Billie Tsien
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Birth City: Ithaca
Birth State/Province: New York
Birth Country: United States
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Tod Williams Billie Tsien and Associates
Title: Partner
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: 1986
Notes: http://www.twbta.com/
Employer: Yale University
Title: Teacher
City: New Haven
State: Connecticut
Country: United States
Employer: Parsons School of Design
Title: Teacher
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Employer: Southern California Institute of Architecture
Title: Teacher
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design
Name: American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Honor Award
Description: for the Neurosciences Institute
Name: AIA New York Chapter Medal of Honor Award
Name: Arnold W. Brunner Memorial Prize
Description: American Academy of Arts & Letters
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Rifkind House
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: Museum of American Folk Art
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Title: New York City House
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Education
Institution: Yale
Degree: Undergraduate Degree in Fine Arts
End Date: 1971
Institution: UCLA
Degree: Master of Architecture
End Date: 1977
Licensing
License: Registered Architect (015068)
Organization: State of New York
Date Awarded: March 20, 1981
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Public Art Fund
Publications By
Title: Tod Williams, Billie Tsien: Domestic Arrangements
Co-author: Tod Williams
Publication: Domus
Issue: 717
Page: 58-65
Notes: June 1990
Title: Tod Williams, Billie Tsien: The New College, University Virginia, Spiegel Pool, the World Upside Down
Co-author: Tod Williams
Publication: A + U: Architecture and Urbanism
Volume: 8(275)
Page: 93-132
Notes: August 1993
Title: From the Corner of Your Eye
Co-author: Tod Williams
Publication: Harvard Architecture Review
Volume: 9
Page: 150-157
Notes: 1993
Title: Peas and Carrots
Co-author: Tod Williams
Publication: Oz/ College of Architecture and Design Kansas State University
Volume: 18
Page: 4-9
Notes: 1996
Title: Todd Williams & Billie Tsien: Museum of American Folk Art
Co-author: Todd Williams
Publication: Abitare
Issue: 384
Page: 148-151
Notes: May 1999
Publications About
Title: The Architect: Women in Contemporary Architecture
Author: Maggie Toy ed.
Page: 162-167
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publishing
Notes: 2001