Adèle Naudé Santos Explained

Adèle Naudé Santos
Birth Place:South Africa
Alma Mater:Architectural Association
Harvard University; University of Pennsylvania
Significant Projects:Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
Awards:2009 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education

Adèle Naudé Santos is a South African-born American architect and urban designer focused on low-income housing, campus architecture, and socially conscious design. She is the principal architect of Santos Prescott and Associates, based in San Francisco and Somerville, Massachusetts. She served as the Dean of the School of Architecture and Planning at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2003 to 2014. She became a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1996.[1]

Early life

Born in South Africa, Santos holds an architectural degree from the University of Cape Town and the Architectural Association in London, a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard Graduate School of Design, and a Masters of City Planning from the University of Pennsylvania. Some of her early work included being part of the design team who worked on Euston Station in London and work on a low-income housing project in Paris. She served as a project architect in Montreal for Expo 67.[2]

Academic career

Her academic career includes positions at MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Rice University, University of California Berkeley, and the University of Pennsylvania. She was the founding Dean of the new School of Architecture at the University of California San Diego.[3]

In 2013, Santos was instrumental in creating a partnership between the Center for Advanced Urbanism at MIT and the American Institute of Architects Decade of Design initiative to link design and public health through research initiatives.[4]

Notable projects

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Face of the AIA: Adèle Naudé Santos, FAIA. AIArchitect. American Institute of Architects. 9 March 2015.
  2. News: Shaw. Jean. Two Level 'Main Drag'. 25 July 2016. The Montreal Gazette. July 13, 1964. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 29.
  3. Web site: Campus Timeline.
  4. Web site: Richards. William. The Urbanist. AIAVoices. American Institute of Architects. 9 March 2015.
  5. Web site: History & Future. Children's Creativity Museum. 9 March 2015.
  6. Web site: LaBrea/Franklin . Hollywood Community Housing Corporation . 9 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402030325/http://www.hollywoodhousing.org/labrea/franklin . 2 April 2015 .
  7. Web site: Winners . 2024-06-23 . Wheelwright Prize . en-US.
  8. Web site: Nickerson. Nate. Adèle Naudé Santos, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning, to step down. MIT News. 28 January 2014 . Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 9 March 2015.
  9. Web site: Glenn Murcutt wins 2009 AIA Gold Medal. BDOnline UK. Building Design. 9 March 2015.