Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

Gold Medal: Peter Bohlin

Unlike recent Gold Medalists, Peter Bohlin is not a lone prodigy; his contribution is inseparable from the firm he founded 45 years ago. His work lacks grandiosity, favoring instead a light touch, a Modernism mellowed by emotion. From the start, his designs have flowed from the circumstances of each project and his attempts to be environmentally responsible.

May 16, 2007

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Unlike recent Gold Medalists, Peter Bohlin is not a lone prodigy; his contribution is inseparable from the firm he founded 45 years ago. His work lacks grandiosity, favoring instead a light touch, a Modernism mellowed by emotion.

Interview with 2009 AIA Gold Medal Winner Glenn Murcutt

Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

May 16, 2007

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Since opening his Sydney office in 1969, the Australian architect has designed the kind of buildings the world needs most: economical, energy-efficient, graceful, small structures.

Hurricane Coverage

Mississippi Charrette

At Mississippi charrette, planning for the future.

Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

November 1, 2005

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The Mississippi Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal aims for no less than an “economic renaissance for coastal Mississippi,” says its chairman Jim Barksdale, a former president and C.E.O. of Netscape.

The Hero of Hale County: Sam Mockbee

Clifford A. Pearson Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

February 1, 2001

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This is the eighth year that Samuel Mockbee and his architecture students at Auburn University have been designing and building striking houses and community buildings for impoverished residents of Alabama’s Hale County.

Interview with Rural Studios' Sam Mockbee

Andrea Oppenheimer Dean

July 1, 2000

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This is the eighth year that Samuel Mockbee and his architecture students at Auburn University have been designing and building striking houses and community buildings for impoverished residents of Alabama’s Hale County.