Stephen Carter (architect)

Stephen J. Carter
Born 1945
Cincinnati, Ohio
Alma mater University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (1969),
Harvard Graduate School of Design, Loeb Fellowship (1982)
Occupation Architect
Awards 2 Progressive Architecture Awards, 12 AIA Ohio Honor Awards, 10 AIA Dayton Honor Awards, Operation Resurrection (a monument to H.H. Richardson)
Practice Principal in Lorenz and Williams Incorporated (1970 - 2009)
Buildings National Aviation Hall of Fame, NCR Corporation World Headquarters (Dayton, Ohio) master plan, MetLife Midwestern Headquarters, Ohio State University Main Library, Eli Lilly and Company HQ Historic Restoration, Xavier University Graduate Student Housing, SCC Center for Integrated Learning, SunWatch Indian Village Interpretive Center, Carillon Historical Park, River Design Dayton
Projects Schuster Heart Hospital for Kettering Medical Center.

Stephen J. Carter, AIA, NCARB, LF'82 (born 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American Architect.[1]

Biography

Carter was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He received degrees from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning and Harvard Graduate School of Design, where he was Loeb Fellow in 1981 and 1982.[2] As a student Carter won a design competition held in 1968 for the memorial to Henry Hobson Richardson's Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce building. The memorial was completed in 1972 and resides in Burnet Woods.[3]

Carter taught and/or lectured in the Architectural programs at Ohio State University, The University of Cincinnati, Harvard University and Miami University of Ohio where he was a Graduate Design Studio Head for 19 years.[4] His teaching experience accrued while he practiced full-time at Lorenz and Williams Incorporated (LWI) in Dayton, Ohio.[5] Carter became an LWI partner in 1982 and CEO/Chairman of the Board from 1999 to 2005.[6] He is now a Partner Emeritus.

Carter has worked on projects as the LWI team member in association with other notable architects including; Charles Willard Moore, Michael Graves, Peter Eisenman, Thom Mayne and James Ingo Freed. These associations provided an opportunity to participate in a wide variety of philosophical design approaches enriching his practice and teaching.

Carter has designed project types including; Corporate Headquarters, Restoration & Adaptive reuse, libraries, medical centers, public spaces and civic centers, cultural facilities, education, K-12 and universities.

Some of his most notable designs include; The National Aviation Hall of Fame, NCR Corporation World Headquarters (Dayton, Ohio) master plan, MetLife Midwestern Headquarters, Ohio State University Main Library, Eli Lilly and Company HQ Historic Restoration, Xavier University Graduate Student Housing, SCC Center for Integrated Learning, SunWatch Indian Village Interpretive Center, Carillon Historical Park and River Design Dayton. His latest project is Schuster Heart Hospital for Kettering Medical Center.

Carter won the Progressive Architecture Award twice (1975, 1977), the American Institute of Architects Ohio Honor Award twelve times, the American Institute of Architects Dayton Honor Award ten times, Operation Resurrection a monument to Henry Hobson Richardson and numerous other awards and honors. His work has been featured in articles in French, German, Japanese and American magazines and periodicals including; Progressive Architecture, Architectural Record, Urban Design, JA, Baumeister, Architecture Intérieure Créé and Rizzoli International Publications.

Carter has served in the various officer positions of American Institute of Architects. He was President of the Dayton Chapter of the AIA in 1982, served on the AIA Ohio Board and was in charge of the AIA Honor Awards Program at the State Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.[7] He is President-Elect of the Hilton Head Island American Institute of Architects.[8] He resides and practices on Hilton Head Island, SC. His practice is focused on design/master planning consultation on a wide variety of project types.

Selected projects

The following are projects in which Carter's main role was designer/principal in charge.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
RESTORATION & ADAPTIVE REUSE
LIBRARIES
MEDICAL
PUBLIC PLACES
RETAIL
CULTURAL FACILITIES
HIGHER EDUCATION
OTHER

References

Notes
  1. "Historical Director of American Architects". American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  2. "Loeb Fellowship History". Graduate School of Design, Harvard. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. J. William Rudd (2012). "Richardson's rocks: DAAP-designed Cincinnati memorial in Burnet Woods turns 40". UC Magazine.
  4. "Current News: Graduate Thesis Design Reviews". Miami University Architecture and Interior Design. 2007.
  5. "Lorenz & Williams History". LWC Website. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  6. "Lorenz and Williams Inc.". Architecture Week. 2007.
  7. "Stephen J. Carter". The American Institute of Architects. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  8. "2012 Board Members". AIA Hilton Head Island. Retrieved 2012-07-22.


Sources
BOOKS
SELECTED ARTICLES
Newspaper articles

Dayton Daily News, Dayton, Ohio, September 5, 2005.

Magazine articles
International
National

Fall, 1981, Technology Organization Inc., Boston, Massachusetts

Cleveland, Ohio
Regional
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