Peter Bohlin

Peter Bohlin

“Again and again, his work demonstrates that great cities, towns, and buildings are created by designers looking to further the story of their place in a collaborative and contextual way, not by singular architecture that calls for heedless and self-serving attention”. With these words, the jury of the American Institute of Architects justified its decision to bestow its greatest recognition on Peter Bohlin. Founding member of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson – which already received in 1994 the AIA award to the best architectural studio –, Bohlin is the author of an extensive work characterized by the intelligent use of a varied palette of materials, contained and elegant forms, and concern for urban context. Among this works, the AIA has highlighted the Ledge House in Maryland – a vernacular residence formed by a series of timber pavilions; the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York – a cube of structural glass that takes visitors below ground, away from the busy urban milieu; or the Seattle City Hall – a prism of glass and steel that reflects the urban fabric and the sky, opening up to a staggered public square.