Ila Berman


General Information


Occupation: Professor, Architect

Resident City: New Orleans

Resident State/Province: Louisiana

Resident Country: United States

Sources: http://architecture.tulane.edu/people/ila-l-berman , http://tulaneurbanbuild.com/


Specialties


Subject: Urban Planning and Design


Jobs


Employer: Tulane University

Title: Associate Dean of the School of Architecture

City: New Orleans

State: Louisiana

Country: United States


Employer: Studio Matrixx

Title: Principal

City: New Orleans

State: Louisiana

Country: United States

Notes: interdisciplinary design firm which toured the exhibit "bodyworks."


Collaborators


No collaborators on record


Apprenticeships


No apprenticeships on record


Awards


Name: Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Medal for Design


Name: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Fellowships


Name: J. P. Herndon Traveling Fellowship

Notes: conducted research on contemporary urban and architectural landscapes in Paris and Barcelona


Exhibitions


No exhibitions on record


Notable Projects


Title: URBANbuild

Description: an outreach design program that provides urban design and innovative sustainable prototypical housing solutions to rehabilitate and revitalize areas of the city historically dominated by blight and abandonment.

City: New Orleans

State: Louisiana

Country: United States

Url: http://www.urbanbuild.net/

Notes: Berman is co-director of the program


Education


Institution: Havard University

Department: Graduate School of Design

Degree: Doctorate in Architectural History, Theory and Criticism


Licensing


No licenses on record


Professional Affiliations


Organization: the Mayor's BNOB Commission in New Orleans

Role: member of Urban Design Committee

Notes: working collaborativel to support the development of design directives and strategies for rebuilding the city.


Publications By


Title: New Orleans: Strategies for a City in Soft Land

Co-author: Joan Busquets and Felipe Correa

Publisher: Harvard University

Country: United States

Date Published: January 01, 2005


Publications About


No publications about on record