Sharon Johnston (architect)

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Sharon Johnston is an American architect and architecture critic. [1] She is a founding partner of the firm Johnston Marklee & Associates based in Los Angeles.

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Johnston has taught at a number of universities including Harvard Graduate School of Design, Princeton University, the University of California, Los Angeles, and has held the Cullinan Chair at Rice University and the Frank Gehry International Chair at the University of Toronto. [2] In 2015, Johnston was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects for her contributions to the field. [3]

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References

  1. "Sharon Johnston - Harvard Graduate School of Design". Gsd.harvard.edu.
  2. "Sharon Johnston | Princeton University School of Architecture". soa.princeton.edu. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "2017 AIA College of Fellows History & Directory". Issuu.com. 27 August 2015.
  4. "CV" (PDF). Retrieved 26 January 2019.