James Williamson is a professor, architect and author in Memphis, Tennessee.
His books include "''Kahn at Penn''" (Routledge 2015) and 2 novels, ''The Ravine'' (Sunstone Press 2013) and ''The Architect'' (Cold Tree Press 2007).
[ Williamson is full Professor of Architecture at the ]University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public university, public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering ...
.[ In 2005 he became a Fellow (]FAIA
Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) is a postnominal title or membership, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Fellowship is bestowed by the institute on AIA-member ...
) of the American Institute of Architects
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(AIA). Prior to joining the University of Memphis faculty, his practice specialized in the renovation of existing and the design of new religious buildings, receiving over 30 design awards. In 2014, Williamson received the AIA's Edward S. Frey Award for career contributions to religious architecture. He is the recipient of AIA Memphis' 2017 Francis Gassner Award for outstanding contributions to the quality of the built environment in Memphis. Williamson is also the recipient of the 2017 William Strickland Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor that AIA Tennessee can bestow on an individual, in recognition of a significant body of work having a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.
Works
Williamson's work includes:
*Ballet Memphis
Ballet Memphis is a regionally and nationally recognized professional ballet company, founded in 1986 by Dorothy Gunther Pugh, and based in Memphis, Tennessee. Ballet Memphis regularly performs at their midtown home in an intimate performance space ...
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* St. Thomas More Church in Paducah, Kentucky][
*Renovations of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Rochester, New York]
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American architects
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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