Public Housing with Susan Stall.
- Feldman, Roberta A. (2013). "Social Justice Through Historic Preservation". Architectural Encounters: Historic Preservation and People's History. Jane Adams Hull Museum.
- Feldman, Roberta M.; Kim, Jieun (2012). "Residential Autobiographies". In Carswell, Andrew T. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Housing (Second ed.). Sage.
- Feldman, Roberta M. (2011). "Supporting Grassroots Resistance: Sustained Community/University Partnerships to Contest Chicago's HOPE VI Progra". In Sutton, Sharon E.; Kemp, Susan P. (eds.). The Paradox of Urban Space: Inequity and Transformation in Marginalized Communities. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Feldman, Roberta M.; Wheaton, James (2007). The Chicago Greystone in Historic North Lawndale. University of IL Chicago City Design Center. ISBN 978-0-9789650-0-6.
- Feldman, Robert M.; Stall, Susan (2006). The Dignity of Resistance: Women Residents' Activism in Public Housing. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-59686-2.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Professor Emerita". Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Roberta M. Feldman". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ University of Illinois at Chicago website, Graduate Faculty, retrieved November 7, 2024
- ^ "City Design Center". City Design Center University Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Roberta Feldman Architecture for Social Justice Award | Awards | American Institute of Architects". www.aiachicago.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Brad Pitt's Housing Foundation Settles for $20.5M, Maker & Son Acquired by Inc & Co, and More News". Architectural Digest. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Collaborative Practice Award, 2007-2008". Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ a b "2011 Latrobe Prize for "Public Interest Practices in Architecture" Report now Available". American Institute of Architects. AIA. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Roberta M. Feldman Wins 2014 Career Award". The Environmental Design Research Association. EDRA. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Architectural Record Announces Winners of 2016 Women in Architecture Awards". Architectural Record. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Feldman, Roberta; Susan, Stall (2006). The Dignity of Resistance Women Residents' Activism in Chicago Public Housing. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521596862.
External links
[edit]Harvard University Graduate School of Design