Rosaria Pomelli
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: October 24, 1937
Birth City: Naples
Birth Country: Italy
Resident City: New York
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: Special Collections, Newman Library,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, IAWA, Ms95-007
Sources: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/inventories/piomelli.htm
Specialties
Jobs
Employer: Various architects' offices
Title: architect
Notes: In 1960ss and 1970s she worked in Italy, New York, and the Netherlands
Employer: I. M. Pei and Partners
Title: Project architect
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1971
End Date: January 01, 1974
Employer: M. Rosaria Piomellli
Title: Owner
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1974
Employer: City College of New York School of Architecture
Title: Adjunct Associate Professor
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1971
End Date: January 01, 1976
Employer: Pratt Institute
Title: Instructor
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1974
End Date: January 01, 1979
Notes: from 1976 to 1979 she served as Chair of the Faculty
Employer: CCNY School of Architecture
Title: Distinguished Professor, Dean of School of Architecture
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1979
End Date: January 01, 1983
Notes: In 1980, Piomelli becasme first woman to hold a deanship of any U.S.A. school of architecture
Employer: University of California at Berkeley
Title: Visiting Distinguished Professor
City: Berkeley
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1984
End Date: January 01, 1985
Employer: CCNY
Title: Full Professor
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1985
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Instituto d'Arte, Naples
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
End Date: January 01, 1954
Institution: Accedemia d'Arte Naples
Degree: Master of Arts
End Date: January 01, 1955
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department: Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1960
Licensing
License: New York State registered architect
Organization: New York State
Date Awarded: January 01, 1969
Professional Affiliations
Organization: International Archive of Women in Architecture
Role: member of Board of Advisors
Start Date: January 01, 1985
End Date: January 01, 1995
Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Role: Director of the Equal Opportunity Committee
Start Date: January 01, 1974
Notes: Organized an exhibit of women architect's work.
Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Role: Member, various committees as chairperson or director
Start Date: January 01, 1970
Notes: Became member in 1970 and served several positions
Publications By
Title: Canary Wharf: London in the Third Millenium
Publication: Zodiac magazine
Date Published: March 01, 1991
Publications About
Title: Women in American Architecture
Author: Susana Torre
Publication: book
Date Published: January 01, 1977
Title: Insegnare L'Architecttura
Author: M. Vegeto
Publication: book
Date Published: January 01, 1994