Richard Meier Endows Architecture Chair at Cornell, USA
Richard Meier Endows Architecture Chair at Cornell
Ithaca, New York, USA
Jan 31, 2018
Richard Meier Endows Architecture Chair at Cornell
Richard Meier Names the Chair of the Department of Architecture at Cornell University in New York

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The chair of the Department of Architecture in Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning (AAP) will bear the name of Richard Meier (B.Arch. 1956). The Richard Meier Chair of the Department of Architecture was announced by the college and by Richard Meier & Partners Architects today.

photo © Scott Frances
Meier honors his training at Cornell with the endowed position. Andrea Simitch (B.Arch. ’79), associate professor and chair of architecture, will be first to hold the title.
photo © Scott Frances
Kent Kleinman, the Gale and Ira Drukier Dean of AAP, said: “Architecture at Cornell is widely recognized as the preeminent program of its kind, and Richard’s renown spans every corner of the globe and has no equal. The Richard Meier Chair of the Department of Architecture at Cornell University is a match of perfection. Indeed, it seems that the department chair position, which has been unnamed since the founding of the program almost 150 years ago, has waited for just such a pairing.”
Meier, whose architectural style is instantly recognizable and internationally respected, designed Weill Hall, the l...