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


No publications about on record