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Eric Hill, PhD, FAIA Clinical Professor of Practice in Architecture Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning University of Michigan – 2000 Bonisteel Blvd - Ann Arbor, MI – 48109 email: [email protected] EDUCATION PhD, Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1976 Marshall Research Fellow, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, 1972-73 Master in Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1972 BA, Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, The College, 1970 CREDENTIALS Registered Architect, 1978-present Certified, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1978-2012 Member, College of Fellows, American Institute of Architects, 2000-present Member, American Institute of Architects, 1978-present LEED Accredited Professional, US Green Building Council, 2007-present APPOINTMENTS Clinical Professor of Practice in Architecture, 2005-present at the University Affiliated Faculty, Center for Entrepreneurship, 2012-present of Michigan Lecturer in Architecture, 2004-2005 Adjunct Professor of Architecture, 1995-2004 Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, 1993-1995 APPOINTMENTS Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture, Iowa State University, 1985-1987 at Other Lecturer in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, 1974-1976 Institutions Teaching Fellow in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1973-1974 Teaching Fellow in Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, 1971-1972 POSITONS in Architect Eric Hill, Bloomfield Hills, MI, 2011-present Practice Ann Arbor Office Director, Lord Aeck & Sargent Architecture, Ann Arbor, MI, 2005-2011 (LAS) Director of Urban Design and Planning, Albert Kahn Associates, Detroit, 1995-2004 (AKA) Chief Operating Officer, Rossetti Associates, Birmingham, MI, 1989-1995 (RA) President, Cutler Design Associates Design/Build, Worcester, MA, 1987-1989 (CA) Design Principal, Woodburn and O’Neal, Architects, West De Moines, IA, 1984-87 (WO) Hill Design Associates, Architects and Planners, Ridgefield, CT, 1979-1984 (HDA) Director of Design, GSAS Architects and Planners, Phoenix, AZ, 1978-1979 Project Designer/Architect, Gonzales Associates, Phoenix, AZ, 1976-1977 HONORS and AIA Detroit Gold Medal, American Institute of Architects, Detroit Chapter, 2002 AWARDS Commendation, Michigan Architectural Foundation, AIA, AIA Detroit Guide, 2002 Individual Commendation, City of Detroit Department of Recreation, Project Management, 2000 for Grand Circus Park Renovation and Detroit Civic Center Promenade Election to College of Fellows, The American Institute of Architects, 2000 Marshall Research Fellowship, The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1972 AIA School Medal, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1972 AIA Certificate of Merit, Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 1972 Warren Powers Laird Medal for General Excellence in Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Fine Arts, 1970 Collaborative AIA National Award for Excellence in Professional Continuing Education, The American Firm Institute of Architects, 2007 (LAS) Architectural Firm of the Year Award, AIA Michigan, Albert Kahn Associates, 1995 Architectural Firm of the Year Award, AIA Michigan, Rossetti Associates, 1992 ISO-2000, AQSR International, Albert Kahn Associates, Inc. (Second AE in US) - 1998 Ford Q-1 Quality Award, Ford Motor Company (First AE in world) – (Steering Comm) - 1996 Curriculum Vitae - Page 1 of 4 Eric Hill, PhD, FAIA HONORS and AIA Huron Valley Honor Award, Mark Jefferson Science Building Addition, Eastern Michigan AWARDS University, 2013 (LAS) Collaborative AIA South Atlantic Merit Award, Mark Jefferson Science Building Addition, Eastern Michigan Projects University, 2012 (LAS) AIA Michigan Honor Award, William W. Cook Legal Library Restoration, University of Michigan, 2011 (LAS) AIA Huron Valley Chapter Honor Award, William W. Cook Legal Library Restoration, University of Michigan, 2010 (LAS) Preservation Project of the Year, Ann Arbor Historic District Commission, William W. Cook Legal Library Restoration, University of Michigan, 2009 (LAS) ESD Construction and Design Award, Engineering Society of Detroit, Harborside Office Center, Port Huron, MI, 2006 (AKA) AIA National Honor Award, University of Michigan Hill Auditorium Restoration, 2005 (AKA) AIA Michigan Honor Award, University of Michigan Hill Auditorium Restoration and Renovation, Ann Arbor, 2005 (AKA) ESD Construction and Design Award, Engineering Society of Detroit, University of Michigan Hill Auditorium Restoration and Renovation, Ann Arbor, 2005 (AKA) AIA Detroit Honor Award, University of Michigan Hill Auditorium Restoration and Renovation, Ann Arbor, 2005 (AKA) AIA Detroit Honor Award, Detroit Civic Center Promenade, Detroit, 2003 (AKA) Honor Award, Preservation Design, Engineering Society of Detroit, Cadillac Place, Detroit, 2003 (AKA) Silver Citation, Design, Michigan Advertising Association, AIA Guide to Detroit Architecture, 2002 (Hill/Savitski) Special Achievement Award for Planning, International Downtown Association, New Center Economic Development Plan, Detroit, 2002 (AKA) AIA National Honor Award, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, 2001 (AKA) AIA Michigan Honor Award, Small Projects, The American Institute of Architects, Ja-Da Restaurant, Detroit, 2001 (AKA) AIA Michigan Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, 2000 (AKA) AIA Michigan Steel Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY, 2000 (RA) AIA Detroit Honor Award, Small Project, The American Institute of Architects, Detroit Chapter, Ja-Da Restaurant, Detroit, 2000 (AKA) AIA Detroit Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, Detroit Opera House, Detroit, 1999 (AKA) Outstanding Tennis Facility Award, United States Tennis Association, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY, 1998 (RA) AIA Detroit Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY, 1998 (RA) Excellence in Design Award, Queens, New York Chamber of Commerce, USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY, 1997 (RA) AIA Michigan Honor Award, The American Institute of Architects, Van Andel Center Arena, Grand Rapids, 1997 (RA) Michigan Steel Award, Great Lakes Fabricators and Erectors, Van Andel Center Arena, Grand Rapids, 1997 (RA) ASID Design Award, American Society of Interior Designers, The Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1996 (RA) Outstanding Tennis Facility Award, United States Tennis Association, International Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL, 1994 (RA) Design Honor Award, Concrete Industry, Tennis Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL, 1994 (RA) Curriculum Vitae - Page 2 of 4 Eric Hill, PhD, FAIA SIGNIFICANT State of Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, Survey of Mid-Century Modern PROJECTS Architecture in Michigan, Managing Principal, 2012 (LAS) Eastern Michigan University, Mark Jefferson Science Building, Ypsilanti, Managing Principal, LEED Gold, 2011 (LAS) University of Michigan, William W. Cook Legal Library Restoration, Managing Principal, 2009 (LAS) Wayne State University, Campus Master Plan 2008 Update, Detroit, MI, Managing and Planning Principal, Campus Planning and Design Principal, 2008 (LAS) Wayne State University, Multidisciplinary Biomedical Research Building Studies, Detroit, MI, Principal in Charge, 2007 (LAS) University of Michigan, Hill Auditorium Restoration, Ann Arbor, MI, (with Quinn Evans) Managing Principal, 2004, (AKA) Acheson Ventures, Desmond Place Waterfront Redevelopment Master Plan, Port Huron, MI, Project Executive and Urban Design/Planning Principal, 2005 (AKA) General Motors Corporation, Renaissance Center Plaza and Promenade, Detroit, (with Hargreaves), Managing Principal, 2004 (AKA) Detroit Public Schools, New Center Central Administration – Fisher Building Renovation, Detroit, MI, Managing Principal, 2003 (AKA) State of Michigan, Cadillac Place Preservation of General Motors Headquarters Building, Detroit, (with Gensler), Managing Principal, 2002 (AKA) Wayne State University, 2020 Campus Master Plan, Detroit, Campus Planning/Design and Managing Principal, 2001 (AKA) Detroit Downtown Development Authority, Detroit Riverfront Master Plan and Civic Center Promenade, Detroit, (with Sasaki), Urban Design and Managing Principal, 2001 (AKA) City of Hamtramck, Hamtramck Master Plan, Hamtramck, MI, Planning and Managing Principal, 1999 (AKA) City of Detroit, Recreation Department, Grand Circus Park Renovation, Detroit, Urban Design and Managing Principal, 1999 (AKA) City of Detroit, Recreation Department, Mt. Elliot Park and Lighthouse Supply Depot Restoration, Detroit, MI, Managing Principal, 1998 (AKA) Michigan Opera Theatre, Detroit Opera House Restoration, Detroit, Design and Managing Principal, 1998 (AKA) New Center Council, New Center Strategic Economic Development Plan, Detroit, (with Urban Strategies), Managing and Planning Principal, 1996 (AKA) American-Scandinavian Foundation, Scandinavia House Adaptive Reuse Evaluation, New York, Design and Managing Principal, 1996 (AKA) United States Tennis Association, National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY, Managing Principal, 1996 (RA) Metropolitan Dade County, FL, International Tennis Center, Key Biscayne, FL, Managing Principal, 1995 (RA) Terrace Investments, Ltd, The Corel Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Managing Principal,
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