Philip Enquist

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Philip Enquist
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Nationality American
OccupationArchitect
Practice Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Projects Lakeside Master Plan, Chongming Island Master Plan

Philip Enquist, FAIA is a partner in the Chicago office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in charge of Urban Design & Planning. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.

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Since joining SOM in 1981, Enquist has focused on strengthening the physical, social, and intellectual infrastructure of cities. He strives to create a framework for humane and rational habitats, workplaces, open spaces and agricultural areas on a rapidly urbanizing planet. Enquist's work emphasizes the rebuilding of inner cities, including commercial centers and neighborhoods; [1] the improvement of infrastructure of city streets and transit; as well as the conservation of the natural environment. [2] He is known for his ability to synthesize the various elements of city design. [3] The focus of his work also extends to regional ecosystems such as North America's Great Lakes region and the Bohai Rim in China.

Enquist is active in the city planning profession through one-on-one mentorships, his instruction of a studio for architecture and urban design students at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, [4] and as the Charles Moore Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning. [5]

During his career, Mr. Enquist has collaborated closely with a wide cross-section of significant governmental and private planning entities. These include the cities of Shanghai, Detroit, Chicago, [6] Los Angeles and Orlando, Harvard University, Bowdoin College, the Kingdom of Bahrain and others.

Enquist was honored with the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Architectural Guild of the University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture for his dedication to strengthening the physical, social and intellectual infrastructure of cities. In 2009, the Chicago Tribune named him and his studio Chicagoans of the Year in Architecture, citing "the city-friendly designs of Phil Enquist." [3] Enquist was the 2011 commencement speaker for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. [7] [8]

Great Lakes Century Vision

In 2009, Enquist conceived of a 100-year vision for the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River basin as SOM's contribution to the Burnham Plan Centennial. [9] Since then, Enquist and SOM's City Design Practice have been refining, promoting and advancing the vision as a pro bono public service to catalyze policymakers, planners and advocates around the environmental and economic renewal of the Great Lakes region.

Enquist has been invited to present SOM's vision to key stakeholders, including the International Joint Commission, over 86 Canadian and American mayors, the National Parks Conservation Association, at the Green Build Expo, The Brookings Institution, [10] The MOWAT Centre for Policy Innovation, the Great Lakes Roundtable, at TEDxMillCity, [11] and on Capitol Hill.

In 2011, the Great Lakes Century vision was awarded a design excellence award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. [12]

Education

Published work

Enquist is a co-author of City Building: Nine Planning Principles for the Twenty-First Century. [13]

Professional associations

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References

  1. ↑ "Philip Enquist on the Lakefront Master Plan". Chicago Tribune. January 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Working Group for Sustainable Cities at Harvard University: Core Professionals". Harvard University Center for the Environment.
  3. 1 2 "Philip Enquist Tapped for Alumnus Award". University of Southern California. March 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Course Details:Water Line...Chicago's Urban River Corridor". Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
  5. ↑ "Urban Design Visiting Faculty 2007". University of Michigan Taubman College. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2012-07-30.
  6. ↑ "On the Vacant Site of a Chicago Steel Mill, SOM Knits a Neighborhood Back into the Lake Michigan Waterfront". American Institute of Architects.
  7. ↑ "2011 Commencement Speaker Announced". University of Pennsylvania. April 25, 2011. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Video of University of Pennsylvania School of Design 2011 commencement speech". PennDesign. 18 May 2011.
  9. ↑ "Recognizing a Global Resource: Vision for the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Region". The Burnham Plan Centennial.
  10. ↑ "A Regional Vision for the Great Lakes". The Atlantic Cities. October 14, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Philip Enquist - Imagine There Are No Borders". TEDxMillCity.
  12. ↑ "SOM's Culture of Collaboration Celebrates 10 Design Awards". SOM. October 28, 2011. Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  13. ↑ "City Building:Nine Planning Principles for the Twenty-First Century". Princeton Architectural Press. 2010.
  14. ↑ "DFC Fellow Phil Enquist Addresses PennDesign Grads". DesignIntelligence. June 2, 2011.
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