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James Wines
Professor of Architecture, Tenured, Appointed 1999

Education

  • B.A., Syracuse University School of Art, 1956

Teaching

  • Professor, Penn State University, Department of Architecture, 1999-present
  • Visiting Professor, University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Fine Arts (Landscape architecture and environmental design), 1992-1998
  • Bruce Goff Professorship in Architecture, University of Oklahoma, 1993
  • Visiting Professor of Architecture, Domus Academy in Italy (Environmental Design Workshop), 1991
  • Chairman of Environmental Design and Professor of Architecture, Parson School of Design, 1984-1990
  • Visiting Professor of Architecture, Cooper Union Design Center, 1981-1982
  • Visiting Professor of Architecture, New Jersey School of Architecture, (experimental architecture and New York City Lab), 1976
  • Visiting Professor of Architectural Criticism, University of Wisconsin, 1975
  • Visiting Professor of Environmental Design, Dartmouth College, (summer workshop), 1975
  • Associate Professor of Fine Art, New York University Department of Art and Arts Professions, (environmental art seminar),1974
  • Visiting Professor of Fine Arts, C.W. Post College, 1971
  • Visiting Professor of Fine Arts (environmental arts seminar), 1970
  • Visiting Professor of Fine Arts, Cornell University School of Art, 1969
  • Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts, New York University Department of Art and Arts Professions, 1967-1969
  • Adjunct Professor of Sculpture, The School of Visual Arts, 1965-1967
  • Adjunct Professor of Fine Arts, The New School for Social Research, 1963-1965

Professional Experience

  • Founder and President of SITE, Environmental Design, 1970-present
  • Designer of more than 150 architecture, environmental art, interior design, public space and landscape architecture projects, including:   • Corporate Clients: PepsiCo, General Mills, Swatch, MCA Universal, MTV, Nickelodeon, McDonald's, Williwear, Isuzu, Best Products, Disney, Costa Coffee, Carrabba’s Restaurants, Mills Corporation, Saporiti Italia, Brinker International, Allsteel, Ranger Italia, Reliance Energy Corporation   • Municipal Clients: cities of Hiroshima, Yokohama, Toyama, Seville, Vienna, Vancouver, Blois, Le Puy en Velay, Chattanooga, New York City Department of Parks   • National Government Clients: of Spain, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar
  • Fellow of the American Academy in Rome

Honors, Awards, Exhibits

Fellowships

  • Fulbright Distinguished Professor Grant to the University of Toronto 2004
  • National Endowment for the Design Arts - critical writing on architecture 1992
  • Kress Foundation grant for critical writing on architecture 1991
  • Graham Foundation grant for critical writing on architecture 1991
  • Kress Foundation grant for critical writing on architecture 1984
  • National Endowment for the Arts Distinguished Designer Award 1983
  • National Endowment for the Arts Senior Sabbatical Grant 1982
  • New York State Council for the Arts grant for architecture 1975
  • Graham Foundation grant for critical writing on architecture 1975
  • National Endowment for the Design Arts grant for architectural design 1975
  • National Endowment for the Design Arts - critical writing on architecture 1974
  • The Ford Foundation grant for stage set design (Guthrie Theater) 1964
  • The Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship for visual art 1962
  • The American Academy in Rome - Rome Prize for sculpture 1956

Awards

  • Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design1995
  • President's Citation - New York State American Institute of Architects, 1993 awarded for Architectural Youth Program for Minorities, Women & Student's At-Risk
  • Special Prize - Central Glass Company of Japan International
  • Design Award for Museum of the 20th Century 1993
  • First Award - Design Competition for the Civic Center and Restoration of the Old City of Le Puy en Velay in France1992
  • Interiors Magazine Annual Award for Store Design1988
  • Honorable Mention - Design Competition for the City of West Hollywood City Hall 1987
  • First Award - Design Competition for Pershing Square in Los Angeles, CA 1986
  • Architectural Record Award for Excellence in Residential Design1986
  • Interiors Magazine Annual Award for Showroom Design1985
  • First Award - Design Competition for the Ansel Adams Center for Photography in Carmel, CA 1985
  • First Award - Design Competition for the Here and Now Pavilion of the Vancouver World Expo 1984
  • Honorable Mention - City of Frankfurt Design competition for a New Museum of Modern Art 1984
  • Interiors Magazine Annual Award for Showroom Design1983
  • ASID International Design Award for Significant Contributions tothe Design of the Man-made Environment 1980
  • American Society of Interior Designers Annual Award for Design 1980
  • Progressive Architecture Magazine Annual Award for Design 1980
  • Design in Steel Award - Iron and Steel Institute 1971
  • First Award - National Sculpture Exhibition - Philadelphia Museum 1966
  • The Pulitzer Prize Award for Graphic Art 1955

Exhibits

  • More than 120 exhibitions of drawings and models of projects for SITE at museums and galleries in 12 countries: including the Museum of Modern Art New York, The Pompidou Center Paris, Comune di Fiesole Italy, Venice Biennale, Whitney Museum New York, Documenta 8 Kassel, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo, Victoria and Albert Museum London, Australian National Gallery Sydney, The Louvre Paris, Max Protetch Gallery New York, National Building Museum Washington D.C., Musée des Beaux-Art of Orleans France  

Published work and presentations

Books and contributions to books

  • “Big and Green”, introduction essay entitled “Vertiscapes”  - National Building Museum Exhibition book on the greening of skyscrapers: Princeton Press: USA, 2002
  • “Gianni Pettena” – “Le métier de l’Architecte” - Collection FRAC Centre: Orléans, France, February 2002 in French
  • “Highlights of World Architecture”, survey of world architecture: Dumont Verlag: Berlin, Germany – October (publishing date) 2001 in German, English, French
  • “Green Architecture”, historical and philosophical book on architecture and its relation to the natural environment, with an emphasis on contemporary environmental architects: Taschen Verlag: Cologne, Germany, Spring 2000 (in English, French, German, Spanish)
  • “Massimiliano Fuksas”, introduction text - Contemporary World Architects - Rockport Publishers: Rockport, Massachusetts,1998
  • “James Cutler”, introduction text - Contemporary World Architects - Rockport Publishers: Rockport, Massachusetts ,1997
  • “Power to Change: Architecture for a New Age of Nuclear Waste and Decommissioning - Essay on Nature’s Revenge”, BBC “Cymru/Wales”, Great Britain,1995
  • “James Wines; Dessins d'architecture”, essay on the art of architectural drawing - Le Editions du Demi-Circle: Paris, France, 1989
  • “Site”. foreword essay on the history of SITE - Rizzoli International Publications: New York, USA, 1989
  • “De-architecture”, book of critical essays on architecture and environmental art - Rizzoli International Publications: New York, USA, 1987
  • “Museum of Modern Art “, Frankfurt, portfolio of drawings and text by J. Wines (with additional text by Herbert Muschamp) - The Architectural Association Publications: London, England, 1985
  • “The Highrise of Homes”, concluding essay on theoretical housing - Rizzoli International Publications: New York, USA, 1982
  • “Site - Architecture as Art”, essay on De-architecture as the Foreword – Academy Editions: London, England, 1980”
  • “De-Aarchitetturizzazione: Progetti e Teorie”, 1969 –1978, essays on the theory of De-architecture - Dedalo Libri: Bari, Italy, 1978
  • “On Energy’, foreword dealing with the issue of the energy crisis and the arts - Charles Scribner and Sons: New York, USA, 1974
  • Monographs on architectural work
  • “Site – Identity and Density”, monographic book on the complete work of SITE from 1970 to 2003, with complete project catalogue and essays by Tom Wolfe, Michael McDonough, Michael Crosbie, and James Wines – IMAGES Publishers, Australia, 2004
  • “James Wines & Site – Architecture in Context’, catalogue and monograph based on the Architecture in Context Exhibition on 35 years of James Wines and SITE’s built and unbuilt projects, showing James Wines’s early Landsite sculptures. water color renderings and  architectural models – Musee des Beaux Arts d’Orleans, France – Collection FRAC Centre – HYX: Orleans, France, 2002
  • “Ventidue Domande a James Wines”, monograph book based on a dialogue with J.W. concerning his views of environmental design - Interview by Francesco Cirillo  - Saper  Credere in Architettura - CLEAN Edizioni: Napoli, Italy ,1999
  • “James Wines and Site”, monograph book - interview with J. Wines and text by  Wooil Byeon - Korea International Publisher: Seoul, Korea, 1996
  • “Site Agenda 1995”, monograph diary/appointment book featuring 25 years of drawings by James Wines for SITE projects - Edizioni L'ARCHIVOLTO: Milano, Italy, 1995
  • “James Wines Dessins d'architecture”, catalogue for a Wines drawing exhibition at Galerie Cour de Mai in Paris and Museum of Contemproary Art in Lyon, France - Text by Chantal Beret and Michel Revoire - Les Editions du Demi-Cercle: Paris, France, 1989
  • “American Visions Series, Site", monograph catalogue - Text by Deborah Dietsch – sponsored by Champion International Paper Company special publications on American Creativity : USA, 1989
  • “Site: Architecture 1971-1988”, monograph book to accompany  the SITE retrospective in Florence, Italy - Text by Cristiano Toraldo di Francia: Officina Edizioni: Milano, Italy, 1988
  • “Du Magazine: “Site”, special monograph issue on work of SITE up to 1988 - Text by Vera Graaf - Du Verlag; Zurich, Switzerland, January 1988
  • SITE - Monographic book on the complete work of SITE through 1987 - Interview and text by Herbert Muschamp - Rizzoli International Publications:  New York, New York, USA, 1987
  • FOLIO VII: THE FRANKFURT MUSEUM OF MODERN ART - Monograph folio on SITE's competition entry for the Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt, West Germany - Text by Herbert Muschamp with notes by J. Wines - The Architectural Association: London, England 1986
  • SITE - Book on the work of SITE from 1970 to 1986 - Text by Herbert Muschamp, Toshio Nakamura, and Itsuo Sakane - a+u Publishing Company: Tokyo, Japan, 1986
  • SITE ON McDONALD'S: THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE - Catalogue for an exhibition at the Chrysler Museum at Seaboard Center featuring a McDonald's building by SITE - Text by Thomas Sokolowski - The Chrysler Museum: Norfolk, Virginia, USA, 1984
  • THE HIGHRISE OF HOMES - Catalogue to accompanyh a traveling exhibition for a unique concept of highrise architecture by SITE - Text by James Wines and Patricia Phillips - Rizzoli International Publications: New York, New York, USA, 1982
  • GEHRY, SITE, TIGERMAN: TROIS PORTRAITS DE L'ARTISTE EN ARCHITECTE - Book on three American architects featuring SITE work until 1981 - Text by Oliver Bossiere - Editions du Moniteur: Paris, France, 1981
  • SITE: BUILDINGS AND SPACES - Catalogue for a ten year retrospective exhibition of SITE's projects and proposals at the Virginia Museum, Richmond, Virginia - Text by  C. Ray Smith - The Virginia Museum: Richmond, Virginia, USA, 1980
  • SITE: ARCHITECTURE AS ART - Monograph book on the work of SITE from 1970 to1980 - Text by Pierre Restany and Bruno Zevi - Academy Editions and St. Martins Press: London and New York,1980
  • SITE-PROJECTS AND THEORIES - Monograph book on the complete work of SITE from 1970 to 1978 - Text by Bruno Zevi and SITE - Dedalo Libri: Bari, Italy, 1978