Rebecca Chestnutt
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1958
Birth City: Spartanburg
Birth State/Province: South Carolina
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Berlin
Resident Country: Germany
Archive/Repository: IAWA, Special Collection, Newman Library, Ms2002-006
Sources: IAWA Online Inventory at: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/inventories/Chestnutt.html
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Chestnutt and Niess
Title: Partner
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Employer: Bangert Jansen Scholz Schultes Architekten
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Start Date: January 01, 1984
End Date: January 01, 1988
Employer: Ingeborg Kuhler Architektin
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Start Date: January 01, 1984
End Date: January 01, 1984
Employer: Elktrowatt Ingenieurunternehmung AG
City: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Start Date: January 01, 1982
End Date: January 01, 1983
Collaborators
Name: Robert Niess
Project: various
Organization: Chestnutt and Niess Architects
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Apprenticeships
Institution: Wallstead, Kassimer, Tanssy & Iddig Attorneys at Law
City: Springfield
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1981
Institution: Karl Fleig, Architekt
City: Zurich
Country: Switzerland
Start Date: January 01, 1978
End Date: January 01, 1978
Awards
Name: BDA Architecture Prize
Description: Honorable Mention for the Library at Luisenbad
Notes: Awarded to her firm, Chestnutt and Niess Architects.
Exhibitions
Title: Renaissance of the Railway
Description: Venice Biennale
City: Venice
Country: Italy
Title: "Future Living"
City: Istanbul
Country: Turkey
Title: "Gebaut-Built"
City: Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh, and London
Title: "For the Landscape, 7 Architects"
Description: Public Image Gallery
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Notable Projects
Title: Luisenbad Library
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Title: District Court of Bad Liebenwerda
City: Bradenburg
Start Date: February 03, 1993
Title: Alexanderplatz-Station
Description: Renovation of a 19th century transporation terminal.
City: Berlin
Country: Germany
Education
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Degree: Master of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1981
Institution: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1980
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Union of German Architects (BDA)
Role: Member
Organization: STADTFORUM
Role: Member, Berlin
Publications By
Title: Olivio Ferrari
Co-author: Deborah Hauptmann
Publication: Bauwelt
Volume: 85
Issue: 32
Page: 1721
Notes: August 19, 1994
Publications About
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