Katherine Diamond
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1954
Birth City: Chicago
Birth State/Province: Illinois
Birth Country: United States
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: IAWA Online Inventory at: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/inventories/diamond.htm
Sources: http://www.bwaf.org/dna/archive/entry/katherine-kate-diamond
Specialties
Subject: California
Description: geographical focus
Subject: Residential
Subject: Commercial
Subject: Institutional
Jobs
Employer: Siegel Diamond Architecture (SDA)
Title: Principal/sole proprietor
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1985
End Date: May 01, 2002
Employer: RNL
Title: Design Principal
City: Los Angeles
Start Date: January 01, 2002
End Date: November 01, 2006
Employer: Israeli Air Force
Title: Architect
Start Date: January 01, 1976
End Date: January 01, 1978
Employer: NBBJ
Title: Architect, Design Lead of Commercial Studio
City: Seattle
State: Washington
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 2006
Notes: rebuilding NBBJ's Civic Practice: courthouses
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: City of Los Angeles Beautification Award
Description: for Otto Nemenz International Building
Name: US Air Force Design Award
Description: for concept design of Personnel Support Faculty
Name: National Commercial Builders Council Award of Excellence
Description: for the Park Beyond the Park, Torrance, CA
Name: Second Prize winner
Description: Science Museum School Competition
Name: Los Angeles Business Council Urban Beautification Award
Description: for design of 4 Elevated Light Rail Stations
Name: Los Angeles Business Council Urban Beautification Award
Description: for Baldwin Park Commuter Rail Station
Exhibitions
Title: The Exceptional One and Many More
Title: Women in American Architecture 1988-1989: A Southern California Perspective
Description: AIA Los Angeles Chapter/Women in Architecture exhibit
Title: 100 Projects - 100 Years
Description: AIA Los Angeles Chapter
Title: Broadening the Discourse
Description: California Women in Environmental Design exhibit
City: Los Angeles
Notable Projects
Title: Private Residences
Description: West Los Angeles
Title: Richstone Family Center
Title: Baldwin Park Commuter Rail Station
Title: Long Beach Metro Blue Line
Description: 4 Elevated Light Rail Stations
Title: New Jefferson Elementary School
Title: UCI Student Services Addition
Title: Universal City Metro Rail Station
Title: Central Utility Plant with Co-Generation
Description: UC Davis Medical Center
Title: LAX Air Traffic Control Tower
Title: USCD/SIO Laboratory
Description: Office Additions to Nierenberg Hall
Education
Institution: The Israel Institute of Technology
Department: The Technion
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
Licensing
License: Architecture
Organization: California C13544
Date Awarded: 1983
Professional Affiliations
Organization: California Women in Environmental Design
Role: Vice President, President Elect
Organization: Association of Women in Architecture
Role: 1989-91: President; Regional Liason to the National AIA Women in Architecture Committee; Chaired the joint AIA/LA + AWA Committee; Conference lecturer/panelist in Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacramento
Notes: President, AWA 1985-87 http://www.awa-la.org/history.php
Organization: American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter
Role: 1993-94: First Woman President, 1989: Chief coordinator/instigator of the Centennial Celebration of the Los Angeles Chapter, Board of Directors, Chair on the Membership Committee, Urban Design Committee, Pro Practice Committee
Start Date: January 01, 1980
Notes: Became AIA Fellow in 1993
Publications By
Title: Fame - Who Gets It and Who Makes It
Date Published: May 01, 1990
Notes: Lecture
Title: Women in Architecture Symposium
Date Published: January 01, 1991
Notes: Lecture
Title: California Women in Environmental Design Conference
Date Published: February 01, 1991
Notes: Lecture
Title: The Art of Architecture in the Social Ecology
Date Published: March 01, 1991
Notes: Lecture
Title: Density in Los Angeles - Not a Bad Word Anymore
Date Published: March 01, 1992
Notes: Lecture
Title: Recent Work by Siegel Diamond Architects
Date Published: March 01, 1992
Notes: Lecture
Title: Transportation as a Catalyst for Change
Date Published: February 01, 1994
Notes: Lecture
Title: Overcoming Urban Paranoia - Designing Safe Public Spaces
Date Published: June 01, 1994
Notes: Lecture
Title: Feminism and Architecture
Date Published: February 01, 1990
Notes: Lecture
Title: The Julia Morgan Colloquium
Date Published: June 01, 1988
Notes: Lecture
Publications About
Title: Women Slowly Building a Future in Architecture
Author: .
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: November 30, 1987
Title: A Diamond in Architecture - Old Problems, New Ideas
Author: .
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: September 13, 1988
Title: A Campus By Design
Author: .
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: December 12, 1988
Title: Urban Scene - Women Architects Mark First 100 Years
Author: .
Publication: Los Angeles Times
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: June 25, 1989
Title: Women in Architecture - A Contemporary Perspective
Author: Clare Tolenz
Publisher: Trefoil Publications, Ltd.
City: London