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